Mugla

A total of 67 districts, each inhabited by over 100,000 residents and positioned at a minimum distance of 30 kilometers from the city center, could be set to become provinces, according to the Turkish Chamber of Survey and Cadastre Engineers (HKMO).

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made 83 appointments within the General Directorate of Security, which has resulted in the replacement of police chiefs in 52 of all 81 provinces across the country.

Among the changes, the police chiefs of 24 other provinces have been transferred to the headquarters.

Raging wildfires in several provinces, notably in the southern cities of Hatay and Mersin, have been taken under control after two days of strenuous efforts, while at least 500 hectares of land have been reduced to ashes in the fire in the northwestern city of Çanakkale.

Restoration work at a 200-hundred-years old mosque in the Datça district in the western province of Muğla has drawn criticism from locals.

Ölüdeniz, a perfect destination in the Turkish riviera for nature lovers with its magnificent scenery, turquoise glassy sea, and blue eco-friendly beaches, hosts parachute 2,000 jumpers from all over the world to celebrate the International Air Games Festival and to fly over the world-famous Blue Lagoon as well.

One hundred asylum seekers were held in the town of Çeşme in Turkey's Aegean province of Izmir, Turkish officials said on Aug. 9. 

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According to a statement from the Turkish Coast Guard Command, a sail boat was stopped off the coast of Alaçatı in Çeşme.

The wildfires ravaging Turkey's southern and western coastal regions have caused great damage to agricultural fields, farms and apiaries, leaving the world-famous pine honey production at risk in the southern province of Muğla.

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Heat and Fire

A view of flames from a wildfire burning trees at a rural area of Marmaris district of Mugla, Turkey, 31 July 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN

The Aegean Sea was rocked with a string of earthquakes early on Aug. 1.

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The first one was a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that occurred in the Aegean Sea, near the small Greek island of Nisyros, west of Rhodes.

The quake's epicenter was 41 kilometers southwest of Muğla's Datça, an isolated resort town located on Turkey's Aegean coasts.

As more than 200,000 hectares of forestland turned to ash in the last 10 years in Turkey, most of the areas damaged were brought back to life as a result of the comprehensive works of the authorities.