Çiğli

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel has extolled his party's nomination of a high number of women and young candidates while pledging to further enhance their presence within the party's ranks in the future.

Sunken ships buried in the Gulf of İzmir during war, collision or malfunction are waiting to be discovered.

The Gediz Delta, located in the western province of İzmir's Çiğli district, has been added to the "Birding Places" list, an EU platform displaying all the bird watching regions across the world.

"With this platform, millions will be aware of Gediz Delta and Çiğli," Utku Gümrükçü, the mayor of the district, told Demirören News Agency.

Some nine flamingos were found dead on an isolated land near the Meles Delta in the Bayraklı district of the Aegean province of İzmir on March 28.

"At first sight, we thought they were poisoned to death, but after the examinations, we found out the cause of death was not poison," said Ürgen Tepe, a coordinator in the veterinary services of the Çiğli Municipality.