Muğla Province
First ice sculpture museum in Antalya
Turkey's first ice sculpture museum is under construction in the southern province of Antalya. The museum is being established in the Snow World Entertainment Center inside the Antalya Aquarium. Sculptor Serkan Kalkan recently gave the ice sculptures their final shaping.
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One dead, one missing as migrant boat capsizes in Turkey's west
A Turkish captain has died and a migrant reported missing after a migrant speedboat car-rying a total of 13 people capsized off the coast of the resort town of Bodrum early June 27 in an attempt to illegally cross to the Greek island of Kalymnos.
Hundreds in western Turkey remember slain girl, protest violence against women
A group of people in the Aegean province of Mu?la gathered in memory of a young girl who was murdered on June 17, protesting the recent increase of violence against women across Turkey.
Russian billionaire anchors off of Turkey's Aegean coast
One of world?s richest businessmen, Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, anchored two of his yachts off the idyllic coasts of Turkey?s Bodrum province on June 22.
Deripaska headed to his yacht ?Sputnik? (R) after landing at the Milas-Bodrum Airport in his private jet. He then went aboard his other 75-meter yacht ?Queen K,? joining his wife Polina and their two children.
Ancient saltpan first in Anatolia
Archaeological work in the ancient city of Kaunos has unearthed a 2,000 year-old saltpan. The ancient city, which dates back to 3,000 years ago, is located in the Dalyan neighborhood in the western province of Mu?la's Ortaca district.
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Euromos researchers to benefit from lodgings
Lodgings for researchers will soon be established near the ancient city of Euromos, where the Temple of Zeus is located, in the southwestern province of Mu?la's Milas district.
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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.
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In photos: Beauty queens from seven continents meet in Turkey
22 beauty queens from seven continents set sail off the southwestern Turkish resort of Bodrum on May 11 ahead of the Miss 7 Continents contest. Here are the photos.
Salvage excavations start in Bodrum
Salvage excavations have started in the western province of Mu?la's Bodrum district after ancient tombs were unearthed during drilling works in a construction area.
The tombs are believed to have been the necropolis of Halicarnassus.
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Knidos' church and theater under restoration
Seasonal excavations have started to revive two magnificent structures of a theater and a church in the 2,600-year-old ancient city of Knidos (Cnidus) in the western province of Mu?la.
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