Kaunos

A monument has been constructed in the Dalyan neighborhood of the southwestern province of Muğla's Ortaca district in the name of June Haimoff, a British environmentalist, known as the "mother of Caretta carettas," who died on April 23 at the age of 100.

A Byzantine-era church, tombs, and inscriptions have been found during excavations carried out in the ancient city of Kaunos, which was included on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2014.

The ancient city is located in the western province of Muğla's Dalyan district and on the right bank of the Dalyan Stream that connects Köyceğiz Lake to the Mediterranean Sea.

A group of Russian media personalities who visited the southwestern province of Muğla were delighted with the beauty of the region.

The guests arrived in Muğla as part of events organized to promote the tourism potential of the province and attract even more Russian tourists.

The archaic rock tombs in the ancient city of Kaunos in Turkey's Aegean region are under the threat of extinction, losing their structural integrity due to the deterioration of rocks. (DHA Photo)

Tourists who will go on a journey between the labyrinth-like reeds within the boundaries of Muğla's Ortaca and Köyceğiz districts will enjoy watching herons, caretta carettas and Dalyan mullets.

The region in Turkey's west, which is rich in history, offers a dream-like holiday with its sweet and salty water and beach along with the ancient city of Kaunos.

The ancient city of Kaunos, which is on UNESCO's World Heritage Tentative List, takes visitors on a journey going back 3,000 years with its rock tombs, 5,000-person theater, basilica, bath, agora and Temple of Demeter. 

A growing number of tourists visiting Dalyan, a popular tourism center in the southwestern province of Muğla, are opting to join special "blue crab tours," during which they catch, learn about, and then release blue crabs. 

Museums and ancient sites in the western province of Mu?la were visited by nearly 850,000 people last year, with the revenue from these visits topping 6 million Turkish Liras. 

Home to many ancient sites on UNESCO's temporary list of world heritage sites, Mu?la's Sedir Island and Bodrum Underwater Archaeology Museum were the most popular places for tourists in 2015. 

The world famous historical rock tombs of Dalyan become more damaged as tourists continue to sit on them while taking photos despite warnings.

This year's excavations have begun in the ancient city of Kaunos in the western province of Mu?la's Köyce?iz district. 

The head of the excavations, Professor Cengiz I??k, said work would continue in the city until October.