Turkish Riviera

The district headquarters of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in the Bodrum district of the western province of Muğla has hung a banner condemning the recent assault on a woman on a public bus in Istanbul for wearing shorts, saying "only a baby in her womb has the right to kick a woman."

Popular multilingual open-mic night Spoken Word Istanbul is organizing its second "Writers' Retreat" in the idyllic Datça district of the southwestern province of Muğla. 

The 53rd Antalya International Film Festival will be held this year between Oct. 16 and 23. 

At a recent press conference in Istanbul, Antalya Mayor Menderes Türel said they added two special film selections to the festival program related to the current political situation. 

Excavations carried out for more than 100 years by the Austrian Archaeology Institute in the ancient city of Ephesus in western Turkey have been cancelled two months before scheduled this season, through a decision by the Turkish Foreign Ministry. 

An Antalya court ordered the arrest of the captain of a tour boat on Sept. 6 after an accident killed two people off the Mediterranean resort of Antalya last week, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The captain, identified only as A.T., two staff members and the owner of the tour boat have been referred to court after testifying to the prosecutor.

One of the world's richest plate sets from the Eastern Roman Empire has been discovered off the coast of the southern province of Antalya's Adrasan district. 

One of the world's richest plate sets from the Eastern Roman Empire has been discovered off the coast of the southern province of Antalya's Adrasan district. 

The 2016 World Botanical EXPO, one of the largest horticultural shows in the world, opened its doors with an official ceremony on April 22 in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu and cabinet ministers attended this year's opening ceremony, along with a number of ministers from more than 10 countries. 

Local NGOs have submitted a seven-page report to local state bodies opposing the construction of an airport in the resort of Ka? in the southern province of Antalya, as they fear the airport would have irreversible consequences for the town, which attracts tourists with its pristine environment.

Turkish security forces have rescued 106 migrants and refugees caught in a storm in two boats in the Aegean Sea off the southwestern province of Mu?la and Antalya, the state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.      
Police said they rescued 55 migrants as they were attempting to reach the Greek island of Kos from Mu?la's Bodrum district on the night of Feb. 15.