Turkey

TOP TAGS

RUSSIA YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN WAGNER UKRAINE WAR VLADIMIR PUTIN FRANCE

wildfires caused by the climate crisis, it is incomprehensible that a company is allowed to destroy a forest - one of our most important carbon sinks - to expand a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//12//08//why-is-england-building-a-new-coal-mine-experts-warn-country-will-be-a-global-dirty-fuel-s/">coal mine<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d says Beyond Fossil Fuels (BFF) campaigner Duygu Kutluay.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the environmental conflict has evolved over recent days and years.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7779658,7711354\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//26//anticyclones-marine-heatwaves-and-climate-change-the-science-behind-europes-brutal-summer/">Anticyclones, marine heatwaves and climate change: The science behind Europe\u2019s brutal summer<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//27//wildfires-meet-the-local-volunteer-firefighters-learning-to-protect-the-amazon-rainforest/">Wildfires: Meet the local volunteer firefighters learning to protect the Amazon rainforest<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>14 activists have been arrested in Akbelen Forest<\/h2><p>Armoured vehicles and security forces were deployed to block protesters from entering the forest this week. BFF claims that activists have been hit with \u201cvolleys of batons and tear gas\u201d by Turkish gendarmerie armed with riot shields and water cannons.<\/p>\n<p>\"Some activists were hospitalised. My grandmother fainted during a clash with police. We will continue to resist,\" says Esra Isik, a local environmental committee spokesperson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1684280076462854147\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Arman At\u0131lgan, a lawyer, said 14 activists accused of \"resisting police officers\" had been detained during the protests this week. Police in Mu\u011fla could not immediately be reached for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The protests have gained national attention, and a delegation led by T\u00fcrkiye's main opposition CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu is set to visit the affected Akbelen area today (28 July) to show solidarity with the protesters.<\/p>\n<h2>Why are coal companies trying to expand into the Akbelen Forest?<\/h2><p>Mu\u011fla has been living \u201cunder the grip\u201d of three <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//23//repeat-offenders-these-are-the-top-10-most-polluting-power-plants-in-europe/">power plants<\/strong><\/a> - Yata\u011fan, Kemerk\u00f6y, Yenik\u00f6y - for 40 years, says BFF.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 35 years, eight villages have been cleared for coal mines to supply the plants, according to a report by the NGO <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"http:////komurungercekbedeli.org//index.html/">Climate Action Network Europe<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In order to keep the latter two plants running, YK Energy - which was bought by T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Limak Group and IC Ictas in 2014 - says that lignite (aka brown) coal reserves under Akbelen Forest must be extracted.<\/p>\n<p>Since the plants were built to run on the chemical properties of local coal reserves, it says that only this coal will do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese power plants are of strategic importance for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//01//05//antalya-goes-solar-how-this-turkish-city-is-transforming-its-energy-supply/">T/u00fcrkiye, producing an average of 2.5 per cent of the country\u2019s electricity demand and approximately 62 per cent of the electricity used in the Aegean Sea coast of Turkey, an important asset of the country\u2019s tourism industry,\u201d a YK Energy spokesperson says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//07//26//environmental-defenders-celebrate-a-huge-win-for-unqiue-tasmanian-rainforest/">mining activities do not resume at the Akbelen site by September 2023, electricity generation will terminate in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the forestry ministry granted permission to YK Energy to expand the open pit mine in 780 acres of forest in the Akbelen area.<\/p>\n<p>But local communities, fed up with the environmental destruction, filed a lawsuit to oppose the decision.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7774130,6565020\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//24//greta-thunberg-appears-in-swedish-court-to-face-charge-of-disobeying-police-at-a-climate-p/">Greta Thunberg found guilty of failing to obey police at climate protest<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//04//13//turning-turkey-s-coal-mines-into-solar-farms-would-power-7-million-homes/">Turning Turkey\u2019s coal mines into solar farms would power 7 million homes<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How are locals fighting back to protect the Akbelen Forest?<\/h2><p>The legal battle has spilled over into on-site clashes. In July 2021, forestry clearance workers operating on behalf of YK Energy moved in and felled 30 trees, says BFF. This prompted the 24\/7 vigil from local people.<\/p>\n<p>Mu\u011fla 1st Administrative Court ruled in August 2021 that no further clearance could take place until it has ruled on the lawsuit. But in November 2022 a report from court-appointed experts found that the forest was suitable for mining, and so the temporary halt to tree cutting was lifted.<\/p>\n<p>YK Energy didn\u2019t move in straight away, however. This week marks the start of renewed clearance work, and locals are now amplifying their call for the court to reinstate a temporary ban until the lawsuit is concluded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1684204640580038657\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On Thursday, some campaigners protested in front of the administrative court in Mu\u011fla, carrying a banner saying \"Justice for Akbelen\".<\/p>\n<p>Activists say the Akbelen forest will be totally destroyed by 31 July if the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//07//brazil-amazon-deforestation-drops-34-under-lula-but-el-nino-is-stoking-the-risk-of-forest-/">deforestation continues, something they are determined to oppose.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Forests feed us. We will not allow them to be cut down.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Zehra Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"We will not give up our fields. These lands are ours. We will not give them to anyone,\u201d says 88-year-old \u0130kizk\u00f6y local Zehra Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m, who comes from a family of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//01//13//greece-s-green-gold-at-risk-as-heatwave-fries-olive-oil-industry/">olive farmers, in Turkish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey cut down our pine trees. Our water flows under the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//26//polish-city-pushes-for-more-green-spaces-as-country-is-hit-by-heatwave/">trees, they feed us. If these are cut down, we will be without water. Forests feed us. We will not allow them to be cut down.\"<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should all be grateful to the heroes of Akbelen Forest, many of them elderly, who are putting their bodies on the line to oppose this violence against our communities, nature, and the climate,\u201d adds Beyond Fossil Fuels campaigner Duygu Kutluay.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1690546321,"publishedAt":1690548053,"updatedAt":1690555332,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2023\/07\/28\/we-will-not-give-up-how-a-turkish-forest-became-the-site-of-fierce-coal-mine-resistance","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/78\/57\/34\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_86bcf314-208e-5b73-a797-16320c9f1ab3-7785734.jpg","altText":"88-year-old Zehra Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m hugging a tree to protect it from being felled on 26 July. She is shielded by activist leader Esra I\u015f\u0131k.","caption":"88-year-old Zehra Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m hugging a tree to protect it from being felled on 26 July. She is shielded by activist leader Esra I\u015f\u0131k.","captionCredit":"Beyond Fossil Fuels","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"limb","title":"Lottie Limb","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":10969,"slug":"forests","urlSafeValue":"forests","title":"Forests","titleRaw":"Forests"},{"id":19088,"slug":"coal","urlSafeValue":"coal","title":"Coal","titleRaw":"Coal"},{"id":20218,"slug":"climate-crisis","urlSafeValue":"climate-crisis","title":"Climate crisis","titleRaw":"Climate crisis"},{"id":18240,"slug":"protesters","urlSafeValue":"protesters","title":"Protesters","titleRaw":"Protesters"},{"id":17462,"slug":"tree","urlSafeValue":"tree","title":"tree","titleRaw":"tree"},{"id":193,"slug":"mining","urlSafeValue":"mining","title":"Mining","titleRaw":"Mining"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"twitter","count":2},{"slug":"quotation","count":1},{"slug":"related","count":2}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"Reuters","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"green-news","urlSafeValue":"green-news","title":"Green News","online":0,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/green-news\/green-news"},"vertical":"green","verticals":[{"id":8,"slug":"green","urlSafeValue":"green","title":"Green"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":8,"slug":"green","urlSafeValue":"green","title":"Green"},"themes":[{"id":"green-news","urlSafeValue":"green-news","title":"Green News","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/green-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":35,"urlSafeValue":"green-news","title":"Green-news"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_science','neg_facebook_2021','gs_science_environ','gs_science_environment','gs_law','neg_mobkoi_castrol','castrol_negative_uk','gs_science_geography','neg_facebook_q4','gb_crime_high_med','gb_crime_high_med_low','gb_crime_news-ent','gs_law_misc','neg_bucherer','gb_arms_edu','gb_arms_high_med_low','gs_busfin','gv_crime','gs_busfin_indus','gt_negative','gb_death_injury_edu','gb_death_injury_high_med_low','gb_arms_high_med','gb_arms_news-ent','gb_sensitive_high','gb_sensitive_high_med','gb_sensitive_high_med_low','gb_sensitive_serious','gv_death_injury'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/green\/2023\/07\/28\/we-will-not-give-up-how-a-turkish-forest-became-the-site-of-fierce-coal-mine-resistance","lastModified":1690555332},{"id":2233994,"cid":7490148,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230717_EOSU_50798072","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":1,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Unearthing history: Explore \u015eanl\u0131urfa's astonishing archaeological sites","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Unearthing history: \u015eanl\u0131urfa's astonishing archaeological sites","titleListing2":"The UNESCO World Heritage site of G\u00f6beklitepe has changed the way historians and archaeologists think about the cradle of civilisation. And there is so much more to be discovered.","leadin":"The UNESCO World Heritage site of G\u00f6beklitepe has changed the way historians and archaeologists think about the cradle of civilisation. And there is so much more to be discovered.","summary":"The UNESCO World Heritage site of G\u00f6beklitepe has changed the way historians and archaeologists think about the cradle of civilisation. And there is so much more to be discovered.","url":"unearthing-history-explore-sanliurfas-astonishing-archaeological-sites","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The city of \u015eanl\u0131urfa, in\u00a0T\u00fcrkiye's south-eastern region of Anatolia, holds great significance not only for the Turkish people but for all of humanity.\u00a0 \n\nAstonishing archaeological sites at Ta\u015f Tepeler, or ' Stone Hills \u2019,\u00a0have been unearthed in the rugged stone hills surrounding the city. \n\nThe\u00a0 UNESCO World Heritage site of G\u00f6beklitepe is one such place that has changed the way historians and archaeologists think about the cradle of civilisation. \n\nExcavations began here in the mid-1990s and what was found is believed to be the oldest human-made place of worship ever discovered.\u00a0 Marked by layers of carved megaliths, it is estimated to date from about 10,000 BC, preceding Stonehenge by 6,000 years. \n\nWith its T-shaped limestone pillars \u2013 sculpted with images of wild animals, abstract characters and icons \u2013 the temple shines new light into the way of life and the beliefs of people living in Upper Mesopotamia. \n\nArchaeologists used to think that humanity had not yet formed itself into groups at that time, before the Neolithic Revolution that brought scattered groups of hunter-gatherers into farming villages.\u00a0 But G\u00f6beklitepe turned everything they knew upside down. \n\n\u201cUp until now, we had assumed that agriculture was at the forefront of humanity's transition to settled life,\" explained tour guide\u00a0Merve Ofluog\u0306lu. \n\n\"However, when we examine the existence of life in G\u00f6beklitepe, we cannot see a transition to agriculture. That came a little later. Although they were a hunter-gatherer society, they built these structures in line with their beliefs\u201d. \n\nThis could mean that what truly forced mankind to settle wasn\u2019t agriculture, but the urge to build religious temples and stay close to them. \n\nOnly 5% of G\u00f6beklitepe has been excavated so far, and similar sites can be found just around the corner. \n\nKarahantepe: The 'little sister' \n\nKarahantepe, dubbed\u00a0 G\u00f6beklitepe's \u201clittle sister\u201d, may date back even further. Various \u00a0structures and more than 260 T-shaped obelisks were found at the site, along with something resembling a 'cult room', with 11 pillars and a mysterious carved human head. \n\nEverything found in Karahantepe and the sites around is on exhibit at the \u015eanl\u0131urfa Archaeological Museum - another must-see for all visitors.\u00a0 \n\nThe museum\u2019s director and former excavation leader at G\u00f6beklitepe, Celal Uluda\u011f, explains why Karahantepe could provide us with more pieces to try to complete the puzzle of mankind. \n\n\u201cDuring the G\u00f6beklitepe excavations, no definite information could be obtained about whether people lived in the vicinity of the dig site. Daily tools, stone vessels, grinding vessels, and large plates were found in these structures at Karahantepe. These finds showed us that there were actually residential areas right next to the ritual area in Karahantepe,\u201d\u00a0Celal Uluda\u011f revealed. \n\nWith about 30,000 square metres to explore, the \u015eanl\u0131urfa Archaeological Museum has 5,000 artefacts on display, including the Bal\u0131kl\u0131g\u00f6l Statue (a.k.a Urfa Man) - the oldest human-form statue in the world - which was found just around the corner.\u00a0 \n\nThe statue is nearly 1.80 meters tall, and its eyes form deep holes, formed of segments of black obsidian.\u00a0 And as digging continues in \u015eanl\u0131urfa, other treasures might be found under the ground.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cThe new artworks that are uncovered as a result of these excavations will also be made ready to take their place in the exhibition\u201d, Uluda\u011f said. \n\n'The Pool of the Sacred Fish' \n\n\nVisitors arriving in \u015eanl\u0131urfa should also be sure not to miss one of its most popular sights, Bal\u0131kl\u0131g\u00f6l, or 'The Pool of the Sacred Fish', which is linked to a legend about the Prophet Abraham. \n\nAccording to the legend, King Nimrod, who was a polytheist, idol-worshipping king and the ruler of Urfa, sentenced the Prophet Abraham to death. \n\nAbraham was tied from two poles on the top of the Urfa castle and catapulted into a pit of fire lit at the centre of the city. But God is said to have saved the Prophet by turning the fire into water and the logs of wood which fuelled it, into fish. \n\nToday, people feed the hundreds of sacred carp that live in the famous Bal\u0131kl\u0131g\u00f6l pond.\u00a0 \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The city of \u015eanl\u0131urfa, in\u00a0T\u00fcrkiye's south-eastern region of Anatolia, holds great significance not only for the Turkish people but for all of humanity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Astonishing <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////sanliurfa.goturkiye.com///">archaeological sites<\/a> at Ta\u015f Tepeler, or '<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////goturkiye.com//tas-tepeler-the-land-of-mysterious-stone-hills/">Stone Hills<\/a>\u2019,\u00a0have been unearthed in the rugged stone hills surrounding the city.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0UNESCO World Heritage site of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////muze.gov.tr//muze-detay?SectionId=SGT01&DistId=SGT\%22>G\u00f6beklitepe<\/a> is one such place that has changed the way historians and archaeologists think about the cradle of civilisation.<\/p>\n<p>Excavations began here in the mid-1990s and what was found is believed to be the oldest human-made place of worship ever discovered.\u00a0Marked by layers of carved megaliths, it is estimated to date from about 10,000 BC, preceding Stonehenge by 6,000 years.<\/p>\n<p>With its T-shaped limestone pillars \u2013 sculpted with images of wild animals, abstract characters and icons \u2013 the temple shines new light into the way of life and the beliefs of people living in Upper Mesopotamia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//49//01//48//808x454_cmsv2_2a13562c-915e-5f1c-8a1e-1f6c8fd52ee3-7490148.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/384x216_cmsv2_2a13562c-915e-5f1c-8a1e-1f6c8fd52ee3-7490148.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/640x360_cmsv2_2a13562c-915e-5f1c-8a1e-1f6c8fd52ee3-7490148.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/750x422_cmsv2_2a13562c-915e-5f1c-8a1e-1f6c8fd52ee3-7490148.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/828x466_cmsv2_2a13562c-915e-5f1c-8a1e-1f6c8fd52ee3-7490148.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/1080x608_cmsv2_2a13562c-915e-5f1c-8a1e-1f6c8fd52ee3-7490148.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/1200x675_cmsv2_2a13562c-915e-5f1c-8a1e-1f6c8fd52ee3-7490148.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/1920x1080_cmsv2_2a13562c-915e-5f1c-8a1e-1f6c8fd52ee3-7490148.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">T-shaped limestone pillars, sculpted with images of wild animals, abstract characters and icons, at the UNESCO World Heritage site of G\u00f6beklitepe<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Archaeologists used to think that humanity had not yet formed itself into groups at that time, before the Neolithic Revolution that brought scattered groups of hunter-gatherers into farming villages.\u00a0But G\u00f6beklitepe turned everything they knew upside down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUp until now, we had assumed that agriculture was at the forefront of humanity's transition to settled life,\" explained tour guide\u00a0Merve Ofluog\u0306lu.<\/p>\n<p>\"However, when we examine the existence of life in G\u00f6beklitepe, we cannot see a transition to agriculture. That came a little later. Although they were a hunter-gatherer society, they built these structures in line with their beliefs\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//49//01//48//808x454_cmsv2_e2fe69af-08d8-5a6c-9725-d8330daf4de5-7490148.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/384x216_cmsv2_e2fe69af-08d8-5a6c-9725-d8330daf4de5-7490148.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/640x360_cmsv2_e2fe69af-08d8-5a6c-9725-d8330daf4de5-7490148.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/750x422_cmsv2_e2fe69af-08d8-5a6c-9725-d8330daf4de5-7490148.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/828x466_cmsv2_e2fe69af-08d8-5a6c-9725-d8330daf4de5-7490148.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/1080x608_cmsv2_e2fe69af-08d8-5a6c-9725-d8330daf4de5-7490148.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/1200x675_cmsv2_e2fe69af-08d8-5a6c-9725-d8330daf4de5-7490148.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/1920x1080_cmsv2_e2fe69af-08d8-5a6c-9725-d8330daf4de5-7490148.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Merve Ofluog\u0306lu, guide at G\u00f6beklitepe<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This could mean that what truly forced mankind to settle wasn\u2019t agriculture, but the urge to build religious temples and stay close to them.<\/p>\n<p>Only 5% of G\u00f6beklitepe has been excavated so far, and similar sites can be found just around the corner.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7446520\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//20//welcome-to-cappadocia-turkiyes-hidden-gem/">Welcome to Cappadocia: T\u00fcrkiye's hidden gem<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><strong>Karahantepe: The 'little sister'<\/strong><\/h2><p>Karahantepe, dubbed\u00a0G\u00f6beklitepe's\u201clittle sister\u201d, may date back even further. Various\u00a0structures and more than 260 T-shaped obelisks were found at the site, along with something resembling a 'cult room', with 11 pillars and a mysterious carved human head.<\/p>\n<p>Everything found in Karahantepe and the sites around is on exhibit at the \u015eanl\u0131urfa Archaeological Museum - another must-see for all visitors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The museum\u2019s director and former excavation leader at G\u00f6beklitepe, Celal Uluda\u011f, explains why Karahantepe could provide us with more pieces to try to complete the puzzle of mankind.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//49//01//48//808x454_cmsv2_df17a846-084d-5b9a-886a-f75c5842fedc-7490148.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/384x216_cmsv2_df17a846-084d-5b9a-886a-f75c5842fedc-7490148.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/640x360_cmsv2_df17a846-084d-5b9a-886a-f75c5842fedc-7490148.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/750x422_cmsv2_df17a846-084d-5b9a-886a-f75c5842fedc-7490148.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/828x466_cmsv2_df17a846-084d-5b9a-886a-f75c5842fedc-7490148.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/1080x608_cmsv2_df17a846-084d-5b9a-886a-f75c5842fedc-7490148.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/1200x675_cmsv2_df17a846-084d-5b9a-886a-f75c5842fedc-7490148.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/1920x1080_cmsv2_df17a846-084d-5b9a-886a-f75c5842fedc-7490148.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Celal Uluda\u011f, Director, \u015eanl\u0131urfa Archaeological Museum, former excavation leader at G\u00f6beklitepe<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cDuring the G\u00f6beklitepe excavations, no definite information could be obtained about whether people lived in the vicinity of the dig site. Daily tools, stone vessels, grinding vessels, and large plates were found in these structures at Karahantepe. These finds showed us that there were actually residential areas right next to the ritual area in Karahantepe,\u201d\u00a0Celal Uluda\u011f revealed.<\/p>\n<p>With about 30,000 square metres to explore, the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////muze.gov.tr//muze-detay?sectionId=SUM02&distId=SUM\%22>\u015eanl\u0131urfa Archaeological Museum<\/a> has 5,000 artefacts on display, including the Bal\u0131kl\u0131g\u00f6l Statue (a.k.a Urfa Man) - the oldest human-form statue in the world - which was found just around the corner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//49//01//48//808x454_cmsv2_d158ac58-141c-5792-9844-2d7d16d1e9b2-7490148.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/384x216_cmsv2_d158ac58-141c-5792-9844-2d7d16d1e9b2-7490148.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/640x360_cmsv2_d158ac58-141c-5792-9844-2d7d16d1e9b2-7490148.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/750x422_cmsv2_d158ac58-141c-5792-9844-2d7d16d1e9b2-7490148.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/828x466_cmsv2_d158ac58-141c-5792-9844-2d7d16d1e9b2-7490148.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/1080x608_cmsv2_d158ac58-141c-5792-9844-2d7d16d1e9b2-7490148.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/1200x675_cmsv2_d158ac58-141c-5792-9844-2d7d16d1e9b2-7490148.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/1920x1080_cmsv2_d158ac58-141c-5792-9844-2d7d16d1e9b2-7490148.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The Bal\u0131kl\u0131g\u00f6l Statue a.k.a Urfa Man, the oldest human-form statue in the world, \u015eanl\u0131urfa Archaeological Museum<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The statue is nearly 1.80 meters tall, and its eyes form deep holes, formed of segments of black obsidian.\u00a0And as digging continues in \u015eanl\u0131urfa, other treasures might be found under the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new artworks that are uncovered as a result of these excavations will also be made ready to take their place in the exhibition\u201d, Uluda\u011f said.<\/p>\n<h2>'The Pool of the Sacred Fish'<\/h2><p>Visitors arriving in \u015eanl\u0131urfa should also be sure not to miss one of its most popular sights, Bal\u0131kl\u0131g\u00f6l, or 'The Pool of the Sacred Fish', which is linked to a legend about the Prophet Abraham.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1620361252978524161\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to the legend, King Nimrod, who was a polytheist, idol-worshipping king and the ruler of Urfa, sentenced the Prophet Abraham to death.<\/p>\n<p>Abraham was tied from two poles on the top of the Urfa castle and catapulted into a pit of fire lit at the centre of the city. But God is said to have saved the Prophet by turning the fire into water and the logs of wood which fuelled it, into fish.<\/p>\n<p>Today, people feed the hundreds of sacred carp that live in the famous Bal\u0131kl\u0131g\u00f6l pond.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1679909256,"publishedAt":1689591603,"updatedAt":1689594144,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2023\/07\/17\/unearthing-history-explore-sanliurfas-astonishing-archaeological-sites","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/50\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e4fac05b-5763-57b3-b4b8-0a4abfedcf94-7490150.