Fethiye

A river originating in the Aegean province of Muğla's Fethiye district and reaching the Butterfly Valley is in danger of drying out due to the unauthorized use of the hotels, motels and hostels around the world-famous natural wonder.

Located 8.5 kilometers south of the resort town of Fethiye, Ölüdeniz is a well-known site for paragliding activities performed from Mt. Babadağ, which is a steep peak rising right next to the blue Mediterranean Sea. (AA Photo)

Turkish prosecutors filed an indictment against a man over the death of his pregnant wife near the famous Butterfly Valley in the Fethiye district of the southwestern province of Muğla, in what many fear could be yet another femicide.

A centuries-old village in Turkey's southwestern province of Muğla's Fethiye district, Kayaköy, also known as the "Ghost Town" with its abandoned houses, churches and chapels, is going full with international tourists making reservations, especially for the weekends amid the ongoing pandemic.

A Dutch couple who has made the Aegean province of Muğla their home has finally returned to the Turkish resort town after a month of being stranded in the Netherlands.

Nearly 500 buildings have been demolished in various resort towns in of the Aegean province of Muğla because they lack proper permissions from authorities.

When the first excavations in the ancient city of Patara began in 1988, archaeologists and academics were using wheelbarrows to carry their digging items and their findings. Now that they found a trove of ancient relics, they say it's time for conservation.

The excavations have so far trained three professors, two associate professors and three doctors in the Harbor Bath excavations.

As Turkish citizens have locked themselves in their homes to avoid getting infected with the novel coronavirus, marching bands of some local authorities have started giving street concerts in order to boost their morale.

Tracing the history of the Greek capital Athens, we can see not only the sacred rock of the classical Acropolis but a mixture of the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman eras.

Even though Greece was under Ottoman rule for almost four centuries, few remains of that period are visible now.

Following the years of Troy and Göbeklitepe in 2018 and 2019, respectively, the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry declared 2020 as the Year of Patara, the ancient city where St. Nicholas was born. Now, the ministry will promote the ancient city in the southern province of Antalya's Kaş District.