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Teacher E. K. dismissed on allegations of 'disparaging Century of Turkey'

Teacher E. K. dismissed on allegations of 'disparaging Century of Turkey'

TED Antalya College Turkish Language and Literature Teacher E.K. has been dismissed by the district national education directorate on the grounds of "belittling and discrediting the Turkey Century vision, which includes the government's reference projects and practices."

17 January 2024

Forest fires in three provinces

Forest fires in three provinces

Efforts continue to bring the fire under control in Antalya while the fire in Eskişehir has been brought under control. The fire originated in an area where oil exploration activities are carried out in Şırnak.

Thousands of loggerhead turtle nests found in Turkey's Antalya

Thousands of loggerhead turtle nests found in Turkey's Antalya

Loggerhead turtles have been burying their eggs beneath the sandy shores since May, and now the offspring have started to emerge from their shells.

Forest fires: Lack of response criticized in Şırnak, blazes continue on third day in Antalya

Forest fires: Lack of response criticized in Şırnak, blazes continue on third day in Antalya

The HDP has criticized the lack of response to a fire that broke out near a military outpost in Şırnak, while aerial and ground response to the fire in Antalya is underway.

Forest fires continue in Antalya, Hatay

Forest fires continue in Antalya, Hatay

Both aerial and ground response to the fires in the southern provinces are underway.

Forest fire in Antalya: 14 injured as efforts underway to contain blaze

Forest fire in Antalya: 14 injured as efforts underway to contain blaze

Both aerial and ground efforts continue to contain the fire. Twelve of the injured were discharged from hospital after treatment.

Call for Phaselis: 'Cancel the wrong decision'

Call for Phaselis: 'Cancel the wrong decision'

More than a thousand cubic meters of concrete and also PVC, iron, and aluminum materials will be used along with wood in the project to build two bathing beaches within the protected archeological site.

Buy now, probe later? Buyers from Russia snap up Antalya property, raising prices and eyebrows

Buy now, probe later? Buyers from Russia snap up Antalya property, raising prices and eyebrows

The rising demand, combined with a depreciating Turkish lira, high inflation and broader global dynamics, has seen real estate prices grow dramatically throughout the country. Some landlords raised prices so much on tenants from Russia and Ukraine that some of them left Türkiye without paying their rents.

22 August 2022 Diego Cupolo

Team led by biologist protecting Caretta Carettas in Turkey's Antalya

Team led by biologist protecting Caretta Carettas in Turkey's Antalya

The team has detected 528 Caretta caretta nests so far on the Kızılot beach in the country's southern part.

Killing of environmentalist couple to be taken to Constitutional Court

Killing of environmentalist couple to be taken to Constitutional Court

The daughter of Ali Ulvi and Aysin Büyüknohutçu, who were killed in Antalya in 2017, has said that “since the beginning, a ‘hidden hand’ has tried to tamper with the evidence” and announced that she will apply to the Constitutional Court.

Turkey announces tripartite meeting with foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine

Turkey announces tripartite meeting with foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has announced that a tripartite meeting with Ukraine and Russia will be held at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum later this week.

Carbon monoxide poisoning in Antalya: Mother and her baby lose their lives

FAMILY WAS IN QUARANTINE

Carbon monoxide poisoning in Antalya: Mother and her baby lose their lives

A family of four was affected by the carbon monoxide leaking from the heating stove at their house in Antalya’s Serik. While the father and five-year-old daughter were hospitalized, the mother and 1-year-old baby lost their lives.

31 January 2022

195 million-year-old megalodon fossils found in Turkey's Antalya

195 million-year-old megalodon fossils found in Turkey's Antalya

The fossils have been found by the workers in a marble quarry near the country's Mediterranean coast.

17 January 2022

Antalya hit by pro-market policies, greed for profit in 2021

VIOLATIONS OF RIGHT TO THE CITY

Antalya hit by pro-market policies, greed for profit in 2021

The Antalya City Monitoring Platform has documented violations of the right to the city in Antalya in 2021, finding that profit-based interventions in nature as well as racist and discriminatory policies were the leading factors behind the violations.

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake off the coast of Antalya's Alanya

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake off the coast of Antalya's Alanya

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Alanya district in Antalya on 6.21 am today, on January 5. While no losses of life or property have been reported, the quake was felt in Alanya, Manavgat and Gazipaşa districts.

‘We cannot make a living’: Labor organizations' rally not permitted by sub-governor

‘We cannot make a living’: Labor organizations' rally not permitted by sub-governor

Four labor and occupational organizations announced that they would hold joint rallies of “We cannot make a living” across Turkey on December 12. The Muratpaşa Sub-Governor’s Office in Antalya has banned the rally “because it might pose a risk”.