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionCredit":"euronews","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_df17a846-084d-5b9a-886a-f75c5842fedc-7490148.jpg","altText":"Celal Uluda\u011f, Director, \u015eanl\u0131urfa Archaeological Museum, former excavation leader at G\u00f6beklitepe","caption":"Celal Uluda\u011f, Director, \u015eanl\u0131urfa Archaeological Museum, former excavation leader at G\u00f6beklitepe","captionCredit":"Euronews","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d158ac58-141c-5792-9844-2d7d16d1e9b2-7490148.jpg","altText":"The Bal\u0131kl\u0131g\u00f6l Statue a.k.a Urfa Man, the oldest human-form statue in the world, \u015eanl\u0131urfa Archaeological Museum ","caption":"The Bal\u0131kl\u0131g\u00f6l Statue a.k.a Urfa Man, the oldest human-form statue in the world, \u015eanl\u0131urfa Archaeological Museum ","captionCredit":"Euronews","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e2fe69af-08d8-5a6c-9725-d8330daf4de5-7490148.jpg","altText":"Merve Ofluog\u0306lu, guide at G\u00f6beklitepe ","caption":"Merve Ofluog\u0306lu, guide at G\u00f6beklitepe ","captionCredit":"Euronews","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/01\/48\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2a13562c-915e-5f1c-8a1e-1f6c8fd52ee3-7490148.jpg","altText":"T-shaped limestone pillars, sculpted with images of wild animals, abstract characters and icons, at the UNESCO World Heritage site of G\u00f6beklitepe","caption":"T-shaped limestone pillars, sculpted with images of wild animals, abstract characters and icons, at the UNESCO World Heritage site of G\u00f6beklitepe","captionCredit":"Euronews","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[{"urlSafeValue":"rizzi","title":"Cinzia Rizzi","twitter":"@cinziarizzi7"}],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":4162,"slug":"archaeology","urlSafeValue":"archaeology","title":"Archaeology","titleRaw":"Archaeology"},{"id":4229,"slug":"history","urlSafeValue":"history","title":"History","titleRaw":"History"},{"id":4221,"slug":"tourism","urlSafeValue":"tourism","title":"Tourism","titleRaw":"Tourism"},{"id":12639,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel","titleRaw":"Travel"},{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":4},{"slug":"twitter","count":1},{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2270256},{"id":2289522},{"id":2298444}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"sponsor.tga2023"},{"path":"sponsor"},{"path":"sponsor.exploreturkiye"}],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":300000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":38332636,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/EO\/SU\/23\/07\/16\/en\/230716_EOSU_50798072_50798076_300000_114052_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":300000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":58573532,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/EO\/SU\/23\/07\/16\/en\/230716_EOSU_50798072_50798076_300000_114052_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8mkq1k","youtubeId":"BKbXiU29XkI"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"explore","urlSafeValue":"explore","title":"explore","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-series\/explore"},"vertical":"travel","verticals":[{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"},"themes":[{"id":"travel-series","urlSafeValue":"travel-series","title":"Series","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-series"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":32,"urlSafeValue":"travel-series","title":"Travel-series"},"advertising":1,"advertisingData":{"startDate":1677690493,"endDate":2114356098,"type":"sponsored","isDfp":null,"slug":"goturkiye-2023","title":"GoT\u00fcrkiye 2023","disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":"GoT\u00fcrkiye","sponsorName":"goturkiye-2023","sponsorUrl":"https:\/\/goturkiye.com","sponsorLogo":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/campaigns\/630\/180x82_cmsv2_a5ac92ed-9975-55ca-98f2-c30f1556e7df-630.jpg","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/travel\/2023\/07\/17\/unearthing-history-explore-sanliurfas-astonishing-archaeological-sites","lastModified":1689594144},{"id":2318296,"cid":7740766,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230710_NWSU_52363874","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Erdo\u011fan: Ankara could approve Sweden's NATO bid if EU 'opens way' to Turkey","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Ankara could approve Sweden's NATO bid if EU 'opens way' to Turkey","titleListing2":"Erdo\u011fan: Ankara could approve Sweden's NATO bid if EU 'opens way' to Turkey","leadin":"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan says his country could approve Sweden\u2019s membership in NATO if European nations \u201copen the way\u201d to Turkey\u2019s bid to join the European Union.\n","summary":"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan says his country could approve Sweden\u2019s membership in NATO if European nations \u201copen the way\u201d to Turkey\u2019s bid to join the European Union.\n","url":"erdogan-ankara-could-approve-swedens-nato-bid-if-eu-opens-way-to-turkey","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan says Ankara could approve Sweden's NATO membership if Europeans \"open the way\" to Turkey's EU bid. \n\nErdo\u011fan, whose country has been holding off its final approval of Sweden\u2019s NATO membership, made the comments in Ankara on Monday before departing to the alliance\u2019s summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania. \n\nTurkey is a candidate to join the EU, but its membership bid has been stalled due to Ankara\u2019s democratic backsliding and disputes with EU-member Cyprus. \n\nLeaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will meet in Vilnius, Lithuania for a two-day summit opening on Tuesday. \n\nThey are expected to underscore their determination to act should Russian President Vladimir Putin try to expand the war westward. \n\nThe alliance also wants to bring Sweden into the fold by the time the leaders meet but Turkey and Hungary have yet to endorse the move. \n\nTurkey has stalled Sweden\u2019s NATO accession, saying it needs to do more to crack down on Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara considers threats to its national security. Anti-Turkey and anti-Islam protests in Stockholm raised doubts that an agreement could be reached before the alliance\u2019s summit. \n\nBut Stockholm says it has fulfilled its part of a tripartite deal that Sweden, Finland and Turkey signed at last year\u2019s NATO summit in Madrid. \n\nErdo\u011fan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson were expected to meet later Monday in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, ahead of the NATO summit. \n\nSwedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstr\u00f6m told public broadcaster SVT on Monday that he expects Turkey will eventually signal that it will let Sweden join the alliance, though he couldn't say whether that would happen at the annual summit. \n\n\u201cWhat we are counting on, of course, is to reach a point where we get a message back from President Erdogan that there will be what you might call a green light... a message that the ratification process in the Turkish Parliament can start,\u201d Billstr\u00f6m said. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan says Ankara could approve Sweden's NATO membership if Europeans \"open the way\" to Turkey's EU bid.<\/p>\n<p>Erdo\u011fan, whose country has been holding off its final approval of Sweden\u2019s NATO membership, made the comments in Ankara on Monday before departing to the alliance\u2019s summit meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey is a candidate to join the EU, but its membership bid has been stalled due to Ankara\u2019s democratic backsliding and disputes with EU-member Cyprus.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will meet in Vilnius, Lithuania for a two-day summit opening on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>They are expected to underscore their determination to act should Russian President Vladimir Putin try to expand the war westward.<\/p>\n<p>The alliance also wants to bring Sweden into the fold by the time the leaders meet but Turkey and Hungary have yet to endorse the move.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey has stalled Sweden\u2019s NATO accession, saying it needs to do more to crack down on Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara considers threats to its national security. Anti-Turkey and anti-Islam protests in Stockholm raised doubts that an agreement could be reached before the alliance\u2019s summit.<\/p>\n<p>But Stockholm says it has fulfilled its part of a tripartite deal that Sweden, Finland and Turkey signed at last year\u2019s NATO summit in Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Erdo\u011fan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson were expected to meet later Monday in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, ahead of the NATO summit.<\/p>\n<p>Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstr\u00f6m told public broadcaster SVT on Monday that he expects Turkey will eventually signal that it will let Sweden join the alliance, though he couldn't say whether that would happen at the annual summit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we are counting on, of course, is to reach a point where we get a message back from President Erdogan that there will be what you might call a green light... a message that the ratification process in the Turkish Parliament can start,\u201d Billstr\u00f6m said.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1688983894,"publishedAt":1688984852,"updatedAt":1688998157,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/07\/10\/erdogan-ankara-could-approve-swedens-nato-bid-if-eu-opens-way-to-turkey","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/74\/07\/72\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b3bc9176-517d-5d7e-a79e-27d0b8058359-7740772.jpg","altText":"Erdogan says Turkey could approve Sweden's NATO membership if Europeans 'open way' to Turkey EU bid","caption":"Erdogan says Turkey could approve Sweden's NATO membership if Europeans 'open way' to Turkey EU bid","captionCredit":"Francisco Seco\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":205,"slug":"nato","urlSafeValue":"nato","title":"NATO","titleRaw":"NATO"},{"id":390,"slug":"eu-turkey","urlSafeValue":"eu-turkey","title":"EU-Turkiye","titleRaw":"EU-Turkiye"}],"widgets":[],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":105000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":13171038,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/07\/10\/en\/230710_NWSU_52363874_52367377_105000_153816_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":105000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":19574110,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/07\/10\/en\/230710_NWSU_52363874_52367377_105000_153816_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8mf1i0","youtubeId":"TOfcuofiJUM"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"Agencies","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gb_safe','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc','gs_science','gs_science_geography'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/2023\/07\/10\/erdogan-ankara-could-approve-swedens-nato-bid-if-eu-opens-way-to-turkey","lastModified":1688998157},{"id":2314696,"cid":7730702,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230705_TCSU_52312807","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Swap Saint Tropez for bargain luxury on Turkey\u2019s turquoise coast this summer","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Luxury on a budget? Explore Turkey\u2019s turquoise coast this summer","titleListing2":"Swap Saint Tropez for bargain luxury on Turkey\u2019s turquoise coast this summer","leadin":"You can have a deluxe holiday in Bodrum without the price tag. ","summary":"You can have a deluxe holiday in Bodrum without the price tag. ","url":"swap-saint-tropez-for-bargain-luxury-on-turkeys-turquoise-coast-this-summer","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"From the breezy peak of Turkey\u2019s Leleg hiking path, you gaze out over the thick forested coastline dropping steeply into the cobalt Aegean Sea. \n\nJust below are the ancient ruins of the classical civilisation of Pedasa, dating from around 3,000 years ago. \n\nThis is Bodrum on the country's western coastline, a rugged peninsula that juts out from the mainland. \n\nThe seaside hotspot is having a golden moment, luring tourists away from Saint Tropez and the Amalfi Coast with its pristine waters, whitewashed old towns and sumptuous food. \n\nThe difference? You can have a deluxe holiday in Bodrum without the price tag . \n\nWhile summer is spectacular, you could also try visiting in shoulder seasons - spring or autumn - for fewer crowds, fresher weather and a nod to sustainability. \n\nWhat to do in Bodrum: Turkish hammam and hot springs \n\nBegin your temporary life as a sultan by experiencing Turkey \u2019s spa culture. Around Bodrum town, you can find establishments offering a reasonably priced hammam that will leave you feeling a million dollars. \n\nTraditional Turkish scrubs involve lying prone on a stone slab while being alternatively rubbed down with an exfoliating cloth and sloshed with warm water. \n\nDepending on how much free reign you give your masseuse, it can feel like being scrubbed with sandpaper. But your skin will be as soft as a baby\u2019s after. \n\nFor a DIY experience, head to Karaada (Black Island) where you\u2019ll find a cave with a sulphurous thermal pool and skin-nourishing orange mud. \n\nWhat to do in Bodrum: Hiking and watersports \n\nIf you want something more active, try the trails winding along the windswept ridges of the Bodrum peninsula. \n\nAs you hike upwards, time unspools backwards taking you through ruins of ancient cities built by the Lelegs, the first inhabitants of the region from around 2700-3000 years ago. \n\nMustafa Demir, vice-president of Bodrum\u2019s regional tourism board, is heading up an initiative to encourage more active and nature-based tourism in the typically \u2018fly and flop\u2019 destination. As well as a new Bodrum hiking trail, they are promoting mountain biking, rafting and sailing. \n\nThis alternative tourism is gaining traction - Zelensky hiked some of Bodrum\u2019s foliage-filled trails at the beginning of his premiership. \n\nWhat to see in Bodrum: An ancient amphitheatre and coastal towns \n\nThe peninsula has plenty of activities for culture vultures too. Blink and you might miss the roadside Theatre at Halicarnassus as you whizz past on a bus to Bodrum. \n\nDating from the 4th century BC and renovated in the 1990s, the semi-circular venue still hosts concerts and cultural events with a capacity of 10,000 spectators. \n\nFrom the centre of Bodrum, you can also walk to the ruins of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC for Mausolus, ruler of Caria. \n\nColossal columns and fragments of capitals now lie scattered amongst the undergrowth but a tiny museum gives an idea of its original splendour. \n\nTo visit some of the coastline\u2019s villages, take a drive or hop on a sailing boat. The two-storey, white-washed buildings have the feel of a Greek island (Kos is only a 30 minute ferry ride) although a little more rough and ready. \n\nVisit Yalikavak for boutique hotels and artisan souvenirs or Gumbet for the nightlife. \n\nWhere to eat in Bodrum: Raki and meze \n\nTourist traps in Bodrum town tempt diners with sea views so forgo the Instagrammable meal and head into the residential part of town. \n\nHere you\u2019ll find unpretentious restaurants like K\u0131smet Lokantas\u0131 serving typical Turkish and Bodrum cuisine . \n\nCertified by the Slow Food Association, K\u0131smet Lokantas\u0131 is an airy, light-filled diner open on all sides and shaded by blossoming trees. \n\nIt is a self service set up that offers hot mains like goat with herbs and spices and chicken in a rich tomato sauce. Accompany these with a spread of meze plates like creamy yoghurt and roast aubergine, glasswort salad or steamed local leafy greens like purslane. \n\nCopy the locals and sip watered down raki throughout your meal. If the pungent aniseed-flavoured liqueur doesn\u2019t appeal, Turkey\u2019s up-and-coming wines pair perfectly with freshly caught fish and abundant meze plates. \n\nFor an afternoon snack, stop in at a bakery like Ta\u015f F\u0131r\u0131n (just down the road from the mausoleum) whose wood fired oven churns out cheese filled pastries and sticky baklava. \n\nRight in the centre of the old town, cool off in Han, a hidden courtyard that was once an 18th century caravanserai. It now has an outdoor caf\u00e8 with shisha and artisan workshops beneath the arcades. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>From the breezy peak of Turkey\u2019s Leleg hiking path, you gaze out over the thick forested coastline dropping steeply into the cobalt Aegean Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Just below are the ancient ruins of the classical civilisation of Pedasa, dating from around 3,000 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>This is Bodrum on the country's western coastline, a rugged peninsula that juts out from the mainland.<\/p>\n<p>The seaside hotspot is having a golden moment, luring tourists away from Saint Tropez and the Amalfi Coast with its pristine waters, whitewashed old towns and sumptuous food.<\/p>\n<p>The difference? You can have a deluxe holiday in Bodrum without the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//06//27//cheap-day-at-the-beach-here-are-europes-most-affordable-seaside-destinations/">price tag<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While summer is spectacular, you could also try visiting in shoulder seasons - spring or autumn - for fewer crowds, fresher weather and a nod to sustainability.<\/p>\n<h2>What to do in Bodrum: Turkish hammam and hot springs<\/h2><p>Begin your temporary life as a sultan by experiencing <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//06//09//turkiyes-best-beaches-and-how-to-pick-one-in-a-country-of-endless-coastlines/">Turkey/u2019s spa culture. Around Bodrum town, you can find establishments offering a reasonably priced hammam that will leave you feeling a million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Traditional Turkish scrubs involve lying prone on a stone slab while being alternatively rubbed down with an exfoliating cloth and sloshed with warm water.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on how much free reign you give your masseuse, it can feel like being scrubbed with sandpaper. But your skin will be as soft as a baby\u2019s after.<\/p>\n<p>For a DIY experience, head to Karaada (Black Island) where you\u2019ll find a cave with a sulphurous thermal pool and skin-nourishing orange mud.<\/p>\n<h2>What to do in Bodrum: Hiking and watersports<\/h2><p>If you want something more active, try the trails winding along the windswept ridges of the Bodrum peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>As you hike upwards, time unspools backwards taking you through ruins of ancient cities built by the Lelegs, the first inhabitants of the region from around 2700-3000 years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//73//07//02//808x539_cmsv2_7a9f898c-bbaa-5d39-b9fd-45f3a4a4a52b-7730702.jpg/" alt=\"Gokhan Kara\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/384x256_cmsv2_7a9f898c-bbaa-5d39-b9fd-45f3a4a4a52b-7730702.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/640x427_cmsv2_7a9f898c-bbaa-5d39-b9fd-45f3a4a4a52b-7730702.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/750x500_cmsv2_7a9f898c-bbaa-5d39-b9fd-45f3a4a4a52b-7730702.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/828x552_cmsv2_7a9f898c-bbaa-5d39-b9fd-45f3a4a4a52b-7730702.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/1080x720_cmsv2_7a9f898c-bbaa-5d39-b9fd-45f3a4a4a52b-7730702.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/1200x800_cmsv2_7a9f898c-bbaa-5d39-b9fd-45f3a4a4a52b-7730702.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/1920x1280_cmsv2_7a9f898c-bbaa-5d39-b9fd-45f3a4a4a52b-7730702.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">From the breezy peak of Turkey\u2019s Leleg hiking path, you gaze out over the thick forested coastline dropping steeply into the cobalt Aegean Sea.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Gokhan Kara<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mustafa Demir, vice-president of Bodrum\u2019s regional tourism board, is heading up an initiative to encourage more active and nature-based tourism in the typically \u2018fly and flop\u2019 destination. As well as a new Bodrum <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//07//03//mother-natures-most-beautiful-work-trekking-in-the-turkish-riviera/">hiking trail, they are promoting mountain biking, rafting and sailing.<\/p>\n<p>This alternative tourism is gaining traction - Zelensky hiked some of Bodrum\u2019s foliage-filled trails at the beginning of his premiership.<\/p>\n<h2>What to see in Bodrum: An ancient amphitheatre and coastal towns<\/h2><p>The peninsula has plenty of activities for culture vultures too. Blink and you might miss the roadside Theatre at Halicarnassus as you whizz past on a bus to Bodrum.<\/p>\n<p>Dating from the 4th century BC and renovated in the 1990s, the semi-circular venue still hosts concerts and cultural events with a capacity of 10,000 spectators.<\/p>\n<p>From the centre of Bodrum, you can also walk to the ruins of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC for Mausolus, ruler of Caria.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6694214876033058\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//73//07//02//808x542_cmsv2_2af29124-e9d5-5c06-9663-45b703d540e7-7730702.jpg/" alt=\"JR Harris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/384x257_cmsv2_2af29124-e9d5-5c06-9663-45b703d540e7-7730702.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/640x428_cmsv2_2af29124-e9d5-5c06-9663-45b703d540e7-7730702.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/750x502_cmsv2_2af29124-e9d5-5c06-9663-45b703d540e7-7730702.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/828x554_cmsv2_2af29124-e9d5-5c06-9663-45b703d540e7-7730702.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/1080x723_cmsv2_2af29124-e9d5-5c06-9663-45b703d540e7-7730702.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/1200x803_cmsv2_2af29124-e9d5-5c06-9663-45b703d540e7-7730702.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/1920x1285_cmsv2_2af29124-e9d5-5c06-9663-45b703d540e7-7730702.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Blink and you might miss the roadside Theatre at Halicarnassus as you whizz past on a bus to Bodrum.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">JR Harris<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Colossal columns and fragments of capitals now lie scattered amongst the undergrowth but a tiny museum gives an idea of its original splendour.<\/p>\n<p>To visit some of the coastline\u2019s villages, take a drive or hop on a sailing boat. The two-storey, white-washed buildings have the feel of a Greek island (Kos is only a 30 minute ferry ride) although a little more rough and ready.<\/p>\n<p>Visit Yalikavak for boutique hotels and artisan souvenirs or Gumbet for the nightlife.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to eat in Bodrum: Raki and meze<\/h2><p>Tourist traps in Bodrum town tempt diners with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//06//29//shipwrecks-and-scuba-where-to-find-turkiyes-best-diving-spots/">sea views so forgo the Instagrammable meal and head into the residential part of town.<\/p>\n<p>Here you\u2019ll find unpretentious restaurants like K\u0131smet Lokantas\u0131 serving typical Turkish and Bodrum <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//06//27//in-cappadocia-ancient-cave-cooking-and-millennia-old-food-traditions-live-on/">cuisine./n
