Mugla

Two hectares of forest land were reduced to ashes in the Mediterranean province of Antalya's touristic Kemer district on Aug. 27 while another four hectares of land burned down on the same day in the Aegean province of Muğla's Yatağan district.

A fire erupted over at least 250 hectares of forest lands and woodlands in the Aegean province of İzmir on July 25. 

Ufuk Sesli, Mayor of Bayındır said at least 250-300 hectares of forest lands had been affected due to the fire. 

A magnitude-6.3 earthquake hit the Aegean Sea near the Turkish coast early on July 21.
 
At least two people, one of them was Turkish citizen, were killed on the Greek island of Kos after the strong earthquake.

Several people were also injured in the Aegean province of Muğla.

Security forces on May 12 conducted a major operation targeting administrators and members of escort websites in 13 provinces across Turkey, detaining a total of 53 suspects, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Earlier, detention warrants for a total of 731 suspects had been issued for allegedly being member of the escort website and engaged in prostitution. 

Some 6,087 workers have been killed on the job in the last five years in Turkey, according to Confederation of Merchants and Craftsmen (TESK) chair Bendevi Palandöken.

"These accidents are occurring due to both faults by employers and employees," Palandöken said in a statement issued on Dec. 4, adding that work accidents were increasing year by year.

Hosting Turkey's most beautiful bays, on the routes of the famous Blue Voyage, the southwestern province Muğla has reservations against the recent protected area zone changes.

The regions of Smolyan and Kardzhali, as well as the municipalities of Ivaylovgrad Laki, Batak, Sarnitsa, Velingrad, Haskovo and Galabovo remain in a state of emergency over the heavy rains and snowstorms in Bulgaria.

Close to 538 locations across the country had no electricity, as announced by the Interior Ministry's Press Office.

A fishing vessel carrying illegal Syrian immigrants sank off of Turkey's southwestern province of Muğla.

Muslims in Turkey have welcomed the holy month of Ramadan, while the fasting will start in most Arab and African nations on Sunday.

The first suhoor - a Ramadan meal before dawn - took place in Turkey's northeastern city of Ardahan at 2.39 a.m. on Saturday while the last one occurred in the southwestern city of Mugla at 4.02 a.m.