Muğla

The 2,600-year-old main church of the ancient city of Knidos, nestled in the western province of Muğla's Datça district, is being meticulously restored, with its iconic columns being preserved, enhancing its appeal as a tourist destination.

Heavy rains are set to sweep across Türkiye this week, with Istanbul bracing for downpours and flash floods expected to hit the southern province of Antalya and the southwestern province of Muğla, as a cold snap tightens its grip on the country.

Exemplary educators from across Türkiye were invited to take part in special programs in Ankara and Istanbul, where they visited cultural and historical landmarks as part of the Education Ministry's Teacher's Day celebrations on Nov. 24.

The European Museum Forum (EMF) has nominated the southwestern province of Muğla's Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology for the 2025 European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA), the Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has announced.

The Turkish navy is conducting a maritime exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean with the participation of 16 NATO countries.

British-born Turkish citizen Kate Clow, known as the "discoverer of the Lycian Way," resides in Dodurga, a neighborhood along the historic route in the western province of Muğla's Seydikemer district, where she works to establish new hiking trails.

Bodrum, a renowned holiday destination in the western province of Muğla, has been named a finalist in the prestigious National Geographic magazine's "Best of the World 2025: Readers' Choice" selection.

The announcement, made on National Geographic Travel's Instagram account, which boasts more than 46.5 million followers, highlighted Bodrum's increasing global appeal.

The nation's protected nature and national parks, which are a sight to behold with their lush foliage, welcomed around 38.9 million visitors between January and August this year.

Turkish Coast Guard teams have rescued 20 irregular migrants off the coast of Ayvalık district in the northwestern province of Balıkesir, after receiving reports of a drifting fiber boat in the area.

The migrants, who had been trying to reach Greece's Lesbos Island, were pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greek authorities.

Türkiye, prone to summer wildfires, experienced severe blazes in its western regions last month that were contained by dedicated firefighting teams, but new fires have since sporadically erupted, continuing to ravage the same regions.