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Ambitious project aims to reunite ancient city of Ephesus with sea
The ancient city of Ephesus, three kilometers southwest of the present-day town of Selçuk in the western province of İzmir, is set to once again have a harbor on the Aegean coast, according to an ambitious new project.
'David Beckham' gets bus card in Turkey's İzmir but Brad Pitt, Adriana Lima, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Deep, Al Pacino left out
İzmir's public transport authority, ESHOT, has canceled a number of transport cards after a male student was spotted using retired footballer David Beckham's picture on his bus card, the authority has said, noting that 40 cards have been canceled on similar grounds.
Turkish government vows to end PKK after bomb attack kills six
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has pledged to take all necessary measures to end the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), after the militant group killed six security officials by detonating an improvised explosive device in Mardin's Nusaybin district on April 2.
Eight security officials killed in PKK attacks in Turkey's southeast
Eight security officers, including six soldiers and two policemen, have been killed in attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in three provinces across Turkey's southeast amid ongoing security operations.