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Virus concern creates fake real estate advertisements
The coronavirus anxiety has spread to Turkey's real estate sector as some people are putting up unrealistic and misleading advertisements, claiming some houses are "coronavirus-free" or "isolated from the virus."
Real estate consultations say that since the virus has spread to Europe, the demand for detached houses and lands outside cities has increased.
Ancient Stratonikeia to have stone hospital
A new building is under construction for destroyed stones that have been unearthed during excavations in the ancient city of Stratonikeia. The new building will serve as a "stone hospital," which was previously a tent.
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Mosaics protected by roof in ancient city
A roof has been constructed to protect the 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaics in the ancient city of Stratonikeia in the western province of Muğla's Yatağan district while the work is underway to make a glass terrace.
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More than 165,000 people paraglided over from Mt. Babadağ
More than 165,000 people paraglided over the famous Mt. Babadağ of the Fethiye district in Turkey's southwestern Muğla province in 2019.
Mt. Babadağ in the resort town of Ölüdeniz, also known as Blue Lagoon, welcomes thousands of local and foreign tourists who want to paraglide every year.
Atatürk's portrait painted under the sea
The second International "Our Seas and Colors Underwater Painting Workshop and Symposium" has been held on Nov. 6 in Fethiye district of Turkey's southwestern province of Muğla, with artists painting a portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, under the sea.
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20th International Ölüdeniz Air Games Festival
Parachuters take part in the opening of 20th International Ölüdeniz Air Games Festival in Fethiye district of Muğla, on Oct. 15. (Source: Anadolu Agency)
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Turkey Sells Two of Its Islands
Islands near the southwestern province of Mugla and western Balikesir have been put up for sale online, Sabah reports.
Karaca Island off the Marmaris district of Muğla is listed at a price of 210 million liras ($36.7 million), put on sale on Sept. 22 by Turkish businesspeople living in the United States.
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Labyrinth reeds attract tourists’ attention
Naturally formed labyrinth of reeds, located between the Ortaca and Köyceğiz districts of the Aegean Muğla province, are mesmerizing tourists with their fall colors.
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Strong Еarthquake near Rhodes Island, it Was also Felt in Turkey
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale has been recorded in the Dodecanese Aegean region, according to the official website of the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).
The epicenter of the quake was 35 km southeast of the Greek island of Rhodes and 106 km south of the southwestern Turkish province of Muğla, at a 10km depth.
British tourists leave Turkey as Thomas Cook collapses
British tourists are leaving on Sept. 24 from Turkey's southwestern Muğla province following the collapse of U.K. tour operator Thomas Cook.