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Touristic places mesmerize visitors in Türkiye's Mugla

Dazzling images show Türkiye's bluest of blue paradises, the province of Muğla, where foreign and local tourists jet off to in order to experience a small slice of heaven.

04 July 2023

Muğla

Turkey marks sixth anniversary of Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi's gruesome death

People are pictured as they are spread across the shore in a tribute to 3-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi, who drowned on September 2, 2015, and washed ashore on Turkey's Mediterranean coast off Mugla’s Bodrum after the boat he was on capsized. During the commemorative ceremony held on the sixthanniversary of his death on September 02, 2021, the group drew attention to the plight of refugees as countless perish in their attempts to seek a better life.

02 September 2021

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Turkey continues fire-extinguishing efforts full swing

Aerial extinguishing operations continue as smoke rises after a fire broke out and spread with the impact of the wind in the Milas district of Mugla, Turkey, on August 8, 2021.

09 August 2021

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Two neighbourhoods evacuated due to approaching fire in Turkey's Mugla

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes due to approaching fires that broke out in the Milas district of Turkey's Mugla province on August 05, 2021. Turkish authorities continue the efforts to contain forest fires in the Akcakaya and Ercek neighbourhoods.

06 August 2021

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Pilots race against the clock to put out wildfires in Turkey

Planes and helicopters are pictured preparing to combat Turkey’s wildfires in Mugla, Turkey, on August 5, 2021.

05 August 2021

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'Nene Hatun' sets sail to help extinguish fires in Turkey's Mugla

Turkey's first emergency response vessel (ERV) "Nene Hatun" passes through the Dardanelles Strait after setting sail from Istanbul to help extinguish fires in the Mugla province on August 5, 2021, in Canakkale, Turkey.

05 August 2021

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Coast Guard dispatched to extinguish devastating blaze in Turkey's Marmaris

After flames from raging fires approached the seaside in Turkey, a Coast Guard boat and fire extinguisher belonging to the General Directorate of Coastal Safety of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure were dispatched to Marmaris, Muğla, to assist in efforts to quell the blaze.

04 August 2021

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Massive forest fires ravish southern Turkey

Smoke rises as the aerial and ground fight against forest fires continue in the Marmaris district of Muğla, Turkey, on August 1, 2021.

02 August 2021

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Heaven on earth: Turkey's stunning Blue Paradise continues to 'WOW' tourists

Dazzling images show Turkey's bluest of blue paradises, the province of Muğla, where foreign and local tourists jet off to in order to experience a small slice of heaven. British tourists, in particular, cannot seem to stay away, even in the time of coronavirus. Wear your masks people!

25 September 2020

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Turtle found in trash adopted by couple in Muğla

Numan Pekdemir and his wife rescued a turtle named "Cuma" that was trapped in a bag its' mouth tied and decided to adopt it in Muğla, Turkey. 10-year-old Cuma stays in the couples garden during summer and in the balcony during winter.

08 February 2019

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88-year-old blind man struggles to provide for his family collecting cardboard boxes

88-year-old Hasan Başdaş, who lives in Turkey's Muğla, started collecting cardboard boxes to provide for his family when his son was sent to prison. He lost his sight completely when his cataracts worsened. However, Başdaş continued on his harrowing journey. He now carries a sign on his collecting cart that reads, "Drivers Beware. 88-year-old blind man" after he was hit by reckless drivers twice in his strife to eke out a living.

31 January 2019

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Torrential rain hits Turkey's Bodrum

At least 10 vehicles were submerged in torrential downpours after flood hit Turkey's Aegean resort town of Bodrum, Muğla on Thursday.

29 November 2018

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Sailboats compete for Bodrum Cup

Sailboats take part in the 29th Bodrum Cup, an annual race held in the third week of October. More than 100 yachts partake in this four-day competition in the Aegean city of Muğla, Turkey

17 October 2017

Muğla

18 people drown after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast

More than a dozen refugees – including children and babies – drown in new boat tragedy

19 December 2015

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5 rescued, 10 missing after refugee boat sinks in Aegean Sea

The boat sinks off Çatal Ada island near Turkey's western coast with the unspecified number of Syrians on aboard, on its way to Greece

18 November 2015

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17 dead as refugee boat sinks off Turkey's Bodrum

Turkish Coast Guard rescues 20 others from Kos-bound vessel, local official says

27 September 2015

Muğla

22 die as two migrant boats sink en route to Greece

A total of 22 migrants die and 232 others survived when the two boats, packed with desperate migrants, capsize in the Aegean Sea

15 September 2015

Muğla

Migrant dies after small boat sinks off Turkish coastal town

Another boat carrying Syrian migrants bound for Greece's Kos Island capsizes near Turkey's southwestern coast; one migrant dead, one missing

21 August 2015

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Migrant boat sinks off southwestern Turkish coast, four dead

A boat carrying illegal migrants sank in Turkey's southwest province of Muğla off the coast of Marmaris killing four

06 April 2015

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Turkey seizes boat carrying 11 illegal migrants

After the recent deadly migrant boat accident off Istanbul's coast, a second boat carrying Afghan nationals in the Aegean Sea were saved from a possible disaster on a clandestine journey to Greece

06 November 2014

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