Regional News

Star Legend docks in  Bodrum

Bahamas flagged cruise ship named “Star Legend” arrived in Muğla’s Bodrum district. There were 180 passengers, mostly from the USA, and 199 personnel on the 159m ship coming from Kuşadası Port. Passengers disembarking from the ship visited the touristic district after passport procedures. Tourists walking on the Paşatarlası and Kumbahçe beaches shopped, and some sunbathed…

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Underwater art park project planned for Bodrum

An Underwater Park Project is set to be built in Bodrum. It will be a first in Turkey and will emphasize the theme of art. In the project to be carried out in Adaboğazı, one of the paradise corners of the area, giant statues will be viewed by diving to a depth of 5-12 meters.…

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Photographic exhibition kicks off In Izmir

An exhibition of photographs and belongings of Russian singer, actor and poet Vladimir Vysotsky was opened in Izmir. Ankara Russian Music Museum curator and journalist Aliona Palazhchenko attended the opening of the exhibition curated by director and photographer Şükrü Özçevik at Sekizde Sahne in the historical Kemeraltı Bazaar. In the exhibition, 20 photographs of Vysotsky,…

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Turkish-German Youth Exchange

Within the scope of the Turkish-German Youth Exchange, students taking part in the project carried out in partnership with the Hessen DITIB Association and Muğla International Youth Centre have the opportunity to see the historical and cultural places of Muğla closely. The students visited Muğla Governor İdris Akbıyık within the scope of their programme in…

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Bodrum Hotel Show 2024 began

The Bodrum Hotel Show 2024 meeting, the first of which was held in Muğla’s Bodrum district, started. The event, which brought together representatives of the tourism sector before the season, took place at Bodrum Municipality Herodot Culture Centre. The food and beverage, accommodation, technical and hospitality equipment purchasing meeting was held in cooperation with Bodrum…

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Academic wins lawsuit for 60 lira overcharged internet fee

An academic living in Aydın was successful in a lawsuit filed against a company for a 60 lira internet fee he claimed to have been taken in violation of the contract. Aydın Adnan Menderes University (ADU) Faculty of Communication Lecturer Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Emre Dingin became an internet subscriber to a company for an…

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Pediatrics Specialist’s wall of poems from children he treats

Specialist Dr Murat Minici, who works in the Pediatrics Department of Fethiye State Hospital, exhibits on the walls of his office the pictures drawn and poems written for him by the children he treats. Minici, a 19-year physician who started working at the hospital about 1.5 years ago, has established good communications with children and…

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Historical olive trees cut down, field owner fined 30,000 liras

In Muğla’s Bodrum district, an administrative fine of 30,150 liras was imposed on the owner of the field who cut historical olive trees. The District Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry teams, who received a report that the adult olive trees in the field in Gölköy Neighbourhood, each of which is estimated to be 500-1000 years…

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Municipality seals 382 buildings in Bodrum

As part of Bodrum Municipality’s efforts to combat illegal construction, it was reported that 382 structures have been sealed since the beginning of the year. In the statement made by the Municipality, in line with the work of the Building Control Directorate, the fight against illegal construction continues in all regions of Bodrum. The teams,…

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Suspects arrested in Bodrum for alleged migrant smuggling

Three suspects were detained in Bodrum district for alleged migrant smuggling. District Gendarmerie Command, Gendarmerie Crime Investigation Teams (JASAT) started a study upon a report that some suspects working in construction in the district were smuggling migrants. With the technical and physical follow-up carried out by the teams, it was determined that the suspects first…

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