Hiking by day, wine by night: Plan an active trip to Montenegro while it\u2019s still under the radar<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//31//the-10-best-european-hiking-destinations-where-you-can-reconnect-with-nature/">From Italy to Romania: The best European destinations for a spring hike<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Certified by the Slow Food Association, K\u0131smet Lokantas\u0131 is an airy, light-filled diner open on all sides and shaded by blossoming trees.<\/p>\n<p>It is a self service set up that offers hot mains like goat with herbs and spices and chicken in a rich tomato sauce. Accompany these with a spread of meze plates like creamy yoghurt and roast aubergine, glasswort salad or steamed local leafy greens like purslane.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.75\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//73//07//02//808x608_cmsv2_4a26baba-b98e-5a80-9ad2-92fa5bebe9d2-7730702.jpg/" alt=\"Rebecca Ann Hughes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/384x288_cmsv2_4a26baba-b98e-5a80-9ad2-92fa5bebe9d2-7730702.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/640x480_cmsv2_4a26baba-b98e-5a80-9ad2-92fa5bebe9d2-7730702.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/750x563_cmsv2_4a26baba-b98e-5a80-9ad2-92fa5bebe9d2-7730702.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/828x621_cmsv2_4a26baba-b98e-5a80-9ad2-92fa5bebe9d2-7730702.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/1080x810_cmsv2_4a26baba-b98e-5a80-9ad2-92fa5bebe9d2-7730702.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/1200x900_cmsv2_4a26baba-b98e-5a80-9ad2-92fa5bebe9d2-7730702.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/1920x1440_cmsv2_4a26baba-b98e-5a80-9ad2-92fa5bebe9d2-7730702.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Certified by the Slow Food Association, K\u0131smet Lokantas\u0131 is an airy, light-filled diner open on all sides and shaded by blossoming trees.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Rebecca Ann Hughes<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Copy the locals and sip watered down raki throughout your meal. If the pungent aniseed-flavoured liqueur doesn\u2019t appeal, Turkey\u2019s up-and-coming wines pair perfectly with freshly caught fish and abundant meze plates.<\/p>\n<p>For an afternoon snack, stop in at a bakery like Ta\u015f F\u0131r\u0131n (just down the road from the mausoleum) whose wood fired oven churns out cheese filled pastries and sticky baklava.<\/p>\n<p>Right in the centre of the old town, cool off in Han, a hidden courtyard that was once an 18th century caravanserai. It now has an outdoor caf\u00e8 with shisha and artisan workshops beneath the arcades.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1688571622,"publishedAt":1688572638,"updatedAt":1688575175,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2023\/07\/05\/swap-saint-tropez-for-bargain-luxury-on-turkeys-turquoise-coast-this-summer","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_49e1e20f-6cd0-5b88-80a7-edc448f0c7e1-7730702.jpg","altText":"Bodrum on Turkey's western coastline, is a rugged peninsula that juts out from the mainland.","caption":"Bodrum on Turkey's western coastline, is a rugged peninsula that juts out from the mainland.","captionCredit":"Kaan Kosemen","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":4000,"height":3000},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_4a26baba-b98e-5a80-9ad2-92fa5bebe9d2-7730702.jpg","altText":"Certified by the Slow Food Association, K\u0131smet Lokantas\u0131 is an airy, light-filled diner open on all sides and shaded by blossoming trees.","caption":"Certified by the Slow Food Association, K\u0131smet Lokantas\u0131 is an airy, light-filled diner open on all sides and shaded by blossoming trees.","captionCredit":"Rebecca Ann Hughes","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":4032,"height":3024},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2af29124-e9d5-5c06-9663-45b703d540e7-7730702.jpg","altText":"Blink and you might miss the roadside Theatre at Halicarnassus as you whizz past on a bus to Bodrum.","caption":"Blink and you might miss the roadside Theatre at Halicarnassus as you whizz past on a bus to Bodrum.","captionCredit":"JR Harris","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":3872,"height":2592},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/73\/07\/02\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_7a9f898c-bbaa-5d39-b9fd-45f3a4a4a52b-7730702.jpg","altText":"From the breezy peak of Turkey\u2019s Leleg hiking path, you gaze out over the thick forested coastline dropping steeply into the cobalt Aegean Sea.","caption":"From the breezy peak of Turkey\u2019s Leleg hiking path, you gaze out over the thick forested coastline dropping steeply into the cobalt Aegean Sea.","captionCredit":"Gokhan Kara","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":5184,"height":3456}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"hughes","title":"Rebecca Ann Hughes","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":1742,"slug":"bodrum","urlSafeValue":"bodrum","title":"Bodrum","titleRaw":"Bodrum"},{"id":12065,"slug":"budget","urlSafeValue":"budget","title":"Budget","titleRaw":"Budget"},{"id":7970,"slug":"luxury","urlSafeValue":"luxury","title":"Luxury","titleRaw":"Luxury"},{"id":24440,"slug":"hiking","urlSafeValue":"hiking","title":"hiking","titleRaw":"hiking"},{"id":11396,"slug":"food","urlSafeValue":"food","title":"Food","titleRaw":"Food"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":3},{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"destinations","urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations","online":0,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/destinations\/destinations"},"vertical":"travel","verticals":[{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"},"themes":[{"id":"destinations","urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/destinations"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":28,"urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":{"id":1742,"urlSafeValue":"bodrum","title":"Bodrum"},"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_travel','gs_fooddrink','gs_food','gs_travel_locations_europe','gs_travel_locations','gs_science_geography','gs_food_misc','gs_travel_misc','eap-gs-homerfaber-fs-30july19','neg_bucherer','gt_positive','neg_facebook_2021','gt_positive_curiosity','progressivemedia','climatechange'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/travel\/2023\/07\/05\/swap-saint-tropez-for-bargain-luxury-on-turkeys-turquoise-coast-this-summer","lastModified":1688575175},{"id":2270262,"cid":7596722,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230703_EOSU_51594105","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":1,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Mother Nature\u2019s most beautiful work: trekking in the Turkish Riviera","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":null,"titleListing2":"Mother Nature\u2019s most beautiful work: trekking in the Turkish Riviera","leadin":" The Lycian Way is a 500km trail that runs between mountain and sea, offering a window on both nature and ancient civilisations","summary":" The Lycian Way is a 500km trail that runs between mountain and sea, offering a window on both nature and ancient civilisations","url":"mother-natures-most-beautiful-work-trekking-in-the-turkish-riviera","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Turkish Riviera is a perfect example of Mother Nature\u2019s most beautiful work, with its turquoise waters, wonderful beaches and unspoiled nature. \n\nAnd in the Teke peninsula in southwestern T\u00fcrkiye there\u2019s a breathtaking long-distance trek to explore: The Lycian Way. \n\n\u00a0One of the most beautiful long-distance treks in the world \n\nThe 500km trail (760 kilometres if you take into account the variations) links the gulfs of Antalya and Fethiye. And it takes its name from the ancient Lycian civilisation that once ruled the region. \n\nWho better to tell us more about it than the person who created it in the 1990s? Kate Clow is a British ex-pat in T\u00fcrkiye, passionate about hiking and history. Why did she decide to create this trek? \n\n\u201cWhen I first came here, I sat in the harbour in Antalya and I looked at the mountains and I thought: there must be so many paths up there, but nobody knows. So I had to discover them,\u201d she says. \n\nThe Lycian Way has earnt a reputation as one of the most beautiful long-distance treks in the world. \n\n\u201cThe Lycian Way is quite special because it's between the mountains and the sea\u201d, says Clow, who is the author of the book The Lycian Way - Turkey's First Long Distance Walking Route (now in its 5th edition). \u201cIt goes up into the mountains, up as high as to see the forest at 1800 metres high. And it goes down to the coast where you can swim and paddle and see the coastal villages and so on. But also all the way along the coast are the ports, the towns, the settlements that the Lycians built and which the Romans later took over and which formed a very important point on the trading route from Egypt to Rome\u201d. \n\nIt\u2019s no surprise that you can find incredible places on the path. Such as Kayak\u00f6y, a village that has existed since ancient times, but that in 1923 was entirely abandoned, at the end of the Greco-Turkish War when a population exchange between the two countries took place. That\u2019s when it became a ghost town. Today it is an open-air museum.\u00a0 \n\nThe turquoise waters of the Turkish Riviera \n\nThe Lycian way passes by \u00d6l\u00fcdeniz, a seaside resort on the Turquoise Coast, as the Turkish Riviera is also called. Some of the most popular activities you can do here, beside relaxing on the wonderful beaches, are paragliding from Mount Babada\u011f, paddling on the sea or taking a boat from the Blue Lagoon, which will take you to explore the place where the Aegean Sea meets the eastern Mediterranean Sea. You can admire the rocky, pine-covered mountains from the boat. \n\nAnd you mustn\u2019t miss Butterfly Valley, a natural reserve that you can only get to by sea or by a very difficult hike. Guess why this canyon is called Butterfly Valley? \n\nFerihan G\u00fczel, owner of Guide Tours answers the question: \u201cAt a certain time of the year, especially in April, there are nearly 80 different kinds of butterflies here. The jersey tiger moth in particular is one of the most popular. This place is under the protection of the cooperative. Under national protection. They don't accept many tourists here, especially at the time of the butterflies\u201d. \n\nThere are also some quality diving spots or you can visit the Blue Cave where, if you\u2019re lucky enough you might see starfish! \n\nKayaking on a sunken city \n\nOne of the stops you can make, by sea or if you\u2019re hiking the Lycian Way, is the picturesque village of Ka\u015f, a favoured yacht mooring destination in Antalya Province. Its cobblestone streets rimmed by old fishermen's cottages \u2013 nowadays converted into shops, hotels, caf\u00e9s and restaurants \u2013 give it an atmosphere of other times. Above all, when you end up in front of a scattering of ruins from the classical era! \n\nHere you can also rent a boat or a kayak and paddle\u2026 among sunken city ruins. If you navigate to the northern side of the uninhabited island of Kekova, you will see the remains of a once-flourishing city: Dolichiste. It was an ancient Lycian settlement built in the 4th century BC. Occupied for several centuries Dolichiste was partially submerged due to an earthquake that occurred in the 2nd century and rising sea levels. It was completely abandoned later in the wake of the Arab incursions. \n\nAbove and below the turquoise waters there are the remains of houses, public buildings, churches, wine cellars. The Kekova region was declared a protected area in 1990 by the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forest. Diving and swimming are prohibited where the sunken city is located.\u00a0 \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Turkish Riviera is a perfect example of Mother Nature\u2019s most beautiful work, with its turquoise waters, wonderful beaches and unspoiled nature.<\/p>\n<p>And in the Teke peninsula in southwestern T\u00fcrkiye there\u2019s a breathtaking long-distance trek to explore: <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////cultureroutesinturkey.com//the-lycian-way///">The Lycian Way.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>One of the most beautiful long-distance treks in the world<\/h2><p>The 500km trail (760 kilometres if you take into account the variations) links the gulfs of Antalya and Fethiye. And it takes its name from the ancient Lycian civilisation that once ruled the region.<\/p>\n<p>Who better to tell us more about it than the person who created it in the 1990s? Kate Clow is a British ex-pat in T\u00fcrkiye, passionate about hiking and history. Why did she decide to create this trek?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I first came here, I sat in the harbour in Antalya and I looked at the mountains and I thought: there must be so many paths up there, but nobody knows. So I had to discover them,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1666475112101732352\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Lycian Way has earnt a reputation as one of the most beautiful long-distance treks in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lycian Way is quite special because it's between the mountains and the sea\u201d, says Clow, who is the author of the book The Lycian Way - Turkey's First Long Distance Walking Route (now in its 5th edition). \u201cIt goes up into the mountains, up as high as to see the forest at 1800 metres high. And it goes down to the coast where you can swim and paddle and see the coastal villages and so on. But also all the way along the coast are the ports, the towns, the settlements that the Lycians built and which the Romans later took over and which formed a very important point on the trading route from Egypt to Rome\u201d.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CryiIxLo-ii\/\" class=\"widget widget--type-instagram widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CryiIxLo-ii\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CryiIxLo-ii//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CryiIxLo-ii//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Cinzia Rizzi (@cinzia_run_travel_explore)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"////platform.instagram.com//en_US//embeds.js/"> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>It\u2019s no surprise that you can find incredible places on the path. Such as Kayak\u00f6y, a village that has existed since ancient times, but that in 1923 was entirely abandoned, at the end of the Greco-Turkish War when a population exchange between the two countries took place. That\u2019s when it became a ghost town. Today it is <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.traveltofethiye.co.uk//explore//attractions//kekova-island-sunken-city///">an open-air museum.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The turquoise waters of the Turkish Riviera<\/h2><p>The Lycian way passes by \u00d6l\u00fcdeniz, a seaside resort on the Turquoise Coast, as the Turkish Riviera is also called. Some of the most popular activities you can do here, beside relaxing on the wonderful beaches, are paragliding from Mount Babada\u011f, paddling on the sea or taking a boat from the Blue Lagoon, which will take you to explore the place where the Aegean Sea meets the eastern Mediterranean Sea. You can admire the rocky, pine-covered mountains from the boat.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CtjA-LWI_gT\/\" class=\"widget widget--type-instagram widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CtjA-LWI_gT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CtjA-LWI_gT//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CtjA-LWI_gT//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Go Tu\u0308rkiye (@goturkiye)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"////platform.instagram.com//en_US//embeds.js/"> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>And you mustn\u2019t miss Butterfly Valley, a natural reserve that you can only get to by sea or by a very difficult hike. Guess why this canyon is called Butterfly Valley?<\/p>\n<p>Ferihan G\u00fczel, owner of Guide Tours answers the question: \u201cAt a certain time of the year, especially in April, there are nearly 80 different kinds of butterflies here. The jersey tiger moth in particular is one of the most popular. This place is under the protection of the cooperative. Under national protection. They don't accept many tourists here, especially at the time of the butterflies\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>There are also some quality diving spots or you can visit the Blue Cave where, if you\u2019re lucky enough you might see starfish!<\/p>\n<h2>Kayaking on a sunken city<\/h2><p>One of the stops you can make, by sea or if you\u2019re hiking the Lycian Way, is the picturesque village of Ka\u015f, a favoured yacht mooring destination in Antalya Province. Its cobblestone streets rimmed by old fishermen's cottages \u2013 nowadays converted into shops, hotels, caf\u00e9s and restaurants \u2013 give it an atmosphere of other times. Above all, when you end up in front of a scattering of ruins from the classical era!<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CtydveOo1xe\/\" class=\"widget widget--type-instagram widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CtydveOo1xe\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CtydveOo1xe//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CtydveOo1xe//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Go Tu\u0308rkiye (@goturkiye)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"////platform.instagram.com//en_US//embeds.js/"> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Here you can also rent a boat or a kayak and paddle\u2026 among sunken city ruins. If you navigate to the northern side of the uninhabited island of Kekova, you will see the remains of a once-flourishing city: Dolichiste. It was an ancient Lycian settlement built in the 4th century BC. Occupied for several centuries Dolichiste was partially submerged due to an earthquake that occurred in the 2nd century and rising sea levels. It was completely abandoned later in the wake of the Arab incursions.<\/p>\n<p>Above and below the turquoise waters there are the remains of houses, public buildings, churches, wine cellars. The Kekova region was declared a protected area in 1990 by the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forest. Diving and swimming are prohibited where the sunken city is located.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1683799044,"publishedAt":1688392847,"updatedAt":1688393540,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2023\/07\/03\/mother-natures-most-beautiful-work-trekking-in-the-turkish-riviera","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/67\/24\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_c83a3eba-76bd-5640-b24f-733593475d2f-7596724.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionCredit":"euronews","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"rizzi","title":"Cinzia Rizzi","twitter":"@cinziarizzi7"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":12639,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel","titleRaw":"Travel"},{"id":4221,"slug":"tourism","urlSafeValue":"tourism","title":"Tourism","titleRaw":"Tourism"},{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"twitter","count":1},{"slug":"instagram","count":3}],"related":[{"id":2310660}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"sponsor.tga2023"},{"path":"sponsor"},{"path":"sponsor.exploreturkiye"}],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":300000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":37859038,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/EO\/SU\/23\/07\/03\/en\/230703_EOSU_51594105_51594107_300000_145109_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":300000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":56708830,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/EO\/SU\/23\/07\/03\/en\/230703_EOSU_51594105_51594107_300000_145109_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8m8c69","youtubeId":"nvPaqhbxDLQ"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"explore","urlSafeValue":"explore","title":"explore","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-series\/explore"},"vertical":"travel","verticals":[{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"},"themes":[{"id":"travel-series","urlSafeValue":"travel-series","title":"Series","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-series"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":32,"urlSafeValue":"travel-series","title":"Travel-series"},"advertising":1,"advertisingData":{"startDate":1677690493,"endDate":2114356098,"type":"sponsored","isDfp":null,"slug":"goturkiye-2023","title":"GoT\u00fcrkiye 2023","disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":"GoT\u00fcrkiye","sponsorName":"goturkiye-2023","sponsorUrl":"https:\/\/goturkiye.com","sponsorLogo":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/campaigns\/630\/180x82_cmsv2_a5ac92ed-9975-55ca-98f2-c30f1556e7df-630.jpg","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gt_positive','gs_travel','gs_travel_holidays','gs_travel_misc','gs_genres','gs_health','gs_news_and_weather'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/travel\/2023\/07\/03\/mother-natures-most-beautiful-work-trekking-in-the-turkish-riviera","lastModified":1688393540},{"id":2211756,"cid":7425132,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Shipwrecks and scuba: Where to find T\u00fcrkiye's best diving spots","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Shipwrecks and scuba: T\u00fcrkiye's best diving spots","titleListing2":"From historical shipwrecks to reefs teeming with wildlife, T\u00fcrkiye is an underwater playground for divers.","leadin":"From historical shipwrecks to reefs teeming with wildlife, T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s treasures of the deep make it a scuba diver\u2019s paradise.","summary":"From historical shipwrecks to reefs teeming with wildlife, T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s treasures of the deep make it a scuba diver\u2019s paradise.","url":"shipwrecks-and-scuba-where-to-find-turkiyes-best-diving-spots","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"From shipwrecks to sunken cities, it's T\u00fcrkiye's treasures of the deep that make the country's coastline the perfect underwater playground for divers. \n\nT\u00fcrkiye sits at the intersection of ancient cultures and maritime trade routes, all of which have left their mark underwater, and when you add hundreds of dive sites and professional diving schools along every coastline, a rich underwater ecosystem of marine life and coral reefs, plus crystal clear waters and warm temperatures, divers are spoiled for choice. \n\nUnder the umbrella of the Inventory of Shipwrecks project, numerous studies are ongoing to preserve T\u00fcrkiye's underwater cultural assets and open up shipwrecks to diving tourism. \u00c7anakkale\u2019s Gallipoli Historical Underwater Park is one such route, where divers can explore historical wrecks like the WWI British minesweeper HMS Lundy or the 19th century British steam passenger ship SS Milo. \n\nAli Ey\u00fcpo\u011flu, a physical education teacher and diving instructor, has a boat and a diving centre in \u00c7anakkale. For him, the appeal of T\u00fcrkiye for scuba divers is clear: \"The coastline is abundant and has played host to various civilizations. The physical structures of our underwater archaeology are good, and T\u00fcrkiye is among the leading countries in the world both in the academic field and in terms of underwater excavations and research\". \n\nFlying fish \n\nEy\u00fcpo\u011flu says \u00c7anakkale, where the diving season lasts from May to December, is a prime example of what T\u00fcrkiye has to offer. \u201c\u00c7anakkale has hosted ancient civilizations in its history pages. Today, it is the centre of attention for divers who want to see the shipwrecks from the First World War. It is the only region in the world that has an underwater national park.\u201d \n\nIf a relaxing dive rather than an educational one is more your bag, Fethiye\u2019s Aquarium Bay lives up to its name, as it's famed for the diversity of its marine life \u2013 divers will come face to face with octopuses and Mediterranean morays. It's a good spot for both beginner and experienced divers too. \n\nOr head for the warm waters of Dat\u00e7a. Pristine and well-preserved, it is considered one of the most beautiful diving spots in the country, as well as one of the most biodiverse \u2013 and with some of the friendliest locals: dolphins. \n\nMeanwhile at G\u00f6kova \u2013 which translates as \u201csky blue\u201d \u2013 you might make friends with Mediterranean monk seals, or a 10-kilo tuna... the waters here are famously blue, and well known to scuba divers around the world. \n\nBig Reef at Bodrum on the Aegean coast is teeming with aquatic life, including coral reefs, starfish, sea urchins, sea sponges, octopuses and various schools of vibrant fish. And it has the crystal clear waters to show them off \u2013 especially if you head out early in the morning. \n\nThe reef is home to 20 diving sites with a depth of up to 30 metres, with the reefs sitting just outside the harbour. Meanwhile, on the same coast at Ku\u015fadas\u0131 there are no currents and excellent clarity, allowing even beginners to dive deep to take a look at the dramatic underwater rock formations. \n\nFor a more adventurous and challenging dive, U\u00e7an Bal\u0131k, Kas will appeal to those with experience. Taking its name \u2013 which translates as \u201cflying fish\u201d \u2013 from the wreck of an Italian torpedo plane that sits on its sea bed, it also pays homage to the predatory fish you'll find there, including dentexes, groupers, barracudas and amberjacks. \n\nReefs and ruins \n\nMarmaris, on the other hand, is a crowd-pleaser, suitable for all levels of diving experience and with more than 50 dive spots, containing reefs, wrecks and ancient ruins. Kad\u0131rga Bay stands out in particular for its excellent visibility. \n\nAt a depth of 15 metres, divers can get up close to the remains of a Hellenistic ship, as well as a few moray eels. Inexperienced divers will enjoy the calm waters of Kalkan in Kalamar Bay, although calm doesn't mean quiet, since the clear, sparkling waters are teeming with barracudas, octopuses and even sea turtles. \n\nThe Ka\u015f underwater canyon is regularly listed as one of the top diving spots in the world. Sitting at the heart of the Turkish Riviera, it encompasses 21 diving spots. U\u00e7anbal\u0131k is unmissable amongst them (although more suited to experienced divers with a depth of between 55 and 71 metres) for the poignant sight of the wreck of a Savoia-Marchetti SM79 Italian bomber that was shot down as it bombed Meis during the Second World War. \n\nTwo other shipwrecks found near Ka\u015f date back considerably further: the Cape Gelidonya and the Uluburun wrecks are among the oldest in the Mediterranean, and what remains of them is now on display on dry land at the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>From shipwrecks to sunken cities, it's T\u00fcrkiye's treasures of the deep that make the country's coastline the perfect underwater playground for divers.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00fcrkiye sits at the intersection of ancient cultures and maritime trade routes, all of which have left their mark underwater, and when you add hundreds of dive sites and professional diving schools along every coastline, a rich underwater ecosystem of marine life and coral reefs, plus crystal clear waters and warm temperatures, divers are spoiled for choice.<\/p>\n<p>Under the umbrella of the Inventory of Shipwrecks project, numerous studies are ongoing to preserve T\u00fcrkiye's underwater cultural assets and open up shipwrecks to diving tourism. \u00c7anakkale\u2019s Gallipoli Historical Underwater Park is one such route, where divers can explore historical wrecks like the WWI British minesweeper HMS Lundy or the 19th century British steam passenger ship SS Milo.<\/p>\n<p>Ali Ey\u00fcpo\u011flu, a physical education teacher and diving instructor, has a boat and a diving centre in \u00c7anakkale. For him, the appeal of T\u00fcrkiye for scuba divers is clear: \"The coastline is abundant and has played host to various civilizations. The physical structures of our underwater archaeology are good, and T\u00fcrkiye is among the leading countries in the world both in the academic field and in terms of underwater excavations and research\".<\/p>\n<h2>Flying fish<\/h2><p>Ey\u00fcpo\u011flu says \u00c7anakkale, where the diving season lasts from May to December, is a prime example of what T\u00fcrkiye has to offer. \u201c\u00c7anakkale has hosted ancient civilizations in its history pages. Today, it is the centre of attention for divers who want to see the shipwrecks from the First World War. It is the only region in the world that has an underwater national park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If a relaxing dive rather than an educational one is more your bag, Fethiye\u2019s Aquarium Bay lives up to its name, as it's famed for the diversity of its marine life \u2013 divers will come face to face with octopuses and Mediterranean morays. It's a good spot for both beginner and experienced divers too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//42//51//32//808x454_cmsv2_891c5dd7-4c45-5a13-861f-dbb532458313-7425132.jpg/" alt=\"Canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/384x216_cmsv2_891c5dd7-4c45-5a13-861f-dbb532458313-7425132.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/640x360_cmsv2_891c5dd7-4c45-5a13-861f-dbb532458313-7425132.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/750x422_cmsv2_891c5dd7-4c45-5a13-861f-dbb532458313-7425132.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/828x466_cmsv2_891c5dd7-4c45-5a13-861f-dbb532458313-7425132.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/1080x608_cmsv2_891c5dd7-4c45-5a13-861f-dbb532458313-7425132.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/1200x675_cmsv2_891c5dd7-4c45-5a13-861f-dbb532458313-7425132.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/1920x1080_cmsv2_891c5dd7-4c45-5a13-861f-dbb532458313-7425132.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Divers can plunge under the clear blue waters of G\u00f6kova, which means \u201csky blue\u201d in Turkish.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Or head for the warm waters of Dat\u00e7a. Pristine and well-preserved, it is considered one of the most beautiful diving spots in the country, as well as one of the most biodiverse \u2013 and with some of the friendliest locals: dolphins.