Pamukkale
Pamukkale breaks daily visitor record
Some 18,500 visitors flocked to Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis on the second day of Eid al-Fitr, setting a new one-day visitor record at the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the western province of Denizli.
The figure on April 11 surpassed the previous record of 16,500 visitors in a single day, set back in 2019 for the region known as "white paradise."
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Night Museum project starts at Hierapolis
The launch of the "Museum by Night" project, which will bring Türkiye's unique historical sites and rich cultural heritage to visitors in a completely different atmosphere after sunset, was held on March 8 at the Pamukkale Hierapolis ancient city in the western province of Denizli with the participation of officials from the Culture and Tourism Ministry and state protocol.
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Tourists to visit Hierapolis at night
The ancient city of Hierapolis, where lighting works continue, is preparing to host more tourists at night.
Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that they will start night museums in the ruins, including the ancient city of Hierapolis, soon.
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Parachutists leap from hot air balloons in tourism hotspot
Looking for their dose of adrenaline, parachute enthusiasts have taken to Pamukkale, a tourism hotspot in the Aegean province of Denizli known for its white travertines, and jumped from hot air balloons.
Some 1.15 mln tourists flock to Pamukkale in 2023
In the first seven months of 2023, nearly 1.15 million people have visited the tourism hotspot Pamukkale, marking a 23 percent rise compared to the same period last year.
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Mother-daughter duo graduate together
A 50-year-old woman and her 30-year-old daughter took the university exam two years ago and recently graduated from the vocational school program which they enrolled in together.
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Türkiye seeks to lure Chinese tourists, homebuyers
Türkiye is hoping to lure potential homebuyers from China and more Chinese tourists this year as Beijing relaxed travel rules after three years.
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Gate of Hell opens to visitors
The Gate of Hell, (Plutonium), which was unearthed in 2013 by the Italian excavation team in Pamukkale, one of Türkiye's UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites, has been opened to visitors. Plutonium, which is called the "gateway to the land of the dead" in ancient sources, began hosting hundreds of local and foreign tourists on the very first day.
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Ancient theater welcomes audiences
The 2,200-year-old theater in the ancient city of Laodicea, which is located in the western province of Denizli's Pamukkale district and is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, has been restored with the support of the metropolitan municipality
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Veteran Turkish actor Kadir İnanır taken to intensive care
One of Turkey's most prominent actors, Kadir İnanır, was taken to intensive care in southwestern Turkey over blood clotting in a brain vein on Nov. 20.
The 72-year old actor fell ill in the Ortaca district of Aegean Muğla province and was taken to Pamukkale University Medical Faculty Hospital in the neighboring Denizli province.