Mediterranean Region, Turkey

This year's excavation works have begun in the ancient site of Myra and the Andriake Port situated in Demre district of Turkey's southern resort province of Antalya. 

Six of the most important ancient sites of the Lycian Union lie in this area, where excavations kicked off in 2009. 

Antalya and the nearby provinces of Isparta and Burdur are attracting growing numbers of Korean and other Asian tourists who are looking for a holiday full of culture and adventure With culture on offer in Antalya and outdoor activities available in Isparta and Burdur, tourists from East Asia are increasingly flocking to southern Turkey for holiday opportunities.

A hotel in the Kemer district of Turkey's southwestern city of Antalya organized a march for peace, where the hotel guests' children marched with cartoon characters as personified by hotel animators. 

As part of the event, children spent time watching shows by illusionists and intelligent dogs and parrots. 

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A 2,200-year-old two-story trade building, which was also thought to be used for cold storage, has been found in the Sagalassos ancient city in the A?lasun district of southern Burdur province.

The nesting grounds of caretta carettas, or loggerhead turtles, are to be protected by hedges at the hatching zone near the Ç?ral? beach in the resort town of Kemer in Antalya province.

The entry of vehicles was blocked at the 3,500-meter-long beach, while camping at the beach was banned to protect the eggs and hatchlings.

In the Mediterranean resort province of Antalya, the second Stone Sculpture Symposium will be held in the Ka? district, which was recently added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

At the symposium to be held at the ancient site of Xanthos, nine marble seating areas that fit the historical fabric of the site will also be installed.

A hotel employee has been arrested for allegedly raping a Russian tourist in Turkey?s Mediterranean province of Antalya.

The 22-year-old hotel technician, identified only by the initials Ö.A., was arrested on July 13 on allegations of raping the 21-year-old Russian woman staying in the hotel, located in the Çamyuva neighborhood of Antalya?s Kemer district.

In an attempt to stop violence against women and sexual harassment cases, public transportation vehicles in Turkey?s southern province of Adana will now have panic buttons. Drivers of public transportation will also need to obtain a drug-free report. 

A Chinese woman has died after being hit by a bus in the Mediterranean province of Antalya.

Jring Wang, a Chinese tourist in Antalya, died after she was hit by a public bus around 1:00 p.m. on July 12 while crossing a street called Akdeniz Avenue.