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Gateway to Cappadocia ready for summer

The landscaping works and the construction of walking paths that have been continuing in Soğanlı Valley, known as the gateway to Cappadocia, will be finished soon.

Thanks to the recent works, the number of tourists in the valley has increased as they have the opportunity to view the historic structure from the air with the hot air balloons operated every day.

Negligence behind crane accident, workers say

The Dec. 30 accident that caused the death of six people when the crane that was intended to be raised in the construction of a hotel in the Aegean province of İzmir fell towards the building for an unknown reason happened because the necessary safety precautions were not taken, workers on the construction site have claimed.

Bottled water: The profits of industries are “drying up”

Packaging materials, energy costs and transportation are eating up the profits of the domestic bottled water industry despite the forecasts for strong consumption in the summer season.

At the same time, consumers are paying more for water, while from next week prices will rise further due to the recycling fee, which is imposed on products that have plastic packaging.

Magical hot air balloons await guests in world’s oldest temple

Colorful hot air balloons took off at the famous ancient site of Göbeklitepe in southeastern Turkey's Şanlıurfa province, kicking off the new season.

The tours organized with hot air balloons take off at sunrise three days a week near the world's oldest temple which 200,000 tourists visited last year only.

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