AN ANCIENT gold crown stolen from the burial chamber of Hecatomnus in Milas in 2008 and later smuggled to Scotland, has returned to Turkey, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said. Yalçın Kurt, the head of the Culture and Tourism Ministry’s Cultural Heritage and Museums department, has personally brought the gold crown from…
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A prehistoric rock painting has been found in the Madran Mountains, full of natural and cultural riches. The work was found by members of Kuşadası Eco System Protection and Nature Association (EKODOSD) who were studying the region in the Çine and Bozdoğan districts connected to Aydın. A Kuşadası EKODOSD spokesman said: “Another picture of the…
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THE ancient city of Ephesus – over an hour away from Didim – is set to once again have a harbor on the Aegean coast, according to an ambitious new project. In the ancient era Ephesus, which is today one of Turkey’s top tourist attractions, was connected to a harbor on the Aegean Sea with…
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THE ancient Greeks may have worshiped earthquakes, purposely building temples and other important structures directly above fault lines. But the same natural phenomenon they exalted could have also destroyed them. According to the University of Plymouth, it’s not an entirely new idea that earthquakes played a role in the lives of ancient Greeks: “Scientists have previously…
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MORE than 30 years down the track and archaeologists continue to probe the ruins of Magnesia Antique City, about an hour from Didinm, in the district of Germencik. It has been described as the most important temples of the Romans and was considered sacred to the Romans. In the excavations, findings obtained strengthened the idea…
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THE number of tourists coming to Turkey took a positive turn in April, with the sector expecting a 20-percent increase in data for May. However, all eyes are still set on “last minute” reservations from European tourists. For 2018, experts expect a repeat of 2014’s impressive statistics, while forecasting a huge leap in 2019. The…
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ONE of Kusadasi’s most striking attractions – the Oküz Mehmet Pasha Caravansaray in the heart of the city – is to be operated by Kusadasi Municipality. The council will take over the Caravansaray after outbidding other parties on the monthly rental of the attraction. Their bid of 77,000 a month was accepted. The tender for…
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Aylin Öney Tan (Hurriyet Daily News) takes you for a spin around the Key Museum in Torbali – about an hour’s drive from Didim on the way to Izmir. AS I step into the hangar-like structure, I have an instant flashback to my childhood. It is like a roller-coaster ride to old memories, some not…
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TOURISTS and expats will be spoilt for choice this weekend (May 6-7) with two Aegean festivals being held. Food Festival; Selçuk Selçuk, the town nearest Ephesus, will be hosting a new and different festival. Called the “Kantaron Festival”, it seeks to celebrate the natural flavours of the Aegean region. The festival will promote Selçuk’s natural…
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If Kayakoy is the abandoned village that Fethiye never lost, then the Aegean tourist town of Didim has the ghostly, albeit largely forgotten offering of Eski Doğanbey. Nestled silently, but imperiously in its own state of tumbledown elegance, the beautiful village of stone houses is tucked away on the southern hillsides of the Dilek Peninsula…
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