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Islanders strongly react to a decision that paves the way for construction at Yıldızkoy [Star Bay], a secluded bay area located within the boundaries of the National Underwater Park in Turkey's largest Gökçeada (Imbros) island.

The "Balıkesir-Çanakkale Landscaping Plan" ratified in the municipal council on Oct. 4 allows building settlements on the bay.

Gökçeada, the world's first Cittaslow island, in the western province of Çanakkale is preparing to welcome visitors this summer.

Located in the westernmost point of the country and formerly known as Imbros, the 279-kilometers-square Gökçeada is also Turkey's largest island. It has always been one of the most well-known tourist attractions for both local and international travelers.

Turkey's leading mobile phone operator Turkcell has renovated the technological infrastructure of a Greek high school on Turkey's northwestern island of Gökçeada and held an opening ceremony for it on May 17. 

A number of Greek families who had fled to Greece from the Turkish island of Gokceada, known to Greeks as Imbros, are now returning to their homeland to escape the economic crisis. Turkish Hurriyet Daily News states that the local Mayor Unal Cetin is congratulating returning Greeks for helping boost the economy with repatriated Greeks having started boutique hotels and other businesses.

A 250-meter-long road built upon the order of a Greek emperor for his wife in the 1400s has been reopened after a series of restoration works on Imbros Island (Gökçeada in Turkish) in the Aegean province of Çanakkale.

Several Greek nationals have returned to the Turkish island of Gökçeada in the Aegean province of Çanakkale to settle, with their country facing harsh conditions due to an economic crisis, according to mayor of the island.