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A 42-year-old Turkish national trying to swim from the coast of Turkey to the Greek island of Symi has been rescued by Greece's coast guard.

The coast guard vessel, on a regular patrol, found the man, on Monday morning, calling for help. He was wearing a tube floating device.

A 20-year-old male was arrested by the Symi Port Authority on Saturday for allegedly trafficking migrants into Greece.

One person was killed and five were injured in the eastern Aegean when the inflatable boat they were in crashed into the side of a Greek Coast Guard vessel that was pursuing them, Greek authorities said on Saturday.

The incident took place in the sea off the island of ​​Symi on Friday night.

A major forest fire gripped the southwestern Aegean town of Datça on July 13.

Two separate earthquakes struck off Turkey's southwestern coast early on Aug. 3, according to the country's disaster agency.

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The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the first quake, with a magnitude of 4.3, was recorded off the coast of the town of Datça in Muğla province at 2 a.m. local time (0000GMT).

An earthquake was registered last night in the Mugla area on the Aegean coast. The 5.1 magnitude quake was recorded at 11:38 p.m. local time.

The epicenter was at sea, 19 km from the resort village of Datca, at a depth of 2.51 km. No casualties or destructions were reported. The quake was also felt in neighboring counties.

As spring arrives in Turkey's Aegean, daisies start to bloom in the resort town of Datça. (DHA Photo)

Nearly 500 buildings have been demolished in various resort towns in of the Aegean province of Muğla because they lack proper permissions from authorities.

A scripture dating back 2,300 years was uncovered during road maintenance work in Turkey's southwestern resort town of Datça.

Environmental concerns have been raised after a recent regulation opened several Turkish districts, including the resort town of Datça, to construction. Environmental concerns have been raised after a recent regulation opened several Turkish districts, including the resort town of Datça, to construction.