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile at G\u00f6kova \u2013 which translates as \u201csky blue\u201d \u2013 you might make friends with Mediterranean monk seals, or a 10-kilo tuna... the waters here are famously blue, and well known to scuba divers around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Big Reef at Bodrum on the Aegean coast is teeming with aquatic life, including coral reefs, starfish, sea urchins, sea sponges, octopuses and various schools of vibrant fish. And it has the crystal clear waters to show them off \u2013 especially if you head out early in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>The reef is home to 20 diving sites with a depth of up to 30 metres, with the reefs sitting just outside the harbour. Meanwhile, on the same coast at Ku\u015fadas\u0131 there are no currents and excellent clarity, allowing even beginners to dive deep to take a look at the dramatic underwater rock formations.<\/p>\n<p>For a more adventurous and challenging dive, U\u00e7an Bal\u0131k, Kas will appeal to those with experience. Taking its name \u2013 which translates as \u201cflying fish\u201d \u2013 from the wreck of an Italian torpedo plane that sits on its sea bed, it also pays homage to the predatory fish you'll find there, including dentexes, groupers, barracudas and amberjacks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//42//51//32//808x454_cmsv2_3fe7e3bb-2082-5558-a5b0-81d69ff637e8-7425132.jpg/" alt=\"Canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/384x216_cmsv2_3fe7e3bb-2082-5558-a5b0-81d69ff637e8-7425132.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/640x360_cmsv2_3fe7e3bb-2082-5558-a5b0-81d69ff637e8-7425132.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/750x422_cmsv2_3fe7e3bb-2082-5558-a5b0-81d69ff637e8-7425132.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/828x466_cmsv2_3fe7e3bb-2082-5558-a5b0-81d69ff637e8-7425132.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/1080x608_cmsv2_3fe7e3bb-2082-5558-a5b0-81d69ff637e8-7425132.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/1200x675_cmsv2_3fe7e3bb-2082-5558-a5b0-81d69ff637e8-7425132.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/1920x1080_cmsv2_3fe7e3bb-2082-5558-a5b0-81d69ff637e8-7425132.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Oh hello there! Mediterranean eels can often be seen at many of the dive sites along T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s coast.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Reefs and ruins<\/h2><p>Marmaris, on the other hand, is a crowd-pleaser, suitable for all levels of diving experience and with more than 50 dive spots, containing reefs, wrecks and ancient ruins. Kad\u0131rga Bay stands out in particular for its excellent visibility.<\/p>\n<p>At a depth of 15 metres, divers can get up close to the remains of a Hellenistic ship, as well as a few moray eels. Inexperienced divers will enjoy the calm waters of Kalkan in Kalamar Bay, although calm doesn't mean quiet, since the clear, sparkling waters are teeming with barracudas, octopuses and even sea turtles.<\/p>\n<p>The Ka\u015f underwater canyon is regularly listed as one of the top diving spots in the world. Sitting at the heart of the Turkish Riviera, it encompasses 21 diving spots. U\u00e7anbal\u0131k is unmissable amongst them (although more suited to experienced divers with a depth of between 55 and 71 metres) for the poignant sight of the wreck of a Savoia-Marchetti SM79 Italian bomber that was shot down as it bombed Meis during the Second World War.<\/p>\n<p>Two other shipwrecks found near Ka\u015f date back considerably further: the Cape Gelidonya and the Uluburun wrecks are among the oldest in the Mediterranean, and what remains of them is now on display on dry land at the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1677237458,"publishedAt":1688029257,"updatedAt":1688029315,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2023\/06\/29\/shipwrecks-and-scuba-where-to-find-turkiyes-best-diving-spots","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_022014cc-89dd-5879-b81c-c48e1f9a4965-7425132.jpg","altText":"Divers can explore historical shipwrecks at \u00c7anakkale\u2019s Gallipoli Historical Underwater Park.","caption":"Divers can explore historical shipwrecks at \u00c7anakkale\u2019s Gallipoli Historical Underwater Park.","captionCredit":"GoT\u00fcrkiye","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1300,"height":863},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3fe7e3bb-2082-5558-a5b0-81d69ff637e8-7425132.jpg","altText":"Oh hello there! Mediterranean eels can often be seen at many of the dive sites along T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s coast.","caption":"Oh hello there! Mediterranean eels can often be seen at many of the dive sites along T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s coast.","captionCredit":"Canva","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_891c5dd7-4c45-5a13-861f-dbb532458313-7425132.jpg","altText":"Divers can plunge under the clear blue waters of G\u00f6kova, which means \u201csky blue\u201d in Turkish.","caption":"Divers can plunge under the clear blue waters of G\u00f6kova, which means \u201csky blue\u201d in Turkish.","captionCredit":"Canva","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":13560,"slug":"diving","urlSafeValue":"diving","title":"diving","titleRaw":"diving"},{"id":25360,"slug":"water-sports","urlSafeValue":"water-sports","title":"water sports","titleRaw":"water sports"},{"id":18998,"slug":"reef","urlSafeValue":"reef","title":"reef","titleRaw":"reef"},{"id":18658,"slug":"shipwreck","urlSafeValue":"shipwreck","title":"shipwreck","titleRaw":"shipwreck"},{"id":24192,"slug":"travel-destinations","urlSafeValue":"travel-destinations","title":"Travel destinations","titleRaw":"Travel destinations"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":2}],"related":[{"id":2268684},{"id":2270256},{"id":2298444}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"sponsor.tga2023"},{"path":"sponsor"},{"path":"sponsor.turkiyearticles"}],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"explore","urlSafeValue":"explore","title":"explore","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-series\/explore"},"vertical":"travel","verticals":[{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"},"themes":[{"id":"travel-series","urlSafeValue":"travel-series","title":"Series","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-series"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":32,"urlSafeValue":"travel-series","title":"Travel-series"},"advertising":1,"advertisingData":{"startDate":1677690493,"endDate":2114356098,"type":"sponsored","isDfp":null,"slug":"goturkiye-2023","title":"GoT\u00fcrkiye 2023","disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":"GoT\u00fcrkiye","sponsorName":"goturkiye-2023","sponsorUrl":"https:\/\/goturkiye.com","sponsorLogo":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/campaigns\/630\/180x82_cmsv2_a5ac92ed-9975-55ca-98f2-c30f1556e7df-630.jpg","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gs_travel','gs_travel_locations','gs_science','gs_sport','gs_travel_locations_europe','gs_sport_diving','gs_travel_locations_asia','gs_news_and_weather'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/travel\/2023\/06\/29\/shipwrecks-and-scuba-where-to-find-turkiyes-best-diving-spots","lastModified":1688029315},{"id":2308316,"cid":7711464,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230627_TCSU_52215288","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"In Cappadocia, ancient cave cooking and millennia-old food traditions live on","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"I got a taste of Cappadocia\u2019s millennia-old food traditions","titleListing2":"In Cappadocia, ancient cave cooking and millennia-old food traditions live on","leadin":"Eating has historically been both a pleasure and a peril in Cappadocia.\n","summary":"Eating has historically been both a pleasure and a peril in Cappadocia.\n","url":"in-cappadocia-ancient-cave-cooking-and-millennia-old-food-traditions-live-on","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"I\u2019m standing at the summit of U\u00e7hisar castle, the highest point in Cappadocia, Turkey, and reachable by climbing some 120 lung-busting steps. \n\nSurveying the otherworldly landscape of conical rock towers and misshapen stone mounds below, it\u2019s hard to believe this is fertile ground for growing crops. \n\nBut an underground natural water reservoir and ashy terrain from prehistoric volcanic eruptions mean fruit and vegetables have flourished here for millennia. \n\nThe area is one of the oldest in the world for winemaking, just behind Georgia, with several indigenous grape varieties. \n\nIt also has a rich regional food culture. I\u2019m already thinking of the time-honoured dishes deeply rooted in the land\u2019s bounty that await me on my descent. \n\nCooking in Cappadocia\u2019s ancient caves \n\nEating has historically been both a pleasure and a peril in Cappadocia , as I learn from a visit to the G\u00f6reme open-air museum. \n\nThis is one of the region\u2019s top attractions and the third most visited museum in the country. \n\nG\u00f6reme is a microcosm of Cappadocia\u2019s natural and man-made splendours. For thousands of years, the area\u2019s spectacular rock forms, known as \u201cfairy chimneys\u201d, have been hollowed out into a warren of houses, monasteries and churches. \n\nAt the museum, I duck into cave churches and wonder at ceilings painted with brilliantly coloured biblical scenes. \n\nReturning to a corporeal level, a visit here is also an education on how the cave system\u2019s earliest residents cooked. \n\nBetween the magnificent churches, I find dark, unadorned spaces once used as refectories. They house a long table and benches carved out from the soft tuff stone and a niche at the table head for the priest. \n\nA small round hole has been dug out of the floor that is known as a tandir or tandoor. Over a wood fire, these early monks would have cooked meat, vegetables and a bagel-shaped bread called simit in pottery containers. \n\nDespite the romantic image, cooking wasn\u2019t a pleasant experience. As early Christians were persecuted by the pagan Romans, the cave dwellers could not construct chimneys for fear of being spotted by the smoke. \n\nAs such, the interiors were filled with ashy smog during cooking. In some caves the rock ceilings are still blackened from years of making food. \n\nWhat to eat in Cappadocia: Tandoor-cooked meat \n\nCappadocians still use this ancient tandoor cooking method, albeit now with smoke-extracting chimneys. \n\nVisitors to the region should look out for restaurants offering testi kebap, or \u201cpottery kebab\u201d. This dish is made of lamb meat and vegetables are cooked slowly inside an earthenware pot in a tandoor. In some places, the waiter brings the pot to the table and smashes it in half before diners. \n\nFor sa\u00e7 tava, instead, a large metal skillet is set over the tandoor oven to saute small pieces of meat along with aubergines, tomatoes and green peppers. \n\nWhat to eat in Cappadocia: meat ravioli and pottery cheese \n\nBesides fire-roasted meat, there are plenty of other foods being celebrated on restaurant menus. \n\nAt Argos, a legendary cave hotel cited by National Geographic as one of the 250 must-see places in the world, a new restaurant is serving up speciality dishes from Cappadocia\u2019s Nev\u015fehir province. \n\nCalled Nahita, the dining spot inside these rock-hewn walls offers a menu using ingredients from within a 60-kilometre radius. \n\n\nOne dish on the menu is a simple salad inspired by shepherd\u2019s meals containing tomato, cucumber, red onion and \u00c7\u00f6mlek cheese. Also known as \u201cpot cheese\u201d, this tangy artisan product is stored in earthenware pots and left to age naturally in the cool caves. \n\nAnother sumptuous salad with grilled lettuce uses local Ezine goat\u2019s cheese and hard-aged kasseri cheese for a creamy, peppery sauce. \n\nFor a main course, I try homemade ya\u011flama (like thin soft tortillas) topped with rich minced meat in the Nev\u015fehir fashion, fresh mint, yoghurt and tomato sauce. \n\nThe restaurant also prepares tandoor foods. One of the most traditional dishes is Nev\u015fehir tava, a cornucopia of pan-fried beef tenderloin, garlic, peppers and pita bread enlivened with allspice and cumin. \n\n\nIn their sister restaurant Seki, I am warmed by Cappadocia\u2019s take on comfort food, Nev\u015fehir mant\u0131. These are like tiny ravioli filled with meat smothered in a tomato and chickpea sauce. \n\nThere is also a vegetarian version of mant\u0131 with fried onions and served with a garlic-infused yoghurt. \n\nCappadocia\u2019s 3,000-year-old winemaking tradition \n\n\nThousands of years ago, vines would have clung to the sloping terraces of the fairy chimneys all over Cappadocia. \n\nThe grapes would have been crushed inside the caves, which also acted as perfect, naturally cool cellars. \n\nAt Argos Hotel, I descend a steep flight of stone steps that take me from the scorching sun into the chilly depths of their own cave wine cellar. \n\nBottles are squeezed into every available hollow, crevice and crack. In one room, there is still a hole in the ceiling where the grapes would have been dropped through into a basin for crushing below. \n\nTurkey\u2019s modern-day winemaking industry is little known outside the country, partly because of the government\u2019s conservative leanings which restrict publicity on alcohol. \n\nBut there are still winemakers in Cappadocia creating products from the region\u2019s local grapes. \n\nArgos produce a fruity red from the bo\u011fazkere variety. In a wine tasting in their cave cellar, I also try a crisp, citrusy white wine from the emir grape. \n\nIt pairs perfectly with cave-aged cheese, and makes me wonder if Cappadocia\u2019s ancient cave residents were also partial to a cheese and wine party.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\n","htmlText":"<p>I\u2019m standing at the summit of U\u00e7hisar castle, the highest point in Cappadocia, Turkey, and reachable by climbing some 120 lung-busting steps.<\/p>\n<p>Surveying the otherworldly landscape of conical rock towers and misshapen stone mounds below, it\u2019s hard to believe this is fertile ground for growing crops.<\/p>\n<p>But an underground natural water reservoir and ashy terrain from prehistoric volcanic eruptions mean fruit and vegetables have flourished here for millennia.<\/p>\n<p>The area is one of the oldest in the world for winemaking, just behind Georgia, with several indigenous grape varieties.<\/p>\n<p>It also has a rich regional food culture. I\u2019m already thinking of the time-honoured dishes deeply rooted in the land\u2019s bounty that await me on my descent.<\/p>\n<h2>Cooking in Cappadocia\u2019s ancient caves<\/h2><p>Eating has historically been both a pleasure and a peril in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//01//07//erotic-valleys-and-moonlit-hikes-theres-more-to-cappadocia-than-hot-air-balloons/">Cappadocia, as I learn from a visit to the G\u00f6reme open-air museum.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the region\u2019s top attractions and the third most visited museum in the country.<\/p>\n<p>G\u00f6reme is a microcosm of Cappadocia\u2019s natural and man-made splendours. For thousands of years, the area\u2019s spectacular rock forms, known as \u201cfairy chimneys\u201d, have been hollowed out into a warren of houses, monasteries and churches.<\/p>\n<p>At the museum, I duck into cave churches and wonder at ceilings painted with brilliantly coloured biblical scenes.<\/p>\n<p>Returning to a corporeal level, a visit here is also an education on how the cave system\u2019s earliest residents cooked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1283436316395438085\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Between the magnificent churches, I find dark, unadorned spaces once used as refectories. They house a long table and benches carved out from the soft tuff stone and a niche at the table head for the priest.<\/p>\n<p>A small round hole has been dug out of the floor that is known as a tandir or tandoor. Over a wood fire, these early monks would have cooked meat, vegetables and a bagel-shaped <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//11//02//from-roti-to-banh-mi-these-are-9-of-the-best-street-foods-in-the-world/">bread called simit in pottery containers.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the romantic image, cooking wasn\u2019t a pleasant experience. As early Christians were persecuted by the pagan Romans, the cave dwellers could not construct chimneys for fear of being spotted by the smoke.<\/p>\n<p>As such, the interiors were filled with ashy smog during cooking. In some caves the rock ceilings are still blackened from years of making food.<\/p>\n<h2>What to eat in Cappadocia: Tandoor-cooked meat<\/h2><p>Cappadocians still use this ancient tandoor cooking method, albeit now with smoke-extracting chimneys.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors to the region should look out for restaurants offering testi kebap, or \u201cpottery kebab\u201d. This dish is made of lamb meat and vegetables are cooked slowly inside an earthenware pot in a tandoor. In some places, the waiter brings the pot to the table and smashes it in half before diners.<\/p>\n<p>For sa\u00e7 tava, instead, a large metal skillet is set over the tandoor oven to saute small pieces of meat along with aubergines, tomatoes and green peppers.<\/p>\n<h2>What to eat in Cappadocia: meat ravioli and pottery cheese<\/h2><p>Besides fire-roasted meat, there are plenty of other <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//02//15//pasta-classes-tapas-crawls-and-wine-tastings-7-of-europes-best-food-adventures/">foods being celebrated on restaurant menus.<\/p>\n<p>At Argos, a legendary cave hotel cited by National Geographic as one of the 250 must-see places in the world, a new restaurant is serving up speciality dishes from Cappadocia\u2019s Nev\u015fehir province.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cr1C3b3tH0x\/\" class=\"widget widget--type-instagram widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cr1C3b3tH0x\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//Cr1C3b3tH0x//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//Cr1C3b3tH0x//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by NAH\u0130TA (@nahitacappadocia)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"////platform.instagram.com//en_US//embeds.js/"> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Called Nahita, the dining spot inside these rock-hewn walls offers a menu using <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//05//15//turkish-airlines-unveils-new-inflight-menus-with-local-ingredients-and-detox-drinks/">ingredients from within a 60-kilometre radius. <\/p>\n<p>One dish on the menu is a simple salad inspired by shepherd\u2019s meals containing tomato, cucumber, red onion and \u00c7\u00f6mlek cheese. Also known as \u201cpot cheese\u201d, this tangy artisan product is stored in earthenware pots and left to age naturally in the cool caves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//71//14//64//808x454_cmsv2_e9e85d0b-86ce-5772-b574-bb6889e0c13e-7711464.jpg/" alt=\"Argos in Cappadocia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/384x216_cmsv2_e9e85d0b-86ce-5772-b574-bb6889e0c13e-7711464.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/640x360_cmsv2_e9e85d0b-86ce-5772-b574-bb6889e0c13e-7711464.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/750x422_cmsv2_e9e85d0b-86ce-5772-b574-bb6889e0c13e-7711464.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/828x466_cmsv2_e9e85d0b-86ce-5772-b574-bb6889e0c13e-7711464.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/1080x608_cmsv2_e9e85d0b-86ce-5772-b574-bb6889e0c13e-7711464.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/1200x675_cmsv2_e9e85d0b-86ce-5772-b574-bb6889e0c13e-7711464.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/1920x1080_cmsv2_e9e85d0b-86ce-5772-b574-bb6889e0c13e-7711464.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Cappadocians still use this ancient tandoor cooking method, albeit now with smoke-extracting chimneys.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Argos in Cappadocia<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Another sumptuous salad with grilled lettuce uses local Ezine goat\u2019s cheese and hard-aged kasseri cheese for a creamy, peppery sauce.<\/p>\n<p>For a main course, I try homemade ya\u011flama (like thin soft tortillas) topped with rich minced meat in the Nev\u015fehir fashion, fresh mint, yoghurt and tomato sauce.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant also prepares tandoor foods. One of the most traditional dishes is Nev\u015fehir tava, a cornucopia of pan-fried beef tenderloin, garlic, peppers and pita bread enlivened with allspice and cumin. <\/p>\n<p>In their sister restaurant Seki, I am warmed by Cappadocia\u2019s take on comfort food, Nev\u015fehir mant\u0131. These are like tiny ravioli filled with meat smothered in a tomato and chickpea sauce.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CnhOc4vreMY\/\" class=\"widget widget--type-instagram widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CnhOc4vreMY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CnhOc4vreMY//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CnhOc4vreMY//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by NAH\u0130TA (@nahitacappadocia)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"////platform.instagram.com//en_US//embeds.js/"> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>There is also a vegetarian version of mant\u0131 with fried onions and served with a garlic-infused yoghurt.<\/p>\n<p>Cappadocia\u2019s 3,000-year-old winemaking tradition <\/p>\n<p>Thousands of years ago, vines would have clung to the sloping terraces of the fairy chimneys all over Cappadocia.<\/p>\n<p>The grapes would have been crushed inside the caves, which also acted as perfect, naturally cool cellars.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//71//14//64//808x539_cmsv2_460526df-7698-5714-8cb9-ade2ac7495db-7711464.jpg/" alt=\"Argos in Cappadocia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/384x256_cmsv2_460526df-7698-5714-8cb9-ade2ac7495db-7711464.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/640x427_cmsv2_460526df-7698-5714-8cb9-ade2ac7495db-7711464.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/750x500_cmsv2_460526df-7698-5714-8cb9-ade2ac7495db-7711464.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/828x552_cmsv2_460526df-7698-5714-8cb9-ade2ac7495db-7711464.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/1080x720_cmsv2_460526df-7698-5714-8cb9-ade2ac7495db-7711464.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/1200x800_cmsv2_460526df-7698-5714-8cb9-ade2ac7495db-7711464.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/1920x1280_cmsv2_460526df-7698-5714-8cb9-ade2ac7495db-7711464.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Thousands of years ago, vines would have clung to the sloping terraces of the fairy chimneys all over Cappadocia.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Argos in Cappadocia<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>At Argos Hotel, I descend a steep flight of stone steps that take me from the scorching sun into the chilly depths of their own cave wine cellar.<\/p>\n<p>Bottles are squeezed into every available hollow, crevice and crack. In one room, there is still a hole in the ceiling where the grapes would have been dropped through into a basin for crushing below.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7264360,7699496\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//06//25//swap-seoul-for-busan-find-a-thriving-spa-culture-and-spicy-street-food-in-south-koreas-sec/">Swap Seoul for Busan: Find a thriving spa culture and spicy street food in South Korea\u2019s second city<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//12//22//turkey-travel-warning-issued-by-uk-government-following-22-medical-tourism-deaths/">Turkey travel warning issued by UK government following 22 \u2018medical tourism\u2019 deaths<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Turkey\u2019s modern-day <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//04//10//forget-bordeaux-and-bruges-wine-and-chocolate-lovers-should-book-a-trip-to-porto/">winemaking industry is little known outside the country, partly because of the government\u2019s conservative leanings which restrict publicity on alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>But there are still winemakers in Cappadocia creating products from the region\u2019s local grapes.<\/p>\n<p>Argos produce a fruity red from the bo\u011fazkere variety. In a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//12//10//from-bohemian-ruin-bars-to-five-star-hotels-where-to-drink-in-budapests-up-and-coming-wine/">wine tasting<\/strong><\/a> in their cave cellar, I also try a crisp, citrusy white wine from the emir grape.<\/p>\n<p>It pairs perfectly with cave-aged cheese, and makes me wonder if Cappadocia\u2019s ancient cave residents were also partial to a cheese and wine party.