Samandağ

An architect who survived the powerful twin earthquakes of early February has started an initiative to construct wooden, eco-friendly houses for the quake-hit provinces.

Party organizations within the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) are set to undergo audits led by current and former deputies and members of the party assembly, in an effort to gauge the pulse and assess their activities.

An anesthetic technician living in the southern quake-hit province of Hatay faces trouble after he was wrongly registered "dead" in the government records on the day of the deadly earthquakes that hit last month.

Living in the Samandağ district of Hatay, Yusuf Ökten and his family survived the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes with their house intact.

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the refusal of the request for the return of the properties of two Armenian foundations, which had been taken over by the Treasury, violated their property rights and that a retrial should be held.

Christians in Istanbul gathered yesterday in the Aya Yorgi Greek Orthodox Church for a ceremony officiated by Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew.

In a speech he delivered at the mass, the patriarch wished peace in Ukraine and the world.

A massive oil slick from Syria's Mediterranean coast has started flowing toward the shores of southern Turkey again after previously reversing direction due to winds, raising concerns of experts.

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Turkey's first Armenian museum has been established in Vakıflı, an Armenian village in the Samandağ district of the southern province of Hatay.
In the museum, different cultures are also presented besides the Armenian culture.

A tunnel built by prisoners in the first century in the southeastern province of Hatay's Samandağ district draws attention both for its story and impressive structure. 

The Titus Tunnel and Beşikli Inn in the southern province of Hatay's Samandağ district, which has a rich cultural heritage, are expected to host more tourists with a new project.