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Travel writers pick ‘best 10 bays of blue voyage’
Turkish travel writers have listed the most 10 beautiful coves one can visit during a blue voyage in the Aegean and the Mediterranean Seas, with the Cove of Bedri Rahmi topping the list.
The cove in the southwestern province of Muğla's Göcek neighborhood is named after famous Turkish poet, writer, and painter Bedri Rahmi Eyüpoğlu, who died in 1975 at the age of 64.
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Demand still strong for sailing holidays this summer
Renting boats became very popular at the height of COVID-19 for those who could afford it, as it offered isolated vacation, but even though the pandemic situation is improving, sailing holiday has not fallen out of favor, on the contrary, demand for boat rentals is only growing stronger, according to people from the industry.
Turkey preparing for domestic tourism
Turkey's tourism season is expected to postpone until after-May period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's culture and tourism minister told daily Hürriyet.
"If we don't face new problems in the course of events, domestic [tourism] traffic will start at the end of May. The tourism season will open with controlled domestic flights," said Mehmet Nuri Ersoy on April 25.
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Dalaman: Heart of the Aegean
Gateway to the southern Aegean, Dalyan is like the point at the end of one leg of a compass with whose other leg you can trace ever-widening circles and explore the beauties of the region. My aim is to start from Sarıgerme and branch out via Fethiye to Dalyan, Bozburun and Datça.
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3 killed, 2 Injured After Yacht Carrying 11 Capsizes off Turkey's Marmaris
Three people died after boat carrying 11 people, including the captain capsized off Turkey's southern Muğla coast, reports said Wednesday, quoted by Daily Sabah.
Eight people who were on the capsized boat, named Anemone, have reportedly been rescued, two of whom were injured.
The incident took place near the seaside town of Bozburun in Marmaris.
One dead, two missing after motorized yacht sinks off Turkey's Marmaris
A motor yacht sank off the coast of Marmaris in southern Turkey on Aug. 2, killing one person and leaving two others missing, the local governor has stated.
The 20-meter motor yacht named "Anemone" sank 200 meters off the Bozburun port with 11 on board due to unknown reasons.
1,800-year-old Greek Orthodox church faces risk of collapse
A 1,800-year-old GreekOrthodox Church and its monastery situated on the Kameriye (Kamelya) Island in the Aegean Sea, just off the Aegean province of Muğla's Marmaris district, is facing risk of collapse despite being a popular spot for tourists.
Goddess sculpture found in Aegean Sea
A ceramic sculpture, which is said to be the biggest one in the history of Turkish underwater history, has been discovered off the coast of the Bozburun neighborhood in the western province of Muğla's Marmaris district.
The 2,700-year-old sculpture found during examinations in a ship wreckage, which was unearthed last year in November, belonged to a Cypriot goddess.
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Muğla becomes metropolitan city, signaling changes to tourism
With Turkeyâs longest coastline, MuÄla hosts millions of tourists every year, and changes to the areaâs tourism outlook are heralded with MuÄla recently gaining the status of a metropolitan city With the southwestern province of MuÄla recently gaining the status of a metropolitan city, many of its districts have become neighborhoods, heralding changes to the areas touristic charac