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City swallowed by sea now center of boat tours
The Kekova region, or Sunken City, which has remained under the sea after two major earthquakes in the sixth century in the Mediterranean, is a frequent destination for hundreds of local and foreign tourists every year.
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16th Kastellorizo-Kaş Swim Event to be held at weekend
Some 350 athletes from 16 countries will strike out in the 16th Kastellorizo-Kaş Open Water Swim Event, also known as "one race in two countries."
The seven-kilometer race will start on June 26 at 9 a.m. from Kastellorizo and end in the southern province of Antalya's Kaş district.
Holiday resort town ‘proud’ for being spotted from space
The Demre district of the Mediterranean province of Antalya was seen in a photograph taken from space for the first time.
SpaceX's spacecraft Crew Dragon interlocked with the International Space Base 19 hours after its launch into space on May 30.
In the first photo sent from the space base, Kekova, a prominent holiday spot in Demre was also seen.
Simena village is 'Mediterranean dream'
Located near Kaş, the village of Simena is a pristine Mediterranean dream. Accessible only by boat, it is like an oyster that jealously guards its pearl from prying eyes.
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British FM Boris Johnson 'secretly' arrives at Turkish resort in Göcek for family vacation
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and his family came to Turkey on holiday last week. Johnson, his wife, and his four children secretly landed at the Dalaman airport and arrived at the Turkish resort in Muğla's Göcek via a gulet sailboat.
Johnson and his family visited the bays of Göcek, Dalyan, and Fethiye during the week and took a swim in the various Aegean bays.
Sunken city in Kekova may open to diving
Work has been initiated to remove the diving ban in Kekova to allow restricted diving. Kekova is one of the world's most important diving spots in the southern province of Antalya's Demre district and is home to an underwater ancient city.
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Hectares of treasury land with famous hotels transferred to new wealth fund
Many leading tourism investments and five-star hotels, located on 2.3 million square meters of land, have been transferred from Turkey's state treasury to the newly introduced Turkish Wealth Fund as well as a number of leading public companies and lenders.