Kaleiçi

During official archaeological excavations that have been secretly carried out in the southern province of Antalya's Kaleiçi, an ancient Roman theater has been discovered under a school. 

Two 2,000-year-old granite columns dating back to the Roman era, which previously made headlines after a local used them as an apartment building decoration, were taken on July 3 to a museum in the southern province of Antalya.

The Kaleiçi Old Town Festival, which will be held between July 6 and 9 in Kaleiçi, the historic city center of Antalya, will feature installations by seven artists in seven different locations. 

Controversy has been stirred in the southern province of Antalya after a local man put two 2,000-year-old granite columns dating back to the Roman era in front of his apartment building.

The central district of Muratpaşa in the southern province of Antalya has planned a renovation project for a landscaped area at Hadrian's Gate, known as the "Three Doors," which sits between the walls surrounding the city's historic Kaleiçi neighborhood.

The diplomatic crisis with Russia has hit Turkey's Mediterranean resort of Antalya the hardest. When visiting the city, where the economy is mainly based on tourism and agriculture, it is impossible not to see the impact of this crisis. Yet, as one door shuts for Antalya, others seem to be opening. 

Kaleiçi, the historic city center in the southern province of Antalya's Muratpa?a district, will be submitted to UNESCO in May for inclusion on the World Heritage List. The historic district has a rich history, from the Pergamon Kingdom through the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods. 

A baby seal became disoriented due to heavy snowfall and storms on the night of Jan. 17, taking shelter on land in the Kaleiçi Marina in the southern Turkish resort province of Antalya.

Locals noticed the seal and called the Coast Guard at 3:00 a.m. on Jan. 18.

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