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Within the scope of conservation studies, efforts are being made to bring the 1,600-year-old mosaics unearthed during the excavations in the ancient city of Stratonikeia, one of the largest marble cities in the world, into tourism.

A 1,550-year-old former Byzantine church's base ground, which has been unearthed in the ancient city of Stratonikeia in the southwestern province of Muğla, is being renovated together with the colored marble pieces found during the works.

Included in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2015, the ancient city of Stratonikeia was home to many civilizations.

A fox cub has been receiving treatment after it was hit by a car in the Central Anatolian province of Bilecik on Feb. 5.

Those who are aiming to destroy the brotherhood and unity of the Turkish people will never be successful, Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said, vowing that Turkey will continue to serve as the protector of all those who are in need in the wider region. 

The Republican-era Hanım Ağa house in the 3,500-year-old ancient city of Stratonikeia, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, is being restored with a special mortar and filled using spoons.

The mansion of Colonel İbrahim Çolak, one of the heroes of the Turkish War of Independence, has been restored to its original and turned into a museum in the northwestern province of Bilecik's Bozüyük district. 

Çolak, who served in the Ottoman army during the Balkan Wars and World War I, was a critical in figure in the beginning of the War of Independence in Anatolia. 

A building completed during the Turkish republican era, located in the 2,300-year-old ancient city of Stratonikeia in the western province of Muğla and included on the UNESCO Tentative List, will be restored and used for touristic purposes. 

A tomato statue located at the entrance of the Mediterranean province of Burdur's Çavdır district was attacked with a gun on Jan. 31, Doğan News Agency has reported.

A signboard with the large tomato statue that says "Welcome to Söğüt town" was erected six months ago in the district, which is known for producing 70,000 tons of tomatoes on average every year. 

Some 65 Byzantine-era tombs have been unearthed in the most recent archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Stratonikeia, known as the city of gladiators in the western province of Muğla's Yatağan district.

The remains of a 300-year-old Ottoman paint shop, which has been discovered at the site of the ancient city of Stratonikeia in the western province of Muğla's Yatağan district, will soon be opened to tourists.