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1687877221,"publishedAt":1687879313,"updatedAt":1687879751,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2023\/06\/27\/in-cappadocia-ancient-cave-cooking-and-millennia-old-food-traditions-live-on","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_f98d6aae-a160-5a97-a356-3baa8feb7250-7711464.jpg","altText":"Surveying the otherworldly landscape of conical rock towers and misshapen stone mounds below, it\u2019s hard to believe this is fertile ground for growing crops. ","caption":"Surveying the otherworldly landscape of conical rock towers and misshapen stone mounds below, it\u2019s hard to believe this is fertile ground for growing crops. ","captionCredit":"Argos in Cappadocia","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2048,"height":1363},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_045d2126-e4a7-5d47-ae02-f6a3979ab895-7711464.jpg","altText":"Surveying the otherworldly landscape of conical rock towers and misshapen stone mounds below, it\u2019s hard to believe this is fertile ground for growing crops. ","caption":"Surveying the otherworldly landscape of conical rock towers and misshapen stone mounds below, it\u2019s hard to believe this is fertile ground for growing crops. ","captionCredit":"Rebecca Ann Hughes","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":4032,"height":3024},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_460526df-7698-5714-8cb9-ade2ac7495db-7711464.jpg","altText":"Thousands of years ago, vines would have clung to the sloping terraces of the fairy chimneys all over Cappadocia.","caption":"Thousands of years ago, vines would have clung to the sloping terraces of the fairy chimneys all over Cappadocia.","captionCredit":"Argos in Cappadocia","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1280},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_cf33016e-e2c6-5363-b755-8ad55a512208-7711464.jpg","altText":"Surveying the otherworldly landscape of conical rock towers and misshapen stone mounds below, it\u2019s hard to believe this is fertile ground for growing crops. ","caption":"Surveying the otherworldly landscape of conical rock towers and misshapen stone mounds below, it\u2019s hard to believe this is fertile ground for growing crops. ","captionCredit":"Burak Arslan","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":5689,"height":3793},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/71\/14\/64\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e9e85d0b-86ce-5772-b574-bb6889e0c13e-7711464.jpg","altText":"Cappadocians still use this ancient tandoor cooking method, albeit now with smoke-extracting chimneys. ","caption":"Cappadocians still use this ancient tandoor cooking method, albeit now with smoke-extracting chimneys. ","captionCredit":"Argos in Cappadocia","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"hughes","title":"Rebecca Ann Hughes","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":16392,"slug":"cappadocia","urlSafeValue":"cappadocia","title":"Cappadocia","titleRaw":"Cappadocia"},{"id":18514,"slug":"food-culture","urlSafeValue":"food-culture","title":"food culture","titleRaw":"food culture"},{"id":11396,"slug":"food","urlSafeValue":"food","title":"Food","titleRaw":"Food"},{"id":12570,"slug":"wine","urlSafeValue":"wine","title":"Wine","titleRaw":"Wine"},{"id":9567,"slug":"cooking","urlSafeValue":"cooking","title":"Cooking","titleRaw":"Cooking"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":2},{"slug":"twitter","count":1},{"slug":"instagram","count":2},{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"destinations","urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations","online":0,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/destinations\/destinations"},"vertical":"travel","verticals":[{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"},"themes":[{"id":"destinations","urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/destinations"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":28,"urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_fooddrink','gs_food','gs_food_misc','gs_travel','gs_fooddrink_cooking','eap-gs-homerfaber-fs-30july19','neg_bucherer','neg_mobkoi_castrol','gt_positive','castrol_negative_uk','gs_fooddrink_alcohol','gs_food_drink','neg_nespresso','gs_travel_locations','gt_negative_fear'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/travel\/2023\/06\/27\/in-cappadocia-ancient-cave-cooking-and-millennia-old-food-traditions-live-on","lastModified":1687879751},{"id":2307568,"cid":7709328,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230626_S5SU_52203507","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"An ancient theatre in T\u00fcrkiye has reopened after 1,700 years","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"An ancient theatre in T\u00fcrkiye has reopened after 1,700 years","titleListing2":"The ancient theatre of Laodicea, built during the Hellenistic period, has been restored for a once-in-a-millennium concert","leadin":"The ancient theatre of Laodicea, built during the Hellenistic period, has been restored for a once-in-a-millennium concert","summary":"The ancient theatre of Laodicea, built during the Hellenistic period, has been restored for a once-in-a-millennium concert","url":"an-ancient-theatre-in-turkiye-has-reopened-after-1700-years","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The ancient city of Laodicea's theatre hasn't seen a full crowd in centuries. For the first time in over a thousand years, the 2,200-year-old theatre hosted an audience of 15,000 people for a breath-taking concert.\u00a0 \n\nLaodicea on the Lycus was an ancient city in Asia Minor during the Hellenistic period. Today, its location is near the modern\u00a0city of Denizli in\u00a0Turkiye.\u00a0The Western Theatre of the city,\u00a0situated on the south side of the Lycus River, is on UNESCO's Tentative List of potential protected sites. \n\nOnce a popular theatre through the Greek and Roman era, the arena fell out of use after a spate of earthquakes shook the region. It has been more than 1,700 years since a performance staged at the Laodicea Theatre. \n\nThe Presidential Symphony Orchestra of Turkiye\u00a0performed this week to a sold-out crowd of 15,000 people.\u00a0 \n\nThe Orchestra artists performed well-known Turkish and foreign classical music pieces. \n\nThe night started with the national anthem and moment of silence for victims of earthquake that devastated Turkiye and Syria in February. \n\nThe restoration of the ancient theatre took two years and a team of 10 academics, a specialist architect, 12 archaeologists, four restoration experts and 20 laborers took part in the ambitious project. \n\nWatch the video above to learn more about this story. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The ancient city of Laodicea's theatre hasn't seen a full crowd in centuries. For the first time in over a thousand years, the 2,200-year-old theatre hosted an audience of 15,000 people for a breath-taking concert.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Laodicea on the Lycus was an ancient city in Asia Minor during the Hellenistic period. Today, its location is near the modern\u00a0city of Denizli in\u00a0Turkiye.\u00a0The Western Theatre of the city,\u00a0situated on the south side of the Lycus River, is on UNESCO's Tentative List of potential protected sites.<\/p>\n<p>Once a popular theatre through the Greek and Roman era, the arena fell out of use after a spate of earthquakes shook the region. It has been more than 1,700 years since a performance staged at the Laodicea Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>The Presidential Symphony Orchestra of Turkiye\u00a0performed this week to a sold-out crowd of 15,000 people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-xlarge\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <iframe src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.facebook.com//plugins//post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTheArchaeologistOfficial%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02GM23a3pHMbVkCHZkBgi5kXFfwuLdAsBqn7a27G1EnifNvRcESosmWGjbJTrtdgByl&show_text=true&width=500\%22 width=\"500\" height=\"520\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Orchestra artists performed well-known Turkish and foreign classical music pieces.<\/p>\n<p>The night started with the national anthem and moment of silence for victims of earthquake that devastated Turkiye and Syria in February.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7709844,7629760,7653882\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//06//06//burna-boy-makes-musical-history-what-is-behind-the-rise-and-rise-of-afrobeats/">Burna Boy makes musical history: What is behind the rise and rise of Afrobeats?<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//06//27//romanias-sibiu-festival-takes-place-with-dancing-music-and-theatre/">Romania's Sibiu Festival takes place with dancing, music and theatre <\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//06//22//the-art-of-mentoring-the-rolex-arts-festival/"> The Art of Mentoring: The Rolex Arts Festival<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The restoration of the ancient theatre took two years and a team of 10 academics, a specialist architect, 12 archaeologists, four restoration experts and 20 laborers took part in the ambitious project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the video above to learn more about this story.<\/strong><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1687797137,"publishedAt":1687875581,"updatedAt":1687876024,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2023\/06\/27\/an-ancient-theatre-in-turkiye-has-reopened-after-1700-years","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/70\/93\/28\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1050e191-6830-5784-b858-21f6916cf3ae-7709328.jpg","altText":"dfd","caption":"dfd","captionCredit":"EBU-TRT","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":3264,"height":1982}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"congar","title":"Kerem Congar","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[{"urlSafeValue":"congar","title":"Kerem Congar","twitter":null}]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":11646,"slug":"music","urlSafeValue":"music","title":"Music","titleRaw":"Music"},{"id":8057,"slug":"unesco","urlSafeValue":"unesco","title":"UNESCO","titleRaw":"UNESCO"},{"id":15948,"slug":"unesco-kultur-miras-listesi","urlSafeValue":"unesco-kultur-miras-listesi","title":"UNESCO Cultural Heritage List","titleRaw":"UNESCO Cultural Heritage List"},{"id":9459,"slug":"classical-music","urlSafeValue":"classical-music","title":"Classical music","titleRaw":"Classical music"},{"id":15202,"slug":"konser-turne","urlSafeValue":"konser-turne","title":"Concert","titleRaw":"Concert"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"html","count":1},{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2294100},{"id":2301030}],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":73200,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":9495561,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/S5\/SU\/23\/06\/26\/en\/230626_S5SU_52203507_52203535_73200_160838_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":73200,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":14282761,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/S5\/SU\/23\/06\/26\/en\/230626_S5SU_52203507_52203535_73200_160838_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8m3647","youtubeId":"7jnH37nAkJ0"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"EBU-TRT","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"see","urlSafeValue":"see","title":"See","online":0,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/see\/see"},"vertical":"culture","verticals":[{"id":10,"slug":"culture","urlSafeValue":"culture","title":"Culture"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":10,"slug":"culture","urlSafeValue":"culture","title":"Culture"},"themes":[{"id":"see","urlSafeValue":"see","title":"See","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/see"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":48,"urlSafeValue":"see","title":"See"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_fineart','gs_entertain_music','gs_entertain','gs_entertain_mus','eap-gs-homerfaber-fs-30july19','gs_entertain_mus_classical','neg_facebook_2021','gs_fineart_theater','gs_entertain_perfarts','castrol_negative_uk','neg_mobkoi_castrol','gs_seasevnt','gs_event_music_festival','gt_negative','gt_negative_sadness'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/culture\/2023\/06\/27\/an-ancient-theatre-in-turkiye-has-reopened-after-1700-years","lastModified":1687876024},{"id":2306720,"cid":7706618,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230625_NWSU_52189783","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Istanbul gay pride activists rally despite ban","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Istanbul gay pride activists rally despite ban","titleListing2":"Turkish activists on Sunday defied a ban to stage an annual gay pride march in Istanbul one month after Turkey's election followed a homophobic hate-filled campaign.","leadin":"Turkish activists on Sunday defied a ban to stage an annual gay pride march in Istanbul one month after Turkey's election followed a homophobic hate-filled campaign. ","summary":"Turkish activists on Sunday defied a ban to stage an annual gay pride march in Istanbul one month after Turkey's election followed a homophobic hate-filled campaign. ","url":"istanbul-gay-pride-activists-rally-despite-ban","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Turkish activists defied a ban to stage an annual gay pride march in Istanbul on Sunday. \n\nIt's one month after Turkey's election followed a homophobic hate-filled campaign. \n\nTurkey's LGBTQ community fears more pressure after conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the May vote to extend his rule until 2028. \n\nErdogan accused Turkey's main opposition party CHP and its allies of being pro-LGBTQ before and after the elections, promising his supporters that the LGBTQ community will never enter his Islamic-rooted party. \n\n\"By ramping up anti-LGBTI rhetoric, the government has helped whip up prejudice, emboldening anti-LGBTI groups in Turkey, some of which have called for violence against LGBTI communities,\" Amnesty International Europe director Nils Muiznieks warned on Friday. \n\n\"Under the pretext of protecting family values, the authorities are denying LGBTI people the right to live freely,\" he said.\u00a0 \n\nCan Kortun, Pride Week Committee member said she believes the police were fearful of them.\u00a0 \n\n\"They are afraid of something different to them, but I think there are many of us among them. They are aware of our strength and numbers. They are aware of the change we can accomplish. But despite that, they refuse to communicate, and they are so afraid of us that they don't let us come out. Just now, someone was trying to walk their dogs and they wouldn't let him. That kind of fear.\" \n\nEren Mucahit Kutluk, lawyer explained why he joined the rally. \n\n\"All day and night, I will be side by side with my LGBT friends. I will go to the police station and be there during their testimonies. We're here. I'm also here. I'm not dead, I'm still alive. If they wish to kill, they are welcome to. I know most of them want that, but there's a gay lawyer here.\" \n\nPolice had heightened security in and around the iconic Taksim square which was the venue of the 2013 anti-government protest. \n\nMore than 40 protesters were detained, according to demonstration groups. \n\nThis year's pride march started and finished earlier than expected without any street clashes or police violence, according to AFP journalists on the ground.\u00a0 \n\nHowever\u00a0Erol Onderoglu of Reporters Without Borders, criticised the police blockade of journalists at almost every social event around the square. \n\n\"The reality is that journalists' rights are violated arbitrarily,\" he tweeted. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Turkish activists defied a ban to stage an annual gay pride march in Istanbul on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>It's one month after Turkey's election followed a homophobic hate-filled campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey's LGBTQ community fears more pressure after conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the May vote to extend his rule until 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan accused Turkey's main opposition party CHP and its allies of being pro-LGBTQ before and after the elections, promising his supporters that the LGBTQ community will never enter his Islamic-rooted party.<\/p>\n<p>\"By ramping up anti-LGBTI rhetoric, the government has helped whip up prejudice, emboldening anti-LGBTI groups in Turkey, some of which have called for violence against LGBTI communities,\" Amnesty International Europe director Nils Muiznieks warned on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\"Under the pretext of protecting family values, the authorities are denying LGBTI people the right to live freely,\" he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Can Kortun, Pride Week Committee member said she believes the police were fearful of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"They are afraid of something different to them, but I think there are many of us among them. They are aware of our strength and numbers. They are aware of the change we can accomplish. But despite that, they refuse to communicate, and they are so afraid of us that they don't let us come out. Just now, someone was trying to walk their dogs and they wouldn't let him. That kind of fear.\"<\/p>\n<p>Eren Mucahit Kutluk, lawyer explained why he joined the rally.<\/p>\n<p>\"All day and night, I will be side by side with my LGBT friends. I will go to the police station and be there during their testimonies. We're here. I'm also here. I'm not dead, I'm still alive. If they wish to kill, they are welcome to. I know most of them want that, but there's a gay lawyer here.\"<\/p>\n<p>Police had heightened security in and around the iconic Taksim square which was the venue of the 2013 anti-government protest.<\/p>\n<p>More than 40 protesters were detained, according to demonstration groups.<\/p>\n<p>This year's pride march started and finished earlier than expected without any street clashes or police violence, according to AFP journalists on the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However\u00a0Erol Onderoglu of Reporters Without Borders, criticised the police blockade of journalists at almost every social event around the square.<\/p>\n<p>\"The reality is that journalists' rights are violated arbitrarily,\" he tweeted.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1687713478,"publishedAt":1687724911,"updatedAt":1687725364,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/06\/25\/istanbul-gay-pride-activists-rally-despite-ban","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/70\/66\/24\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_4a0e89e4-e020-53be-98cb-8e87b2fc9b25-7706624.jpg","altText":"Istanbul gay pride activists rally despite ban","caption":"Istanbul gay pride activists rally despite ban","captionCredit":"frame","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":900,"height":504}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":12541,"slug":"lgbt","urlSafeValue":"lgbt","title":"LGBT","titleRaw":"LGBT"},{"id":15892,"slug":"istanbul","urlSafeValue":"istanbul","title":"\u0130stanbul","titleRaw":"\u0130stanbul"}],"widgets":[],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":35000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":4521726,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/06\/25\/en\/230625_NWSU_52189783_52189811_35000_203815_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":35000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":6728958,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/06\/25\/en\/230625_NWSU_52189783_52189811_35000_203815_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8m1mru","youtubeId":"WaPFP49PRkE"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"AFP","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":{"id":1888,"urlSafeValue":"istanbul","title":"Istanbul"},"grapeshot":"'gb_crime_news-ent','gs_law','gs_society_lgbt','gs_science','gs_news','gs_news_and_weather','gs_health_sexuality','gv_crime','gs_law_misc'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/06\/25\/istanbul-gay-pride-activists-rally-despite-ban","lastModified":1687725364},{"id":2303142,"cid":7695486,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230621_C2SU_52136360","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Istanbul Modern Art Museum moves to new Renzo Piano designed building","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Istanbul Modern Art Museum moves to new Renzo Piano designed building","titleListing2":"T\u00fcrkiye's Istanbul Modern Art Museum is moving back to its original location on the banks of the Bosphorus in a new Renzo Piano designed building. ","leadin":"T\u00fcrkiye's Istanbul Modern Art Museum has moved back to its original location on the banks of the Bosphorus in a new building designed by Italian-born architect Renzo Piano, whose most notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and London's Shard skyscraper. ","summary":"T\u00fcrkiye's Istanbul Modern Art Museum has moved back to its original location on the banks of the Bosphorus in a new building designed by Italian-born architect Renzo Piano, whose most notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and London's Shard skyscraper. ","url":"istanbul-modern-art-museum-moves-to-new-renzo-piano-designed-building","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"After changing its name from \"Turkey\" to \"T\u00fcrkiye\", the country known widely as the cross road between Europe and Asia seems to be taking its mission to modernise very seriously.\u00a0 \n\nT\u00fcrkiye's Istanbul Modern Art Museum has moved back to its original location on the banks of the Bosphorus in a new building designed by Italian-born architect Renzo Piano, whose most notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and London's Shard skyscraper.\u00a0 \n\nAcccording to Piano, its design was inspired by the glittering waters and light reflections of the Bosphorus: \"Every time you have water, it is great to make a building because water makes things beautiful. Istanbul is a place of water. We have water everywhere.\" \n\nOn the waterfront \n\nThe museum's return to its old but reinvented location marks the latest attempt by T\u00fcrkiye's cultural capital to infuse its iconic waterfront lined with graceful imperial palaces and mosques, with a more futuristic feel. \n\nThe museum's new three-story reflective steel building, featuring a transparent ground floor made of reinforced glass, is connected to the new Galata Port, a sleek amalgam of restaurants, bars, and retail stores overlooking a waterfront boardwalk. \n\nEstablished in 2004, the Istanbul Modern in 2018 moved out of a rustic building that once served as a customs warehouse. \n\nWhen did Turkey became T\u00fcrkiye? \n\nThe Turkish Presidential circular regarding the use of the name T\u00fcrkiye instead of \u201cTurkey\u201d in the international arena was signed in December 2022. \n\nJust after this decision, T\u00fcrkiye also officially notified organisations such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation, and NATO of its decision to change its foreign language name from Turkey to T\u00fcrkiye in January 2022, and the necessary changes were made just after. \n\nFor more than one year, the US State Department uses T\u00fcrkiye instead of Turkey, agreeing to a request by the Turkish government that resents the inadvertent association with poultry. \n\nAmong other English-speaking countries, the embassy websites in Ankara of Australia, Canada, India, and New Zealand write T\u00fcrkiye, while the British, Irish, and South African embassies tend to use Turkey. \n\nT\u00fcrkiye is not the first country to change its name in the international arena. Iran, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and North Macedonia have also done the same.\u00a0 \n\n","htmlText":"<p>After changing its name from \"Turkey\" to \"T\u00fcrkiye\", the country known widely as the cross road between Europe and Asia seems to be taking its mission to modernise very seriously.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>T\u00fcrkiye's Istanbul Modern Art Museum has moved back to its original location on the banks of the Bosphorus in a new building designed by Italian-born architect Renzo Piano, whose most notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and London's Shard skyscraper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Acccording to Piano, its design was inspired by the glittering waters and light reflections of the Bosphorus: \"Every time you have water, it is great to make a building because water makes things beautiful. Istanbul is a place of water. We have water everywhere.\"<\/p>\n<h2>On the waterfront<\/h2><p>The museum's return to its old but reinvented location marks the latest attempt by T\u00fcrkiye's cultural capital to infuse its iconic waterfront lined with graceful imperial palaces and mosques, with a more futuristic feel.<\/p>\n<p>The museum's new three-story reflective steel building, featuring a transparent ground floor made of reinforced glass, is connected to the new Galata Port, a sleek amalgam of restaurants, bars, and retail stores overlooking a waterfront boardwalk.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2004, the Istanbul Modern in 2018 moved out of a rustic building that once served as a customs warehouse.<\/p>\n<h2>When did Turkey became T\u00fcrkiye?<\/h2><p>The Turkish Presidential circular regarding the use of the name T\u00fcrkiye instead of \u201cTurkey\u201d in the international arena was signed in December 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Just after this decision, T\u00fcrkiye also officially notified organisations such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation, and NATO of its decision to change its foreign language name from Turkey to T\u00fcrkiye in January 2022, and the necessary changes were made just after.<\/p>\n<p>For more than one year, the US State Department uses T\u00fcrkiye instead of Turkey, agreeing to a request by the Turkish government that resents the inadvertent association with poultry.<\/p>\n<p>Among other English-speaking countries, the embassy websites in Ankara of Australia, Canada, India, and New Zealand write T\u00fcrkiye, while the British, Irish, and South African embassies tend to use Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00fcrkiye is not the first country to change its name in the international arena. Iran, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and North Macedonia have also done the same.