Aydın Province

Excavation works in the Temple of Apollo in the western province of Ayd?n's Didim district have unearthed the foundations of a giant structure, thought to have connections with the temple. 

The works have been carried out by the German Halle Martin Luther University, the German Archaeology Institute and the Milet Museum Directorate. 

A spectators' stand in the Aegean province of Ayd?n collapsed during a college football match on May 5, leaving nine students injured.

A group of travelers who spray-painted their names on rocks in the vicinity of 8,000-year-old paintings on Be?parmak (Latmos) mountain near Lake Bafa have aroused anger from archaeologists and historians over the damage to the ancient site.

A 2,600-year-old ancient road located between the ancient city of Milet and the Temple of Apollo that was used to meet oracles during the Hellenistic era has been restored and reorganized as a walking trail.