Güllük

We have completed our preparations for a fun trip along the Taurus Mountains from Termessos to Side. We turn toward Korkuteli from the city center of Antalya and follow the signs to Güllük Mountain National Park in Termessos. In order to reach the parking area by the ruins at the top, we need to climb for about eight kilometers on a crooked asphalt road.

The wife of one of the seven workers who died in the Aegean province of Muğla's Güllük district after being poisoned from methane gas at a wastewater refining facility in 2013 said she turned down 1 million Turkish Liras worth of "blood money" that was offered by the sewage treatment firm in return for her to drop the charges against them. 

Renowned composer and pianist Faz?l Say is continuing his series of summer concerts in southern Turkey, where he is due to be on stage tonight at the Datça Open Air Theater, performing works from his album ?Say Plays Say.?