Fethiye

Some 7,421 people did paragliding in the Fethiye district of the Aegean province of Muğla during the nine-day-long Eid al-Fitr holiday covering June 1-9, the head of the Fethiye Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FTSO) has said.

Storks have arrived in Ula district in Turkey's southwestern province of Muğla earlier than expected this year, locals say. Click through for the story in photos...

The limits of Greece's continental shelf have been disputed by Turkey with a series of navigational telexes (navtexes) that ignore the southeastern Aegean island of Kastellorizo, implying that it has no significance when it comes to delineating maritime regions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

A dog that was injured after his owner dragged him behind his car in Fethiye has been adopted by the Fethiye Municipality Police Department after his treatment. Wearing a special uniform, the dog goes patrolling with municipal teams in night hours.

Due to extreme heat, tourists holidaying in the western province of Muğla's Fethiye district are rushing to the Saklıkent Canyon, where the water is a cool 5 degrees. Officials say around 4,000 people visit the canyon every day.

A pregnant woman who was having her picture taken near the famous Butterfly Valley in the Fethiye district of the southwestern province of Muğla has fallen off a cliff and died, Doğan News Agency reported on June 19.

Two British tourists were found dead on May 28 morning in their tent in a camp area in the port city of Fethiye in the Aegean province of Muğla. 

New paragliding facility to open doors in Turkish resort town of Fethiye

A Russian pilot was heavily wounded on Sept. 23 after falling 70 meters while parachuting in the Fethiye district of the Aegean province of Muğla, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The pilot, identified as İlia Ivanov, was in the touristic town of Ölüdeniz for parachuting purposes.

Turkey's two world famous tourism spots, the southern province of Antalya and the western province of Muğla, are like haven for holiday goers with their beaches and coves.