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1687340510,"publishedAt":1687498243,"updatedAt":1687498929,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2023\/06\/23\/istanbul-modern-art-museum-moves-to-new-renzo-piano-designed-building","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/69\/54\/86\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_04014788-35a6-5687-af14-d042ad425fb6-7695486.jpg","altText":"Istanbul Modern art museum moves to new Renzo Piano-designed building.","caption":"Istanbul Modern art museum moves to new Renzo Piano-designed building.","captionCredit":"AFP","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":3264,"height":1982}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"congar","title":"Kerem Congar","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[{"urlSafeValue":"congar","title":"Kerem Congar","twitter":null}]},"keywords":[{"id":15892,"slug":"istanbul","urlSafeValue":"istanbul","title":"\u0130stanbul","titleRaw":"\u0130stanbul"},{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":6923,"slug":"museum","urlSafeValue":"museum","title":"Museum","titleRaw":"Museum"},{"id":4157,"slug":"modern-art","urlSafeValue":"modern-art","title":"Modern Art","titleRaw":"Modern Art"},{"id":23282,"slug":"gallery","urlSafeValue":"gallery","title":"Gallery","titleRaw":"Gallery"},{"id":4144,"slug":"architecture","urlSafeValue":"architecture","title":"Architecture","titleRaw":"Architecture"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2302912},{"id":2303282},{"id":2303422}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"culture"},{"path":"culture.new-architecture"},{"path":"culture.new-architecture.architecture"}],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":115880,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":14507711,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/C2\/SU\/23\/06\/22\/en\/230622_C2SU_52151964_52151993_115880_124756_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":115880,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":21938367,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/C2\/SU\/23\/06\/22\/en\/230622_C2SU_52151964_52151993_115880_124756_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"youtubeId":"KH0JxBxsfqY"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"AFP","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"culture-news","urlSafeValue":"culture-news","title":"Culture news","online":0,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/culture-news\/culture-news"},"vertical":"culture","verticals":[{"id":10,"slug":"culture","urlSafeValue":"culture","title":"Culture"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":10,"slug":"culture","urlSafeValue":"culture","title":"Culture"},"themes":[{"id":"culture-news","urlSafeValue":"culture-news","title":"Culture news","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/culture-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":53,"urlSafeValue":"culture-news","title":"Culture-news"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":{"id":1888,"urlSafeValue":"istanbul","title":"Istanbul"},"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','gs_busfin','sm_politics','gs_politics','gs_busfin_indus','gs_entertain_arts','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc','gs_attractions','gs_attractions_museums','shadow9hu7_pos_ukrainecrisis','neg_saudiaramco','eap-gs-homerfaber-fs-30july19','neg_facebook_2021','neg_facebook_q4'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/culture\/2023\/06\/23\/istanbul-modern-art-museum-moves-to-new-renzo-piano-designed-building","lastModified":1687498929},{"id":2270256,"cid":7596668,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230619_EOSU_51594049","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":1,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"T\u00fcrkiye's hidden escape from the chaos of modernity","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Tasting the wine blessed by the Gods","titleListing2":"T\u00fcrkiye's hidden escape from the chaos of modernity","leadin":"The Agean Region of T\u00fcrkiye is an area where you can experience immersion in nature, enjoy locally grown food and live in a sustainable way","summary":"The Agean Region of T\u00fcrkiye is an area where you can experience immersion in nature, enjoy locally grown food and live in a sustainable way","url":"turkiyes-hidden-escape-from-the-chaos-of-modernity","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Seferihisar , located about 50 kilometers from \u0130zmir, is one of the most peaceful, historical and beautiful towns in the area. And it\u2019s the first Turkish \u201cCittaslow\u201d. \n\nCittaslow - an organization founded in Italy twenty-three years ago and inspired by the slow food movement - is a network of towns and villages that suit the slow pace of life and aims to prevent the impact of globalisation on an area\u2019s local customs. \n\nSeferihisar applied to the network in 2009, under the \u201csupporting local producers\u201d theme and finally became T\u00fcrkiye\u2019\u2019s first slow city, by meeting all the 70 criteria. It has four bazaars set up weekly. One of them is the famous S\u0131\u011fac\u0131k Bazaar. \n\n\nHere, whatever you buy is 100% local. Clean energy is prefered and street lamps are solar powered. During the years, Seferihisar has implemented many innovative programs as a slow city. And the drawer is still full of projects, as Canda\u015f Balta, Cittaslow Seferihisar coordinator explains to us: \u201cThe most important project is actually an agricultural project. We have many - more than 200 different types of - local seeds, from tomatoes to peppers, etc. And because of this, we have established some seed banks and we gather all the local seeds in this bank and we share them with the people who live in Seferihisar right now. And we also share them in the international Cittaslow network\u201d. \n\nWithout a doubt, one of the best and most ecological ways to visit the area is by bicycle . The Agean Region of T\u00fcrkiye is a wonderland for cyclists. You can ride among its historical villages and towns, beautiful coastlines and countryside fields. Bikeways are created especially for cyclists. A section of the EuroVelo 8 - an almost 6,000-kilometre long route that covers 11 countries - passes by here. And it\u2019s impossible to miss the multitude of olive trees, considered mythical and sacred in T\u00fcrkiye, one of the main olive oil producers in the world. \n\nThe perfect region to grow olives \n\nWe are in the heart of Urla, just a few kilometers from Seferihisar, where the history of olive oil production is as old as civilisation itself. It\u2019s said that its ancient city hosted the world's oldest olive oil workshop\u2026 in the 6th century BC! \n\n\u201cOlive cultivation is not only important in terms of agriculture, it is also in our blood in a cultural and social sense, and it's a sacred tree\u201d, says Duygu \u00d6zerson Elakdar, owner at Hi\u00e7 Olive Oil. \u201cOlives are currently being cultivated in all regions of T\u00fcrkiye. 96 varieties of olives are registered in our country. All of the unique aromas and taste pallets of these varieties constitute an extensively rich olive library\u201d. \n\nTo help you to understand the importance of this product in Urla, local cuisine offers dishes called Zeytinya\u011fl\u0131lar, which literally means \"those made with olive oil\". \u201cYou can't even think of cooking something without using olive oil. Especially if you\u2019re talking about Urla. Everything in Urla is made with olive oil. This is indisputable\u201d, says Duygu. \n\n\nThis is not the right season for the olives harvest, but there are other wild products worth gathering. Edible wild plants have traditionally been used in Urla cuisine for centuries, and they are very well integrated into the Urla cuisine culture. \n\nIn Urla, it\u2019s common not only to use wild herbs leaves in the kitchen, but also their roots, flowers and seeds by approaching the situation with a futuristic gastronomic perspective. \n\nWine of the Gods \n\nAnd there is another locally grown product that goes nicely with olive oil dishes. We\u2019re talking about wine. Urla has a long history of wine producing, using regional grapes from Anatolia and the expertise passed down from generation to generation. \n\n\u201cLike all the areas in the world that are good for winemaking, Anatolia is considered a warm region. It's a Mediterranean climate\u201d, explains to us Bilge Benigisu O\u011funlu, owner of the Urlice Wines. \u201cWe get a lot of sunny days, with no clouds and we have chalky soil that keeps the moisture in it, it preserves it and allows you to do dry farming. You don't have to irrigate and the wines will be just vibrant even in September and November\u201d. \n\nThe proximity to the sea plays an important role as well: \u201cWe are very close to the sea. We get winds from the north, cooling winds, and we also get winds from the south. So this is like a peninsula and that's why it allows us to make wine in such a hot climate\u201d, Bilge explains. \n\nAward-winning wines made from grapes with a 6,000-year history can be found here. Grape harvesting is celebrated at the annual Urla Grape Harvest Festival, two days that feature grape treading, live performances and many other activities with participants coming from all across the globe. \n\nAnd if you are not yet convinced of the regions wine credentials, just around the corner, you\u2019ll find the ruins of the ancient city of Teos, home to the temple dedicated to Dionysus, the anceient Greek god of wine.\u00a0 \n\n","htmlText":"<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////goturkiye.com//seferihisar/">Seferihisar, located about 50 kilometers from \u0130zmir, is one of the most peaceful, historical and beautiful towns in the area. And it\u2019s the first Turkish \u201cCittaslow\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Cittaslow - an organization founded in Italy twenty-three years ago and inspired by the slow food movement - is a network of towns and villages that suit the slow pace of life and aims to prevent the impact of globalisation on an area\u2019s local customs.<\/p>\n<p>Seferihisar applied to the network in 2009, under the \u201csupporting local producers\u201d theme and finally became T\u00fcrkiye\u2019\u2019s first slow city, by meeting all the 70 criteria. It has four bazaars set up weekly. One of them is the famous S\u0131\u011fac\u0131k Bazaar. <\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CryepBUowiQ\/\" class=\"widget widget--type-instagram widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CryepBUowiQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CryepBUowiQ//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CryepBUowiQ//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Cinzia Rizzi (@cinzia_run_travel_explore)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"////platform.instagram.com//en_US//embeds.js/"> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The beauty of the Agean Region of T\u00fcrkiye<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Here, whatever you buy is 100% local. Clean energy is prefered and street lamps are solar powered. During the years, Seferihisar has implemented many innovative programs as a slow city. And the drawer is still full of projects, as Canda\u015f Balta, Cittaslow Seferihisar coordinator explains to us: \u201cThe most important project is actually an agricultural project. We have many - more than 200 different types of - local seeds, from tomatoes to peppers, etc. And because of this, we have established some seed banks and we gather all the local seeds in this bank and we share them with the people who live in Seferihisar right now. And we also share them in the international Cittaslow network\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Without a doubt, one of the best and most ecological ways to visit the area is <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////cycling.goturkiye.com//cycling-through-history-and-nature/">by bicycle<\/a>. The Agean Region of T\u00fcrkiye is a wonderland for cyclists. You can ride among its historical villages and towns, beautiful coastlines and countryside fields. Bikeways are created especially for cyclists. A section of the EuroVelo 8 - an almost 6,000-kilometre long route that covers 11 countries - passes by here. And it\u2019s impossible to miss the multitude of olive trees, considered mythical and sacred in T\u00fcrkiye, one of the main olive oil producers in the world.<\/p>\n<h2>The perfect region to grow olives<\/h2><p>We are in the heart of Urla, just a few kilometers from Seferihisar, where the history of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////goturkiye.com//the-routes-of-the-olive-tree/">olive oil<\/a> production is as old as civilisation itself. It\u2019s said that its ancient city hosted the world's oldest olive oil workshop\u2026 in the 6th century BC!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOlive cultivation is not only important in terms of agriculture, it is also in our blood in a cultural and social sense, and it's a sacred tree\u201d, says Duygu \u00d6zerson Elakdar, owner at Hi\u00e7 Olive Oil. \u201cOlives are currently being cultivated in all regions of T\u00fcrkiye. 96 varieties of olives are registered in our country. All of the unique aromas and taste pallets of these varieties constitute an extensively rich olive library\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>To help you to understand the importance of this product in Urla, local cuisine offers dishes called Zeytinya\u011fl\u0131lar, which literally means \"those made with olive oil\". \u201cYou can't even think of cooking something without using olive oil. Especially if you\u2019re talking about Urla. Everything in Urla is made with olive oil. This is indisputable\u201d, says Duygu. <\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrlXPi5oJu1\/\" class=\"widget widget--type-instagram widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrlXPi5oJu1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CrlXPi5oJu1//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CrlXPi5oJu1//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Duygu O\u0308zerson Elakdar (@duyguozersonelakdar)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"////platform.instagram.com//en_US//embeds.js/"> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Behind the scenes of olive oil production<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>This is not the right season for the olives harvest, but there are other wild products worth gathering. Edible wild plants have traditionally been used in Urla cuisine for centuries, and they are very well integrated into the Urla cuisine culture.<\/p>\n<p>In Urla, it\u2019s common not only to use wild herbs leaves in the kitchen, but also their roots, flowers and seeds by approaching the situation with a futuristic gastronomic perspective.<\/p>\n<h2>Wine of the Gods<\/h2><p>And there is another locally grown product that goes nicely with olive oil dishes. We\u2019re talking about wine. Urla has a long history of wine producing, using regional grapes from Anatolia and the expertise passed down from generation to generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike all the areas in the world that are good for winemaking, Anatolia is considered a warm region. It's a Mediterranean climate\u201d, explains to us Bilge Benigisu O\u011funlu, owner of the Urlice Wines. \u201cWe get a lot of sunny days, with no clouds and we have chalky soil that keeps the moisture in it, it preserves it and allows you to do dry farming. You don't have to irrigate and the wines will be just vibrant even in September and November\u201d.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrqwUSeo0dW\/\" class=\"widget widget--type-instagram widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrqwUSeo0dW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CrqwUSeo0dW//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.instagram.com//p//CrqwUSeo0dW//?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\%22 style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Cinzia Rizzi (@cinzia_run_travel_explore)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"////platform.instagram.com//en_US//embeds.js/"> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Anatolia's wine region<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The proximity to the sea plays an important role as well: \u201cWe are very close to the sea. We get winds from the north, cooling winds, and we also get winds from the south. So this is like a peninsula and that's why it allows us to make wine in such a hot climate\u201d, Bilge explains.<\/p>\n<p>Award-winning wines made from grapes with a 6,000-year history can be found here. Grape harvesting is celebrated at the annual Urla Grape Harvest Festival, two days that feature grape treading, live performances and many other activities with participants coming from all across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>And if you are not yet convinced of the regions wine credentials, just around the corner, you\u2019ll find the ruins of the ancient city of Teos, home to the temple dedicated to Dionysus, the anceient Greek god of wine.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1683798901,"publishedAt":1687194633,"updatedAt":1687260983,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2023\/06\/19\/turkiyes-hidden-escape-from-the-chaos-of-modernity","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/66\/70\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_564bfe87-1527-5ecc-9289-7212bc31618e-7596670.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionCredit":"euronews","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"euronewsdigital","title":"Euronews Digital","twitter":null}],"producers":[{"urlSafeValue":"rizzi","title":"Cinzia Rizzi","twitter":"@cinziarizzi7"}],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":4221,"slug":"tourism","urlSafeValue":"tourism","title":"Tourism","titleRaw":"Tourism"},{"id":12639,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel","titleRaw":"Travel"},{"id":11296,"slug":"sustainable-development","urlSafeValue":"sustainable-development","title":"Sustainable development","titleRaw":"Sustainable development"},{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"instagram","count":3}],"related":[{"id":2211752},{"id":2211756},{"id":2233994}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"sponsor.tga2023"},{"path":"sponsor"},{"path":"sponsor.exploreturkiye"}],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":300000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":38410938,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/EO\/SU\/23\/06\/19\/en\/230619_EOSU_51594049_52122933_300000_125956_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":300000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":58334394,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/EO\/SU\/23\/06\/19\/en\/230619_EOSU_51594049_52122933_300000_125956_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8lvyhz","youtubeId":"YHqwKNdApN8"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"explore","urlSafeValue":"explore","title":"explore","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-series\/explore"},"vertical":"travel","verticals":[{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"},"themes":[{"id":"travel-series","urlSafeValue":"travel-series","title":"Series","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-series"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":32,"urlSafeValue":"travel-series","title":"Travel-series"},"advertising":1,"advertisingData":{"startDate":1677690493,"endDate":2114356098,"type":"sponsored","isDfp":null,"slug":"goturkiye-2023","title":"GoT\u00fcrkiye 2023","disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":"GoT\u00fcrkiye","sponsorName":"goturkiye-2023","sponsorUrl":"https:\/\/goturkiye.com","sponsorLogo":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/campaigns\/630\/180x82_cmsv2_a5ac92ed-9975-55ca-98f2-c30f1556e7df-630.jpg","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gs_travel','gs_travel_locations','gs_science','gs_travel_locations_europe','gs_news_and_weather','gs_science_weather','gs_news','gs_travel_locations_asia'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/travel\/2023\/06\/19\/turkiyes-hidden-escape-from-the-chaos-of-modernity","lastModified":1687260983},{"id":2294510,"cid":7668352,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230611_NCSU_52009598","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"WATCH: Fans react after City beats Inter in Champions league ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"'We needed it': Fans react after City beats Inter in Champions league ","titleListing2":"WATCH: Fans react after City beats Inter in Champions league ","leadin":"Manchester City tasted Champions League glory at last on Saturday as a second-half Rodri strike gave the favourites a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in a tense final, allowing Pep Guardiola's side to complete a remarkable treble.","summary":"Manchester City tasted Champions League glory at last on Saturday as a second-half Rodri strike gave the favourites a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in a tense final, allowing Pep Guardiola's side to complete a remarkable treble.","url":"watch-fans-react-after-city-beats-inter-in-champions-league","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Rodri fired in from a Bernardo Silva cutback midway through the second half at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium to decide a game in which City were knocked out of their usual rhythm and lost Kevin De Bruyne to injury. \n\n\nErling Haaland, scorer of 52 goals this season, went a fifth straight match without finding the net, but City had enough to edge out opponents who had never been expected to get this far. \n\n\"It wasn't easy. What a team we faced, unbelievable,\" Rodri told British broadcaster BT Sport. \n\nHaving already claimed a fifth Premier League title in six seasons, and added the FA Cup, City are the first English club to win such a treble since Manchester United in 1999. \n\nThat same month 24 years ago, City won the English third-tier play-off final on penalties against Gillingham. \n\nNow they have established themselves as England's dominant side and have finally added the biggest prize in European club football, two years after losing to Chelsea in their first final. \n\n\"I think we made history. The good thing is that we want more. This project is to want more, more ambition,\" Rodri added. \n\nThe match was watched by owner Sheikh Mansour, who made a very rare appearance at a City game as his team capped their rise from also-rans to superpower in the years since he bought the club in 2008. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Rodri fired in from a Bernardo Silva cutback midway through the second half at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium to decide a game in which City were knocked out of their usual rhythm and lost Kevin De Bruyne to injury. <\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland, scorer of 52 goals this season, went a fifth straight match without finding the net, but City had enough to edge out opponents who had never been expected to get this far.<\/p>\n<p>\"It wasn't easy. What a team we faced, unbelievable,\" Rodri told British broadcaster BT Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Having already claimed a fifth Premier League title in six seasons, and added the FA Cup, City are the first English club to win such a treble since Manchester United in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>That same month 24 years ago, City won the English third-tier play-off final on penalties against Gillingham.<\/p>\n<p>Now they have established themselves as England's dominant side and have finally added the biggest prize in European club football, two years after losing to Chelsea in their first final.<\/p>\n<p>\"I think we made history. The good thing is that we want more. This project is to want more, more ambition,\" Rodri added.<\/p>\n<p>The match was watched by owner Sheikh Mansour, who made a very rare appearance at a City game as his team capped their rise from also-rans to superpower in the years since he bought the club in 2008.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1686480219,"publishedAt":1686494606,"updatedAt":1686495063,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/06\/11\/watch-fans-react-after-city-beats-inter-in-champions-league","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/66\/83\/58\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b03ec333-9662-5404-8717-28e08f2b87ba-7668358.jpg","altText":" Manchester City fans leave the stadium.","caption":" Manchester City fans leave the stadium.","captionCredit":"AFP","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":960,"height":540}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":12209,"slug":"manchester-city","urlSafeValue":"manchester-city","title":"Manchester City","titleRaw":"Manchester City"},{"id":12109,"slug":"inter-milan","urlSafeValue":"inter-milan","title":"Inter Milan","titleRaw":"Inter Milan"},{"id":8527,"slug":"champions-league","urlSafeValue":"champions-league","title":"Champions League","titleRaw":"Champions League"},{"id":8257,"slug":"football","urlSafeValue":"football","title":"Football","titleRaw":"Football"},{"id":463,"slug":"istanbul-turkey","urlSafeValue":"istanbul-turkey","title":"Istanbul, Turkiye","titleRaw":"Istanbul, Turkiye"}],"widgets":[],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":60000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":7804749,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NC\/SU\/23\/06\/11\/en\/230611_NCSU_52009598_52009880_60000_133453_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":60000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":12270413,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NC\/SU\/23\/06\/11\/en\/230611_NCSU_52009598_52009880_60000_133453_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8lojun","youtubeId":"MYepCQpO4xw"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"AFP","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"nocomment","urlSafeValue":"nocomment","title":"no comment","online":1,"url":"\/nocomment"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gs_sport','gs_sport_soccer','gt_positive_happiness','gt_positive'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/video\/2023\/06\/11\/watch-fans-react-after-city-beats-inter-in-champions-league","lastModified":1686495063},{"id":2294038,"cid":7667046,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230610_NCSU_52004247","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"WATCH: Football fans party in Istanbul ahead of the Champions League final","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"WATCH: Football fans party in Istanbul ahead of Champions League final","titleListing2":"WATCH: Football fans party in Istanbul ahead of the Champions League final","leadin":"Manchester City and Inter Milan clash in Saturday's Champions League final in Istanbul with the English side, under Pep Guardiola, strongly fancied to win European club football's biggest prize for the first time.","summary":"Manchester City and Inter Milan clash in Saturday's Champions League final in Istanbul with the English side, under Pep Guardiola, strongly fancied to win European club football's biggest prize for the first time.","url":"watch-football-fans-party-in-istanbul-ahead-of-the-champions-league-final","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The match at the 75,000-seat Ataturk Olympic Stadium, kicks off at 10pm local time in the Turkish metropolis and brings the curtain down on a season that has stretched almost into mid-June after the long interruption for the World Cup. \n\n\nCity have spent the last decade chasing this trophy having been transformed following an Abu Dhabi-backed takeover in 2008. \n\nAlso-rans before Sheikh Mansour arrived, they are now England's dominant force, fresh from winning a fifth Premier League title in six seasons. \n\nGuardiola has built a side that is playing arguably the finest football of any team since his great Barcelona of a decade ago, as he chases the third Champions League crown of his coaching career. \n\nHe would become just the fourth coach to win the trophy more than twice. \n\n\"It is absolutely a dream,\" the Spaniard said on Friday. \n\nIt is City's second Champions League final in three seasons, two years after they lost to Chelsea in Porto, and they are hoping to complete a treble having secured the Premier League and FA Cup. \n\nThe last English team to win that treble was Alex Ferguson's Manchester United, in 1999. \n\n\"We have been good in this competition, but we just need to find a way to win the first one,\" Kevin De Bruyne said. \n\n\"If we do it, it would obviously be immense for the players, for the club, and for the fans it would be something amazing.\" \n\nCity's rise has been made possible by the investment from the Abu Dhabi United Group, which led to them generating the biggest revenues in world football in 2022 of 731 million euros. \n\nQuestion marks surround their success, given City were charged in February by the Premier League with 115 alleged breaches of its financial rules between 2009 and 2018. \n\nIn Europe, meanwhile, City were banned for two years from UEFA competitions in February 2020 for \"serious financial fair-play breaches\", although that sanction was later overturned. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The match at the 75,000-seat Ataturk Olympic Stadium, kicks off at 10pm local time in the Turkish metropolis and brings the curtain down on a season that has stretched almost into mid-June after the long interruption for the World Cup. <\/p>\n<p>City have spent the last decade chasing this trophy having been transformed following an Abu Dhabi-backed takeover in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Also-rans before Sheikh Mansour arrived, they are now England's dominant force, fresh from winning a fifth Premier League title in six seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola has built a side that is playing arguably the finest football of any team since his great Barcelona of a decade ago, as he chases the third Champions League crown of his coaching career.