10 December 2021

Halk TV reporter Hazar Dost released from detention

Halk TV reporter Hazar Dost released from detention

Hazar Dost, a reporter for Halk TV, was taken into custody in Turkey’s Mediterranean province of Antalya, where he went for news follow-up. He has been released after giving his statement at the courthouse.

8 December 2021

All defendants acquitted in Elmalı child abuse case

All defendants acquitted in Elmalı child abuse case

Standing trial on charges of “sexual assault of children” and “torment”, mother M.A., step father R.A. and maternal uncle S.C.G. have been acquitted.

15 November 2021

Police operation in Antalya

Police operation in Antalya

In house raids carried out in the early morning hours, some people including the executives of the People’s House, Socialist Refoundation Party (SYKP) and Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) have been taken into custody.

12 October 2021

Ministry cancels three HEP projects on same river in Antalya

Ministry cancels three HEP projects on same river in Antalya

Locals have opposed the projects, statting that if the HEPs were built, residential areas would be submerged in the water.

17 September 2021

President issues urgent expropriation decrees for regions affected by floods, wildfires

President issues urgent expropriation decrees for regions affected by floods, wildfires

The Housing Development Agency will seize lands in three provinces to "urgently rebuild" the disaster-hit areas.

Antalya Medical Chamber slams the cancellation of health workers’ annual leaves

'CASE NUMBERS MUCH HIGHER'

Antalya Medical Chamber slams the cancellation of health workers’ annual leaves

Noting that the cancellation of their annual leaves is great injustice to health workers, the Antalya Medical Chamber says that the number of COVID-19 cases is higher than the official figures and some intensive care units are jam-full in the province.

Forest fires raging across Turkey for 10 days: 13 fires continue in 6 cities

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Forest fires raging across Turkey for 10 days: 13 fires continue in 6 cities

While 191 fires that broke out in Turkey’s 44 provinces in 10 days have been taken under control, one person in Muğla and seven people in Antalya have lost their lives so far, along with several other losses of animals’ lives.

Neighborhood heads in Manavgat: Measures insufficient, everything burned to the ground

Neighborhood heads in Manavgat: Measures insufficient, everything burned to the ground

“Olive trees are in danger”, “Dogs, cats… There are no living creatures left”, “Our neighboring villages were on fire, we saved them”, “If planes had worked till the evening, the fire would have died out…” 13 neighborhood heads from Manavgat speak to bianet.

6 August 2021 Nurşen Çinkaya

Latest updates: 183 fires broke out in 8 days, 16 still raging

Latest updates: 183 fires broke out in 8 days, 16 still raging

According to the latest statement about the forest fires raging across Turkey, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Pakdemirli has announced that 16 fires are still continuing in seven provinces while 167 fires in 33 provinces have been taken under control.

174 forest fires in 39 provinces in 8 days: 14 fires still raging

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174 forest fires in 39 provinces in 8 days: 14 fires still raging

The General Directorate of Forestry has announced that 174 forest fires broke out across Turkey in the last eight days; 14 of them are still raging.

Governor's Office denies racist motives in attack on Kurdish workers in Antalya

Governor's Office denies racist motives in attack on Kurdish workers in Antalya

Sixteen Kurdish seasonal agricultural workers had to leave the town they worked in after attacks and threats.

Forest fires still raging across Antalya, Muğla and Isparta

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Forest fires still raging across Antalya, Muğla and Isparta

Of the 144 forest fires raging across the country since July 28, 136 have been taken under control. There are still ongoing firefighting efforts to put out two fires in Antalya, five fires in Muğla and one fire in Isparta.

The responsibility and irresponsibility of the state in forest fires

The responsibility and irresponsibility of the state in forest fires

The state is in place. But where are forests, the creatures living there, the deceased people, the living spaces of people, their houses, gardens, schools? We don’t have forests, we don’t have animals, people or nature. There is trauma and sorrow.

3 August 2021 Hikmet Adal

More evacuations in Antalya, entry to forests banned in Dersim

WILDFIRES IN TURKEY

More evacuations in Antalya, entry to forests banned in Dersim

Wildfires continue in seven locations in three cities as the governor of Dersim has introduced extensive measures, including a camping ban.

Subjected to racist attack, seasonal agricultural workers leave the village

RACIST ATTACKS ON KURDS

Subjected to racist attack, seasonal agricultural workers leave the village

Living in a village in Antalya’s Elmalı district, seasonal agricultural workers were subjected to a racist attack; they have left the village “without getting their stuff and under the supervision of the gendarmerie.”

Wildfires in Turkey: Latest updates

Wildfires in Turkey: Latest updates

While most of the wildfires that have erupted over the past few days have been contained, fires in Muğla and Antalya continue to spread.

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