Mediterranean Region, Turkey
Patara’s dolphin unearthed 10 years after its burial
A dolphin-figured stone, which was discovered during archaeological excavations conducted 10 years ago and was buried for its protection, has been placed in the Patara Lighthouse.
German cyclist rides in Turkey after traveling to 11 countries
A German engineer who has pedaled to 11 countries in Europe in the last two years has arrived in the southern province of Antalya after entering Turkey via the Greek border in December 2021.
Turkish couple sets sail for world tour with catamaran
A Turkish couple has started a five-year-long world tour with their catamaran on April 10, with local officials bidding farewell to them in a small ceremony in the southern province of Antalya.
Özlem and Özkan Şahin got married in the province's Finike district in 2014 and have been living in their catamaran since then.
Turkey may welcome record number of British tourists this year
Despite worries over the possible fallout of the Russia-Ukraine war on the tourism industry, hopes are running high among Turkey's hoteliers that the country may attract a record number of holidaymakers from the U.K. this year.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Mediterranean Sea
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Mediterranean Sea off Cyprus on Feb. 3, Turkey's disaster management agency AFAD reported.
The quake took place at 00:03 a.m. local time (2103 GMT) about 136 kilometers (84.5 miles) off Antalya province, according to AFAD.
It occurred at a depth of 13.20 kilometers (8.20 miles) below the surface, it added.
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More than one-third of Turkish lakes dried in 50 years
Around 10,000 square meters of wetland have dried in Turkish Lakes Region in five decades due to pollution and the overuse of water, an expert of the Society of the Protection of Turkish Nature (TTKD) has said.
Thousands gather to see camels wrestling in Mediterranean town
Thousands of people came together to watch a camel wrestling festival held after 29 years of hiatus in Turkey's Mediterranean province of Antalya.
Despite the chilling weather, more than 100 camels, their owners and spectators from the neighboring provinces and towns attended the event.
Turkish province Hatay’s mosaics on display abroad
Some 200 mosaics unearthed in the southern province of Hatay during archaeological excavations conducted by a commission set up before 1939, the year when the city joined the Turkish Republic, are exhibited abroad, as the artifacts found were shared among the commission members, says Hatice Pamir from Mustafa Kemal University's Archaeology Department.
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‘Operation Fortune’ releases first trailer
The first trailer of Guy Ritchie's film "Operation Fortune," some scenes of which were shot in the southern Turkish province of Antalya, has been released. The film stars Jason Statham.
Previously known as "Five Eyes," the name of the international spy thriller film was changed to "Operation Fortune" in the past months.
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Southern provinces record sharp rise in new virus cases
Turkey's southern provinces have recorded the sharpest increase in weekly COVID-19 cases, data given by a top senior official has shown.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca disclosed the weekly figures of COVID-19 cases throughout the country recorded between Nov. 20 and 26.