Regional News

Amulet changes history of Ephesus

THE history of the ancient city of Ephesus stretches back 8,000 years ago, but the discovery of an amulet shows that it is at least one millennium older, the Daily Hurriyet has reported. An amulet figure that has been unearthed during excavations at the Çukuriçi mound in Ephesus has revealed the ancient city is actually…

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Kuşadası poised for cruise tourists

CONSIDERED Turkey’s capital for cruise tourism, Kuşadası has already welcomed seven cruise ships, nearly 18,000 tourists and 7,800 crewmembers this season. Thousands of tourists from the U.S., Spain, Italy, Canada, the U.K., and Portugal have flooded the Kuşadası port after the ships dock at the popular tourism hub. While many tourists visit historical sites such…

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Horrors of Aegean boat disasters

TWO boat disasters – one close to the Didim area – left more than 50 refugees, many women and children, dead this week The first incident occurred last Sunday (Sept 13) as Syrian refugees tried to make it to the Greek islet of Farmakonisi after setting off less than 10 km (6 miles) from the…

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Turkey losing British tourists

THE number of British tourists visiting Turkey has been decreasing amid security and political concerns, according to sector representatives.

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An Aegean tragedy: The migration tale

AS MANY as 20,166 migrants trying to illegally migrate to different countries were rescued in 629 operations from Turkey in the Aegean Sea and a total of 42 human traffickers arrested between Jan 1 to July 24, this year.

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Classic music fest begins

GÜMÜŞLÜK, a small fishing village near Bodrum, will host 12 concerts from early July to August as part of its annual classical music festival.

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