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Bodrum Castle's 'painted' ottoman cannon cleaned

The Istanbul Restoration and Conservation Center, affiliated with the Culture and Tourism Ministry, has started work cleaning 600-year-old cannons at the Bodrum Castle. 

The walls and Ottoman cannons of one of the world?s leading museums, the Bodrum Underwater Archaeology Museum in the Bodrum Castle, were found to have been painted June 2014. 

Turkey captures 239 migrants heading to Europe over weekend

A total of 239 migrants were captured in Turkey's western provinces over the weekend, including a number of migrants rescued from sunken inflatable boats in the Aegean Sea. 

The Turkish Coast Guard rescued a total of 107 migrants trying to cross onto Greek islands on May 10 in three separate locations off Bodrum, a southwestern town in the province of Mu?la. 

13 people arrested for human trafficking in ?zmir

Thirteen people allegedly operating human trafficking activities were arrested in the western province of ?zmir early April 23, after many migrants were rescued illegally en route to the European Union. 

A total of 13 of 17 people who were detained on April 22 on allegations of human smuggling have been arrested by a ?zmir court after being interrogated at the prosecution office.

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