Provinces of Turkey

An excavation team was surprised when they discovered a temple in the ancient city of Priene in the western province of Aydın's Söke district. The ancient city is called the "Pompeii of Anatolia" for its unique city plan and well-preserved structures.

Some 22 historical artifacts have been seized in the southeastern province of Siirt, including eight archaic teardrop bottles, the governor's office of Sivas, an eastern province, said on Aug. 22.

Archaeological excavations have been continuing in the ancient city of Troy, which has been demolished throughout the years during wars, fires and earthquakes in the northwestern province of Çanakkale.

Huge monumental structures are brought to life during archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Kibyra in the southern Turkish province of Burdur's Gölhisar district. 

After excavations began in a land where he herded his goats in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, Mustafa Keskin started to work as a watchman and is now guiding tourists about the history of the ancient city.

The Norwegian princess and her fiance attended a dinner on Aug. 17 in Turkey's southwestern province of Muğla on the coast of the Aegean Sea.

Turkey marked the 20th anniversary of the 1999 Marmara earthquake, the worst seismic disaster in the country's recent history that killed around 18,000 people and wounded 50,000, with various commemoration events organized across the Marmara region on Aug. 17.

The leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) said on Aug. 12 that they support presidential system unconditionally.

Excavations in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium in the northwestern province of Düzce and at an eighth century Genoese Castle on the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List are expected to unravel more of the history of the region and attract tourists.

Italian tenor Alessandro Safina on Aug. 11 performed in the Aegean resort town of Çeşme to raise awareness for the conditions of stray animals.