National parks of Turkey

The nation's protected nature and national parks, which are a sight to behold with their lush foliage, welcomed around 38.9 million visitors between January and August this year.

A 3,900-year-old cylinder seal and a 3,400-year-old lead sling stone have come to light during the archaeological excavation carried out in the Maydos Church Hill Mound in the northwestern province of Çanakkale's Eceabat district.

The tourism season has officially commenced at the majestic Mount Nemrut, a UNESCO World Heritage Site nestled within southeastern province Adıyaman's Kahta district, hosting its first visitors.

The charred landscapes of the southern provinces of Antalya and Muğla marred by the devastating forest fires in 2021 are now witnessing a remarkable rebirth.

The fires that burned for two weeks started in Manavgat-Antalya on Jul. 28, 2021, and spread to Muğla's Köyceğiz district the next day. The blazes were brought under control on Aug. 12.

The photo archive of German archaeologist Professor Friedrich Karl Dörner's archaeological work in the eastern province of Adıyaman between 1953 and 1970 has been handed over to the Turkish authorities by Germany's Münster University.

The tiny cracks on the large stone statues at Mount Nemrut in the southeastern province of Adıyaman were filled with "nano lime" with syringes last year for their protection and officials announced that it worked.

Marmaris Nature Volunteers, who came together after the large-scale wildfires in Antalya and Muğla provinces two years ago, have so far planted 20,600 saplings and more than 40,000 seeds in the burnt areas while also organizing regular garbage collection events around the region.

Türkiye has decided to establish centers to protect and rehabilitate wildlife animals following the wildfires in the Aegean province of Muğla's Marmaris district, said Hüseyin Gökçe Meşe, an official from the Nature Conservation and National Parks (DKMP).