<\/p>\n<p>He would become just the fourth coach to win the trophy more than twice.<\/p>\n<p>\"It is absolutely a dream,\" the Spaniard said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>It is City's second Champions League final in three seasons, two years after they lost to Chelsea in Porto, and they are hoping to complete a treble having secured the Premier League and FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The last English team to win that treble was Alex Ferguson's Manchester United, in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>\"We have been good in this competition, but we just need to find a way to win the first one,\" Kevin De Bruyne said.<\/p>\n<p>\"If we do it, it would obviously be immense for the players, for the club, and for the fans it would be something amazing.\"<\/p>\n<p>City's rise has been made possible by the investment from the Abu Dhabi United Group, which led to them generating the biggest revenues in world football in 2022 of 731 million euros.<\/p>\n<p>Question marks surround their success, given City were charged in February by the Premier League with 115 alleged breaches of its financial rules between 2009 and 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, meanwhile, City were banned for two years from UEFA competitions in February 2020 for \"serious financial fair-play breaches\", although that sanction was later overturned.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1686404606,"publishedAt":1686407770,"updatedAt":1686408124,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/06\/10\/watch-football-fans-party-in-istanbul-ahead-of-the-champions-league-final","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/66\/66\/66\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_6e024adf-0aa4-5c02-8944-c2fa48e1b785-7666666.jpg","altText":"Inter Milan fan in Instabul, Turkey. ","caption":"Inter Milan fan in Instabul, Turkey. ","captionCredit":"AP","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":12544,"slug":"uefa","urlSafeValue":"uefa","title":"UEFA","titleRaw":"UEFA"},{"id":8527,"slug":"champions-league","urlSafeValue":"champions-league","title":"Champions League","titleRaw":"Champions League"},{"id":15192,"slug":"uefa-kupas-finali","urlSafeValue":"uefa-kupas-finali","title":"UEFA Cup Final","titleRaw":"UEFA Cup Final"},{"id":27536,"slug":"inter","urlSafeValue":"inter","title":"Inter","titleRaw":"Inter"},{"id":12209,"slug":"manchester-city","urlSafeValue":"manchester-city","title":"Manchester City","titleRaw":"Manchester City"}],"widgets":[],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":60000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":7829831,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NC\/SU\/23\/06\/10\/en\/230610_NCSU_52004247_52004453_60000_155610_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":60000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":12153671,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NC\/SU\/23\/06\/10\/en\/230610_NCSU_52004247_52004453_60000_155610_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8lnugy","youtubeId":"Ss3gdPObI8I"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"AP","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"nocomment","urlSafeValue":"nocomment","title":"no comment","online":1,"url":"\/nocomment"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":{"id":1888,"urlSafeValue":"istanbul","title":"Istanbul"},"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_sport','gs_sport_soccer','neg_facebook_2021','custom_politics_brussels','neg_facebook_q4','neg_facebook_neg11','neg_facebook_neg3'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/video\/2023\/06\/10\/watch-football-fans-party-in-istanbul-ahead-of-the-champions-league-final","lastModified":1686408124},{"id":2293904,"cid":7666634,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230610_NWSU_52002431","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Rocket factory explosion in Turkey kills five workers","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Rocket factory explosion in Turkey kills five workers","titleListing2":"Rocket factory explosion in Turkey kills five workers","leadin":"Authorities say incident thought to have been caused by a chemical reaction, not sabotage or terrorism","summary":"Authorities say incident thought to have been caused by a chemical reaction, not sabotage or terrorism","url":"rocket-factory-explosion-in-turkey-kills-five-workers","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"An explosion at a rocket and explosives plant in Turkey caused a building to collapse on Saturday, killing all five workers inside, an official said. \n\nThe explosion occurred at around 8:45 am. at the compound of the state-owned Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation, on the outskirts of the capital, Ankara, Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters. \n\nThe factory is publicly owned and belongs to the Ministry of Defence. \n\nGrey smoke was seen rising from the compound as ambulances and fire trucks rushed to the area, with video clips captured from a distance circulating widely on social media. \n\nShops and houses nearby had their window shattered by the force of the blast, according to news outlet NTV. \n\nThe victims' bodies have been removed from the rubble, according to Sahin. \n\nThe governor said the explosion was likely to have been caused by a chemical reaction during the production of dynamite, and that prosecutors have launched a formal investigation. \n\nAccording to Deputy National Defence Minister\u00a0Alpaslan Kavakl\u0131o\u011flu, while the site is a large one, the explosion was isolated. \n\n\"This is a facility for the production of explosives, and with such explosions in mind, it is spread out so that they do not affect each other. The place where the explosion occurred is a very small building. \n\n\"When we look at the camera recordings, there is nothing extraordinary until the moment of the explosion. Our workers were carrying out their normal activities and the explosion occurred suddenly... \n\n\n\"This is a factory that works continuously, not a place that works suddenly. New workers may have been hired, but this is a factory that has been working for a long time, it is not a place where inexperienced people would work. This is a part of production.\" \n\n","htmlText":"<p>An explosion at a rocket and explosives plant in Turkey caused a building to collapse on Saturday, killing all five workers inside, an official said.<\/p>\n<p>The explosion occurred at around 8:45 am. at the compound of the state-owned Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation, on the outskirts of the capital, Ankara, Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>The factory is publicly owned and belongs to the Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n<p>Grey smoke was seen rising from the compound as ambulances and fire trucks rushed to the area, with video clips captured from a distance circulating widely on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Shops and houses nearby had their window shattered by the force of the blast, according to news outlet NTV.<\/p>\n<p>The victims' bodies have been removed from the rubble, according to Sahin.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said the explosion was likely to have been caused by a chemical reaction during the production of dynamite, and that prosecutors have launched a formal investigation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1667439309954117632\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to Deputy National Defence Minister\u00a0Alpaslan Kavakl\u0131o\u011flu, while the site is a large one, the explosion was isolated.<\/p>\n<p>\"This is a facility for the production of explosives, and with such explosions in mind, it is spread out so that they do not affect each other. The place where the explosion occurred is a very small building.<\/p>\n<p>\"When we look at the camera recordings, there is nothing extraordinary until the moment of the explosion. Our workers were carrying out their normal activities and the explosion occurred suddenly... <\/p>\n<p>\"This is a factory that works continuously, not a place that works suddenly. New workers may have been hired, but this is a factory that has been working for a long time, it is not a place where inexperienced people would work. This is a part of production.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1686389156,"publishedAt":1686391716,"updatedAt":1686391720,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/06\/10\/rocket-factory-explosion-in-turkey-kills-five-workers","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/66\/66\/34\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_98d149b1-0ede-59ac-b83d-32fc20ae8902-7666634.jpg","altText":"MKEK-produced Turkish munitions","caption":"MKEK-produced Turkish munitions","captionCredit":"KIZILSUNGUR at Turkish Wikipedia","captionUrl":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/deed.en","sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1632,"height":918}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":18814,"slug":"disaster","urlSafeValue":"disaster","title":"disaster","titleRaw":"disaster"},{"id":11370,"slug":"weapons","urlSafeValue":"weapons","title":"Weapons","titleRaw":"Weapons"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"twitter","count":1}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[{"path":"euronews.byenglishwebteam"},{"path":"euronews"}],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"AP","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'castrol_negative_uk','neg_mobkoi_castrol','gv_death_injury','gb_death_injury_news-ent','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_busfin','neg_facebook_2021','gs_busfin_indus','neg_saudiaramco','neg_mobkoi_feb2021','gs_business','gs_business_misc','gs_politics','gt_mixed','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/06\/10\/rocket-factory-explosion-in-turkey-kills-five-workers","lastModified":1686391720},{"id":2211752,"cid":7425116,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230224_TCSU_50568035","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"T\u00fcrkiye's best beaches and how to pick one in a country of endless coastlines","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"T\u00fcrkiye's best beaches: How to pick in a country of endless coastlines","titleListing2":"T\u00fcrkiye has 5,000 miles of coastline. Here are some tips on how to pick a spot to lay your towel.","leadin":"There\u2019s something for every beach lover on T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s coastline. From chic to rustic, these are some of the country\u2019s best beaches.","summary":"There\u2019s something for every beach lover on T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s coastline. From chic to rustic, these are some of the country\u2019s best beaches.","url":"turkiyes-best-beaches-and-how-to-pick-one-in-a-country-of-endless-coastlines","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"With 5,000 miles of coastline, T\u00fcrkiye is not short on beaches \u2013 and 519 of them have been awarded Blue Flags, the third highest in the world. \n\nThe country is lapped by the Black Sea to the north, the Mediterranean to the south, the Aegean to the west and boasts its own sea contained entirely within Turkish territory, the Sea of Marmara. \n\nSo with this wealth of azure riches, how do you choose where to lay your towel? \n\nSomething for everyone on the Turkish Riviera \n\nThe country's Mediterranean coast, also known as the Turkish Riviera \u2013 all 1,600 kilometres of it \u2013 is a safe bet for most of the year, given that its summer lasts nine months. Sunshine is guaranteed 300 days a year and you can swim in the sea even in November. \n\nAttracting millions of visitors, here you will find a mix of all-inclusive resorts and five-star hotels, as well as smaller resorts that have retained their authentic charm such as Ka\u015f. \n\nThe Riviera is also home to the Eastern Mediterranean's biggest beach, stretching 20 kilometres at Patara. It's more than just a blockbuster beach though, it's also a protected site thanks to being a nesting ground for Caretta sea turtles, and its historical significance as part of the Lycian Way. \n\nChic sunbathing spots for those craving glamour \n\nThe Aegean Coast is the chic choice. Its beaches are the place to see and be seen \u2013 or to charter a boat to whisk you off to a hidden cove to ensure no one can see you. It has a milder climate than the Mediterranean Coast and boasts pine woods and olive groves alongside its shimmering seas. \n\nBodrum is for the jet set, while \u00c7e\u015fme is famed for its proliferation of Blue Flag beaches as well as its nightlife and fashionable beach clubs, and Ala\u00e7at\u0131 is a good choice for those looking for a picturesque town within walking distance of their sun lounger. \n\nTurgutreis and G\u00f6lt\u00fcrkb\u00fck\u00fc are the sophisticate's choice, with their bars and boutiques, while glamorous Bitez attracts sailing aficionados. \n\nUncovering T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s secret beaches \n\nHidden gems include Butterfly Valley, where the beach is sheltered in a narrow canyon with 400m walls through which visitors can trek to find waterfalls, and remote Dat\u00e7a, so beautiful are its beaches, with Ovab\u00fck\u00fc generally agreed to be the jewel in its crown. \n\nThose looking to go even farther off the beaten track should head to the Black Sea. Its summer season is shorter and temperatures lower, notably so in the water, so it's not the most popular choice for beach holidays \u2013 leaving it less developed and more tranquil, and perfect for those keen to combine sun, sea and sand with some culture. \n\nKilyos, which is popular with visitors from \u0130stanbul, plays host to concerts. The port town of Samsun is known for its lively bar and restaurant scene, as well as the Black Sea's longest beach at Atakum. Gideros Cove in Cide, Kastamonu is surrounded by forests of pine, oak and beech and is perfect for a swim in the Black Sea's deep blue waters before refuelling with fresh seafood. \n\nBeachy escapes for city lovers \n\nIn a similar vein, the Marmara Sea is ideal for those who want to combine a beach holiday with a trip to \u0130stanbul. Its resorts have long been popular with residents looking to escape the city for the weekend. \n\nThe Princes' Islands are an archipelago just a short ferry ride off the coast from \u0130stanbul \u2013 the four larger islands of B\u00fcy\u00fckada (Big Island), Heybeliada (Saddlebag Island), Burgazada (Fortress Island) and K\u0131nal\u0131ada (Henna Island), plus five smaller ones. \n\nWith the only modes of transport allowed on the islands a horse and cart or a bike, they are tranquil places to spend time, but still offer plenty to do. Ye\u015filk\u00f6y \u00c7iroz Beach, just along the coast from the capital, is a good option for daytripping families as it has a children's playground and a picnic area, while at Tarabya Beach you can swim in the heart of the city. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>With 5,000 miles of coastline, T\u00fcrkiye is not short on beaches \u2013 and 519 of them have been awarded Blue Flags, the third highest in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The country is lapped by the Black Sea to the north, the Mediterranean to the south, the Aegean to the west and boasts its own sea contained entirely within Turkish territory, the Sea of Marmara.<\/p>\n<p>So with this wealth of azure riches, how do you choose where to lay your towel?<\/p>\n<h2>Something for everyone on the Turkish Riviera<\/h2><p>The country's Mediterranean coast, also known as the Turkish Riviera \u2013 all 1,600 kilometres of it \u2013 is a safe bet for most of the year, given that its summer lasts nine months. Sunshine is guaranteed 300 days a year and you can swim in the sea even in November.<\/p>\n<p>Attracting millions of visitors, here you will find a mix of all-inclusive resorts and five-star hotels, as well as smaller resorts that have retained their authentic charm such as Ka\u015f.<\/p>\n<p>The Riviera is also home to the Eastern Mediterranean's biggest beach, stretching 20 kilometres at Patara. It's more than just a blockbuster beach though, it's also a protected site thanks to being a nesting ground for Caretta sea turtles, and its historical significance as part of the Lycian Way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//42//51//16//808x454_cmsv2_2bf96fae-1d0e-5bd9-bf6e-9fb6076b23b8-7425116.jpg/" alt=\"GoT\u00fcrkiye\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/384x216_cmsv2_2bf96fae-1d0e-5bd9-bf6e-9fb6076b23b8-7425116.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/640x360_cmsv2_2bf96fae-1d0e-5bd9-bf6e-9fb6076b23b8-7425116.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/750x422_cmsv2_2bf96fae-1d0e-5bd9-bf6e-9fb6076b23b8-7425116.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/828x466_cmsv2_2bf96fae-1d0e-5bd9-bf6e-9fb6076b23b8-7425116.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/1080x608_cmsv2_2bf96fae-1d0e-5bd9-bf6e-9fb6076b23b8-7425116.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/1200x675_cmsv2_2bf96fae-1d0e-5bd9-bf6e-9fb6076b23b8-7425116.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/1920x1080_cmsv2_2bf96fae-1d0e-5bd9-bf6e-9fb6076b23b8-7425116.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s \u00c7e\u015fme is famed for its proliferation of Blue Flag beaches as well as its nightlife and fashionable beach clubs.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">GoT\u00fcrkiye<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Chic sunbathing spots for those craving glamour<\/h2><p>The Aegean Coast is the chic choice. Its beaches are the place to see and be seen \u2013 or to charter a boat to whisk you off to a hidden cove to ensure no one can see you. It has a milder climate than the Mediterranean Coast and boasts pine woods and olive groves alongside its shimmering seas.<\/p>\n<p>Bodrum is for the jet set, while \u00c7e\u015fme is famed for its proliferation of Blue Flag beaches as well as its nightlife and fashionable beach clubs, and Ala\u00e7at\u0131 is a good choice for those looking for a picturesque town within walking distance of their sun lounger.<\/p>\n<p>Turgutreis and G\u00f6lt\u00fcrkb\u00fck\u00fc are the sophisticate's choice, with their bars and boutiques, while glamorous Bitez attracts sailing aficionados.<\/p>\n<h2>Uncovering T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s secret beaches<\/h2><p>Hidden gems include Butterfly Valley, where the beach is sheltered in a narrow canyon with 400m walls through which visitors can trek to find waterfalls, and remote Dat\u00e7a, so beautiful are its beaches, with Ovab\u00fck\u00fc generally agreed to be the jewel in its crown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//42//51//16//808x454_cmsv2_da70de40-379b-501a-b366-5c2c4a7d5466-7425116.jpg/" alt=\"Canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/384x216_cmsv2_da70de40-379b-501a-b366-5c2c4a7d5466-7425116.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/640x360_cmsv2_da70de40-379b-501a-b366-5c2c4a7d5466-7425116.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/750x422_cmsv2_da70de40-379b-501a-b366-5c2c4a7d5466-7425116.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/828x466_cmsv2_da70de40-379b-501a-b366-5c2c4a7d5466-7425116.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/1080x608_cmsv2_da70de40-379b-501a-b366-5c2c4a7d5466-7425116.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/1200x675_cmsv2_da70de40-379b-501a-b366-5c2c4a7d5466-7425116.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/1920x1080_cmsv2_da70de40-379b-501a-b366-5c2c4a7d5466-7425116.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Butterfly Valley is one of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s hidden gems, a pristine beach tucked between two 400m cliffs.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Those looking to go even farther off the beaten track should head to the Black Sea. Its summer season is shorter and temperatures lower, notably so in the water, so it's not the most popular choice for beach holidays \u2013 leaving it less developed and more tranquil, and perfect for those keen to combine sun, sea and sand with some culture.<\/p>\n<p>Kilyos, which is popular with visitors from \u0130stanbul, plays host to concerts. The port town of Samsun is known for its lively bar and restaurant scene, as well as the Black Sea's longest beach at Atakum. Gideros Cove in Cide, Kastamonu is surrounded by forests of pine, oak and beech and is perfect for a swim in the Black Sea's deep blue waters before refuelling with fresh seafood.<\/p>\n<h2>Beachy escapes for city lovers<\/h2><p>In a similar vein, the Marmara Sea is ideal for those who want to combine a beach holiday with a trip to \u0130stanbul. Its resorts have long been popular with residents looking to escape the city for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Princes' Islands are an archipelago just a short ferry ride off the coast from \u0130stanbul \u2013 the four larger islands of B\u00fcy\u00fckada (Big Island), Heybeliada (Saddlebag Island), Burgazada (Fortress Island) and K\u0131nal\u0131ada (Henna Island), plus five smaller ones.<\/p>\n<p>With the only modes of transport allowed on the islands a horse and cart or a bike, they are tranquil places to spend time, but still offer plenty to do. Ye\u015filk\u00f6y \u00c7iroz Beach, just along the coast from the capital, is a good option for daytripping families as it has a children's playground and a picnic area, while at Tarabya Beach you can swim in the heart of the city.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1677237409,"publishedAt":1686301224,"updatedAt":1686301279,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2023\/06\/09\/turkiyes-best-beaches-and-how-to-pick-one-in-a-country-of-endless-coastlines","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2e6a8fe3-3343-54f0-ad44-282c5517b897-7425116.jpg","altText":"T\u00fcrkiye is blessed with 5,000 miles of coastline, across the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara.","caption":"T\u00fcrkiye is blessed with 5,000 miles of coastline, across the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara.","captionCredit":"GoT\u00fcrkiye","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_da70de40-379b-501a-b366-5c2c4a7d5466-7425116.jpg","altText":"Butterfly Valley is one of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s hidden gems, a pristine beach tucked between two 400m cliffs.","caption":"Butterfly Valley is one of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s hidden gems, a pristine beach tucked between two 400m cliffs.","captionCredit":"Canva","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/51\/16\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2bf96fae-1d0e-5bd9-bf6e-9fb6076b23b8-7425116.jpg","altText":"T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s \u00c7e\u015fme is famed for its proliferation of Blue Flag beaches as well as its nightlife and fashionable beach clubs.","caption":"T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s \u00c7e\u015fme is famed for its proliferation of Blue Flag beaches as well as its nightlife and fashionable beach clubs.","captionCredit":"GoT\u00fcrkiye","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":21082,"slug":"beach","urlSafeValue":"beach","title":"beach","titleRaw":"beach"},{"id":24282,"slug":"travel-tips","urlSafeValue":"travel-tips","title":"Travel tips","titleRaw":"Travel tips"},{"id":12930,"slug":"nature","urlSafeValue":"nature","title":"nature","titleRaw":"nature"},{"id":13414,"slug":"mediterranean-sea","urlSafeValue":"mediterranean-sea","title":"Mediterranean Sea","titleRaw":"Mediterranean Sea"},{"id":15470,"slug":"aegean-sea","urlSafeValue":"aegean-sea","title":"aegean sea","titleRaw":"aegean sea"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":2}],"related":[{"id":2268684},{"id":2289522}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"sponsor.tga2023"},{"path":"sponsor"},{"path":"sponsor.turkiyearticles"}],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"explore","urlSafeValue":"explore","title":"explore","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-series\/explore"},"vertical":"travel","verticals":[{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"},"themes":[{"id":"travel-series","urlSafeValue":"travel-series","title":"Series","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-series"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":32,"urlSafeValue":"travel-series","title":"Travel-series"},"advertising":1,"advertisingData":{"startDate":1677690493,"endDate":2114356098,"type":"sponsored","isDfp":null,"slug":"goturkiye-2023","title":"GoT\u00fcrkiye 2023","disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":"GoT\u00fcrkiye","sponsorName":"goturkiye-2023","sponsorUrl":"https:\/\/goturkiye.com","sponsorLogo":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/campaigns\/630\/180x82_cmsv2_a5ac92ed-9975-55ca-98f2-c30f1556e7df-630.jpg","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gs_travel','gs_travel_holidays','gs_science','gt_positive','gs_science_environ','gs_science_environment','gs_travel_type','gs_travel_cruise','gs_busfin','gt_positive_love'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/travel\/2023\/06\/09\/turkiyes-best-beaches-and-how-to-pick-one-in-a-country-of-endless-coastlines","lastModified":1686301279},{"id":2289400,"cid":7652978,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230605_NWSU_51929637","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"IATA says air passenger numbers have almost recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"IATA says airline industry is rapidly returning to profitability","titleListing2":"IATA says air passenger numbers have almost recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels","leadin":"Airline industry body, IATA, has significantly upgraded its prediction for profitability in 2023 as passenger numbers almost recover to pre-Covid-19 levels.","summary":"Airline industry body, IATA, has significantly upgraded its prediction for profitability in 2023 as passenger numbers almost recover to pre-Covid-19 levels.","url":"iata-says-air-passenger-numbers-have-almost-recovered-to-pre-covid-19-levels","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"In what's billed as a spectacular recovery, air travel passenger numbers have almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to new figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). \n\nIn a report issued on Monday at the start of its 2023 annual general meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, it said that airlines expect to carry 4.35 billion passengers worldwide this year, not far from the record of 4.54 billion in 2019. \n\nAirlines and tourism were particularly hard hit by Covid-19 restrictions on international travel put in place across the world from early 2020 onwards. \n\nThe representative body for the world\u2019s airlines also announced a major upgrade in its forecast for profitability for this year. \n\nIt said it now believes that the industry\u2019s net profits for 2023 will hit $9.8 billion, representing a profit margin of 1.2 per cent. Its previous forecast, issued in December, had been for a net profit of $4.7 billion. \n\nThe global turnover of airlines should reach $803 billion, within reach of the $838 billion in 2019, according to IATA. \n\nAlthough the industry's operating margins will remain very low this year, at 1.2 per cent, these profits, the first since the start of the pandemic, will mark a spectacular improvement on the 42 billion dollars lost in 2021 and the abyss of 2020 (137.7 billion). \n\nHowever, it warned that not all geographical regions will return to profit this year. While airlines in North America, Europe and the Middle East should be well into the black, airlines in the Asia-Pacific region (-$6.9 billion), Latin America (-$1.4 billion) and Africa (-$500 million) will remain in deficit. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>In what's billed as a spectacular recovery, air travel passenger numbers have almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to new figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).<\/p>\n<p>In a report issued on Monday at the start of its 2023 annual general meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, it said that airlines expect to carry 4.35 billion passengers worldwide this year, not far from the record of 4.54 billion in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Airlines and tourism were particularly hard hit by Covid-19 restrictions on international travel put in place across the world from early 2020 onwards.<\/p>\n<p>The representative body for the world\u2019s airlines also announced a major upgrade in its forecast for profitability for this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1665629663782215680\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It said it now believes that the industry\u2019s net profits for 2023 will hit $9.8 billion, representing a profit margin of 1.2 per cent. Its previous forecast, issued in December, had been for a net profit of $4.7 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The global turnover of airlines should reach $803 billion, within reach of the $838 billion in 2019, according to IATA.<\/p>\n<p>Although the industry's operating margins will remain very low this year, at 1.2 per cent, these profits, the first since the start of the pandemic, will mark a spectacular improvement on the 42 billion dollars lost in 2021 and the abyss of 2020 (137.7 billion).<\/p>\n<p>However, it warned that not all geographical regions will return to profit this year. While airlines in North America, Europe and the Middle East should be well into the black, airlines in the Asia-Pacific region (-$6.9 billion), Latin America (-$1.4 billion) and Africa (-$500 million) will remain in deficit.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685957940,"publishedAt":1685962752,"updatedAt":1685966588,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/06\/05\/iata-says-air-passenger-numbers-have-almost-recovered-to-pre-covid-19-levels","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/29\/78\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_bae0891c-b5ff-5dfc-83f9-828513152081-7652978.jpg","altText":"IATA CEO Alexandre de Juniac","caption":"IATA CEO Alexandre de Juniac","captionCredit":"Cyril Zingaro\/AP","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":23844,"slug":"international-air-transport-association-iata-","urlSafeValue":"international-air-transport-association-iata-","title":"International Air Transport Association (IATA)","titleRaw":"International Air Transport Association (IATA)"},{"id":4,"slug":"airlines","urlSafeValue":"airlines","title":"Airlines","titleRaw":"Airlines"},{"id":7334,"slug":"profits","urlSafeValue":"profits","title":"Profits","titleRaw":"Profits"},{"id":12639,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel","titleRaw":"Travel"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"twitter","count":1}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":60000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":7517444,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/06\/05\/en\/230605_NWSU_51929637_51929711_60000_135855_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":60000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":11296004,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/06\/05\/en\/230605_NWSU_51929637_51929711_60000_135855_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8lj05l","youtubeId":"Ptea-c9uD7k"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"agencies","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_busfin','gs_travel','gs_busfin_indus','gs_busfin_indus_aviation','gs_busfin_economy','gs_science','gs_science_geography','gs_travel_air','neg_coronavirus','neg_audible_eng','neg_intel_en','gt_mixed','neg_facebook_2021','neg_mobkoi_feb2023'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/06\/05\/iata-says-air-passenger-numbers-have-almost-recovered-to-pre-covid-19-levels","lastModified":1685966588},{"id":2288564,"cid":7650690,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230604_NWSU_51918240","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Erdogan names new cabinet after he is sworn in as Turkey's president for an historic third term ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan names his new cabinet ","titleListing2":"Erdogan names new cabinet after he is sworn in for an historic third term as Turkey's president","leadin":"Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan names his new cabinet after being sworn in for an historic third term in office.","summary":"Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan names his new cabinet after being sworn in for an historic third term in office.","url":"erdogan-names-new-cabinet-after-he-is-sworn-in-as-turkeys-president-for-an-historic-third-","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was sworn into his third presidential term on Saturday, reappointed an internationally respected former banker as finance minister in a sign that his new government might pursue more conventional economic policies. \n\nErdogan, 69, took the oath of office a week after he won a new five-year term in a runoff presidential race that could stretch his 20-year rule in the key NATO country that straddles Europe and Asia into a quarter-century. \n\nMehmet Simsek named as Finance Minister \n\nUnveiling the lineup of his new Cabinet, Erdogan announced the reappointment of Mehmet Simsek - a former finance minister and deputy prime minister - to the helm of the economy. Simsek, a former London-based Merrill Lynch banker, returns to the Cabinet as treasury and finance minister after a five-year break from politics. \n\nThe appointment comes as Turkey is grappling with a cost-of-living crisis fueled by inflation that peaked at a staggering 85% in October before easing to 44% last month. The Turkish currency has lost more than 10% of its value against the dollar since the start of the year. \n\nCritics blame the turmoil on Erdogan's policy of lowering interest rates to promote growth, which runs contrary to conventional economic thinking that rates should rise to combat inflation. Simsek's appointment is seen as an indication that Erdogan may abandon policies that many economists have branded as \"unorthodox.\" \n\nHakan Fidan named as foreign minister \n\nIn other appointments, Erdogan chose as his foreign minister Hakan Fidan, who has headed Turkey's National Intelligence Agency, MIT, since 2010. A former soldier who holds a doctorate in international relations, Fidan replaces Mevlut Cavusoglu, who had held the post since 2014. \n\nGeneral Yasar Guler named as defence minister \n\nThe chief of military staff, Gen. Yasar Guler, meanwhile, will take up the post of defence minister, Erdogan announced. \n\nEarlier, dozens of foreign dignitaries attended Erdogan's inauguration ceremony at his vast presidential complex in Ankara. They included NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Carl Bildt, a high-profile former Swedish prime minister. Stockholm hopes to press Erdogan to lift his country's objections to Sweden's membership in the military alliance - which requires unanimous approval by all allies. \n\nTurkey accuses Sweden of being too soft on Kurdish militants and other groups that Turkey considers to be terrorists. NATO wants to bring Sweden into the alliance by the time allied leaders meet in Lithuania on July 11-12, but Turkey and Hungary have yet to endorse the bid. \n\nOther leaders in attendance included Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev, Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, Armenia's Nikol Pashinyan, Pakistan's Shahbaz Sharif and Libya's Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. \n\nThe republic will be celebrating its centennial in October, and so presiding over a new \"Turkish century\" became an important campaign slogan for Erdogan. During his inauguration ceremony, Erdogan hailed \"the start of the Turkish century, a new period of glory for our country.\" \n\n\"I invite all 81 provinces to come together in fraternity. Let us leave behind the resentments of the campaign. Let us find a way to make up for hurt feelings. Let's all work together to build the Turkish century,\" he said. \n\nHe also expressed his intention to introduce a new constitution, saying: \"We will liberate our democracy from the present constitution produced by (the 1980) military coup, and strengthen it with a freedom-promoting, civilian and inclusive constitution.\" \n\nThe inauguration ceremony was preceded by a swearing-in ceremony in parliament. Supporters waited outside despite the heavy rain, covering Erdogan's car with red carnations as he arrived. From there, a procession of cavalry in blue uniforms escorted the president's convoy to the inauguration ceremony. \n\nErdogan was sworn in amid a host of other domestic challenges, including pressure for the repatriation of millions of Syrian refugees and the need to rebuild after a devastating earthquake in February that killed 50,000 and levelled entire cities in the south of the country. \n\nIn power as prime minister and then as president since 2003, Erdogan is already Turkey's longest-serving leader. He has solidified his rule through constitutional changes that transformed Turkey's presidency from a largely ceremonial role to a powerful office. \n\nCritics say his second decade in office was marred by sharp democratic backsliding, including the erosion of institutions such as the media and the judiciary, and the jailing of opponents and critics. \n\nErdogan defeated opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a runoff vote held on May 28, after he narrowly failed to secure an outright victory in a first round of voting on May 14. Kilicdaroglu had promised to put Turkey on a more democratic path and improve relations with the West. International observers deemed the elections to be free but not fair. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was sworn into his third presidential term on Saturday, reappointed an internationally respected former banker as finance minister in a sign that his new government might pursue more conventional economic policies.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan, 69, took the oath of office a week after he won a new five-year term in a runoff presidential race that could stretch his 20-year rule in the key NATO country that straddles Europe and Asia into a quarter-century.<\/p>\n<h2>Mehmet Simsek named as Finance Minister<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.535453216374269\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//65//06//90//808x1243_cmsv2_ead705b2-35c1-59e5-80c6-e5ca5e02f327-7650690.jpg/" alt=\"Yavuz Ozden/dia images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/384x590_cmsv2_ead705b2-35c1-59e5-80c6-e5ca5e02f327-7650690.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/640x983_cmsv2_ead705b2-35c1-59e5-80c6-e5ca5e02f327-7650690.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/750x1152_cmsv2_ead705b2-35c1-59e5-80c6-e5ca5e02f327-7650690.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/828x1271_cmsv2_ead705b2-35c1-59e5-80c6-e5ca5e02f327-7650690.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/1080x1658_cmsv2_ead705b2-35c1-59e5-80c6-e5ca5e02f327-7650690.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/1200x1843_cmsv2_ead705b2-35c1-59e5-80c6-e5ca5e02f327-7650690.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/1920x2948_cmsv2_ead705b2-35c1-59e5-80c6-e5ca5e02f327-7650690.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Turkey's new treasury and finance minister Mehmet Simsek, stands during the inauguration ceremony at the presidential complex in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, June 3, 2023.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Yavuz Ozden/dia images<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Unveiling the lineup of his new Cabinet, Erdogan announced the reappointment of Mehmet Simsek - a former finance minister and deputy prime minister - to the helm of the economy. Simsek, a former London-based Merrill Lynch banker, returns to the Cabinet as treasury and finance minister after a five-year break from politics.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment comes as Turkey is grappling with a cost-of-living crisis fueled by inflation that peaked at a staggering 85% in October before easing to 44% last month. The Turkish currency has lost more than 10% of its value against the dollar since the start of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Critics blame the turmoil on Erdogan's policy of lowering interest rates to promote growth, which runs contrary to conventional economic thinking that rates should rise to combat inflation. Simsek's appointment is seen as an indication that Erdogan may abandon policies that many economists have branded as \"unorthodox.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Hakan Fidan named as foreign minister<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.68359375\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//65//06//90//808x553_cmsv2_a8a96875-113f-59d4-806e-3fbb01dec4f7-7650690.jpg/" alt=\"Burhan Ozbilici/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/384x263_cmsv2_a8a96875-113f-59d4-806e-3fbb01dec4f7-7650690.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/640x438_cmsv2_a8a96875-113f-59d4-806e-3fbb01dec4f7-7650690.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/750x513_cmsv2_a8a96875-113f-59d4-806e-3fbb01dec4f7-7650690.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/828x566_cmsv2_a8a96875-113f-59d4-806e-3fbb01dec4f7-7650690.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/1080x738_cmsv2_a8a96875-113f-59d4-806e-3fbb01dec4f7-7650690.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/1200x820_cmsv2_a8a96875-113f-59d4-806e-3fbb01dec4f7-7650690.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/1920x1313_cmsv2_a8a96875-113f-59d4-806e-3fbb01dec4f7-7650690.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE - Hakan Fidan attends a funeral in Ankara, Turkey, July 19, 2019. He was named as Turkey's foreign minister on June 3, 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Burhan Ozbilici/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In other appointments, Erdogan chose as his foreign minister Hakan Fidan, who has headed Turkey's National Intelligence Agency, MIT, since 2010. A former soldier who holds a doctorate in international relations, Fidan replaces Mevlut Cavusoglu, who had held the post since 2014.<\/p>\n<h2>General Yasar Guler named as defence minister<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//65//06//90//808x539_cmsv2_b9ca468c-a2fe-5243-8165-c3f47a573e42-7650690.jpg/" alt=\"AP/Turkish Defense Ministry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/384x256_cmsv2_b9ca468c-a2fe-5243-8165-c3f47a573e42-7650690.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/640x427_cmsv2_b9ca468c-a2fe-5243-8165-c3f47a573e42-7650690.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/750x500_cmsv2_b9ca468c-a2fe-5243-8165-c3f47a573e42-7650690.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/828x552_cmsv2_b9ca468c-a2fe-5243-8165-c3f47a573e42-7650690.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/1080x720_cmsv2_b9ca468c-a2fe-5243-8165-c3f47a573e42-7650690.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/1200x800_cmsv2_b9ca468c-a2fe-5243-8165-c3f47a573e42-7650690.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/1920x1281_cmsv2_b9ca468c-a2fe-5243-8165-c3f47a573e42-7650690.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">File- Turkey\u2019s news defence minister General Yasar Gular (left) seen with former defence minister Hulusi Akar, pictured on October, 2019.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP/Turkish Defense Ministry<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The chief of military staff, Gen. Yasar Guler, meanwhile, will take up the post of defence minister, Erdogan announced.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, dozens of foreign dignitaries attended Erdogan's inauguration ceremony at his vast presidential complex in Ankara. They included NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Carl Bildt, a high-profile former Swedish prime minister. Stockholm hopes to press Erdogan to lift his country's objections to Sweden's membership in the military alliance - which requires unanimous approval by all allies.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey accuses Sweden of being too soft on Kurdish militants and other groups that Turkey considers to be terrorists. NATO wants to bring Sweden into the alliance by the time allied leaders meet in Lithuania on July 11-12, but Turkey and Hungary have yet to endorse the bid.<\/p>\n<p>Other leaders in attendance included Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev, Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, Armenia's Nikol Pashinyan, Pakistan's Shahbaz Sharif and Libya's Abdul Hamid Dbeibah.<\/p>\n<p>The republic will be celebrating its centennial in October, and so presiding over a new \"Turkish century\" became an important campaign slogan for Erdogan. During his inauguration ceremony, Erdogan hailed \"the start of the Turkish century, a new period of glory for our country.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"I invite all 81 provinces to come together in fraternity. Let us leave behind the resentments of the campaign. Let us find a way to make up for hurt feelings. Let's all work together to build the Turkish century,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed his intention to introduce a new constitution, saying: \"We will liberate our democracy from the present constitution produced by (the 1980) military coup, and strengthen it with a freedom-promoting, civilian and inclusive constitution.\"<\/p>\n<p>The inauguration ceremony was preceded by a swearing-in ceremony in parliament. Supporters waited outside despite the heavy rain, covering Erdogan's car with red carnations as he arrived. From there, a procession of cavalry in blue uniforms escorted the president's convoy to the inauguration ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan was sworn in amid a host of other domestic challenges, including pressure for the repatriation of millions of Syrian refugees and the need to rebuild after a devastating earthquake in February that killed 50,000 and levelled entire cities in the south of the country.<\/p>\n<p>In power as prime minister and then as president since 2003, Erdogan is already Turkey's longest-serving leader. He has solidified his rule through constitutional changes that transformed Turkey's presidency from a largely ceremonial role to a powerful office.<\/p>\n<p>Critics say his second decade in office was marred by sharp democratic backsliding, including the erosion of institutions such as the media and the judiciary, and the jailing of opponents and critics.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan defeated opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a runoff vote held on May 28, after he narrowly failed to secure an outright victory in a first round of voting on May 14. Kilicdaroglu had promised to put Turkey on a more democratic path and improve relations with the West. International observers deemed the elections to be free but not fair.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685830587,"publishedAt":1685857290,"updatedAt":1685874783,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/06\/04\/erdogan-names-new-cabinet-after-he-is-sworn-in-as-turkeys-president-for-an-historic-third-","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_791ba2c6-7d98-516f-bbe2-0e68e9f499be-7650690.jpg","altText":"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the Grand National Assembly to take the oath of office, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, June 2, 2023","caption":"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the Grand National Assembly to take the oath of office, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, June 2, 2023","captionCredit":"Ali Unal\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b9ca468c-a2fe-5243-8165-c3f47a573e42-7650690.jpg","altText":"File- Turkey\u2019s news defence minister General Yasar Gular (left) seen with former defence minister Hulusi Akar, pictured on October, 2019.","caption":"File- Turkey\u2019s news defence minister General Yasar Gular (left) seen with former defence minister Hulusi Akar, pictured on October, 2019.","captionCredit":"AP\/Turkish Defense Ministry","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_ead705b2-35c1-59e5-80c6-e5ca5e02f327-7650690.jpg","altText":"Turkey's new treasury and finance minister Mehmet Simsek, stands during the inauguration ceremony at the presidential complex in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, June 3, 2023.","caption":"Turkey's new treasury and finance minister Mehmet Simsek, stands during the inauguration ceremony at the presidential complex in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, June 3, 2023.","captionCredit":"Yavuz Ozden\/dia images","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2736,"height":4201},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/06\/90\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a8a96875-113f-59d4-806e-3fbb01dec4f7-7650690.jpg","altText":"FILE - Hakan Fidan attends a funeral in Ankara, Turkey, July 19, 2019. He was named as Turkey's foreign minister on June 3, 2023","caption":"FILE - Hakan Fidan attends a funeral in Ankara, Turkey, July 19, 2019. He was named as Turkey's foreign minister on June 3, 2023","captionCredit":"Burhan Ozbilici\/AP","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":700}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":8397,"slug":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","urlSafeValue":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","title":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan","titleRaw":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan"},{"id":12051,"slug":"government","urlSafeValue":"government","title":"Government","titleRaw":"Government"},{"id":572,"slug":"economy","urlSafeValue":"economy","title":"Economy","titleRaw":"Economy"},{"id":205,"slug":"nato","urlSafeValue":"nato","title":"NATO","titleRaw":"NATO"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":3}],"related":[{"id":2283400},{"id":2285184},{"id":2288324}],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":35000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":4777213,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/06\/04\/en\/230604_NWSU_51918240_51918270_35000_122444_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":35000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":7176957,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/06\/04\/en\/230604_NWSU_51918240_51918270_35000_122444_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8li3lk","youtubeId":"nef1yxz1QEw"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"AP, AFP","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":{"id":4133,"urlSafeValue":"ankara","title":"Ankara"},"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc','gs_economy'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/06\/04\/erdogan-names-new-cabinet-after-he-is-sworn-in-as-turkeys-president-for-an-historic-third-","lastModified":1685874783},{"id":2288324,"cid":7650048,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230603_NWSU_51913802","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Turkey's President Erdogan sworn in for third mandate as president","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Turkey's President Erdogan sworn in for third mandate as president","titleListing2":"Turkey's President Erdogan sworn in for third mandate as president","leadin":"Turkey\u2019s longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took the oath of office on Saturday, ushering in his third presidential term that followed three stints as prime minister.","summary":"Turkey\u2019s longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took the oath of office on Saturday, ushering in his third presidential term that followed three stints as prime minister.","url":"turkeys-president-erdogan-sworn-in-for-third-mandate-as-president","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"President Erdogan was sworn in during a session in parliament before an inauguration ceremony at his sprawling palace complex. Supporters waited outside parliament despite the heavy rain, covering his car with red carnations as he arrived. \n\nErdogan defeated opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a runoff vote held on May 28, after he narrowly failed to secure an outright victory in a first round of voting on May 14. Kilicdaroglu had promised to put Turkey on a more democratic path and improve relations with the West. International observers deemed the elections to be free but not fair. \n\nAll eyes are now on the announcement of his new cabinet later on Saturday. Its lineup should indicate whether Turkey will continue with Erdogan's unorthodox economic policies or return to more conventional ones. \n\nDozens of foreign dignitaries are travelling to attend the ceremony, among them NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and high-profile former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt. They are expected to press Erdogan to lift his country\u2019s block on Sweden\u2019s NATO accession, which requires unanimous approval by all the organisation's members. \n\nNATO wants to bring Sweden into the alliance by the time allied leaders meet in Lithuania on July 11-12, but Turkey and Hungary have yet to endorse the bid.\u00a0Turkey accuses Sweden of being too soft on Kurdish militants and other groups that the Turkish government considers terrorists. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, meanwhile, will also be attending the ceremony. \n\nTurkey's uncertain economic future \n\nErdogan was sworn in amid a host of domestic challenges ahead, including a battered economy, pressure for the repatriation of millions of Syrian refugees and the need to rebuild after a devastating earthquake in February that killed 50,000 and levelled entire cities in the south of the country. \n\nTurkey is also grappling with a cost-of-living crisis fuelled by inflation that peaked at a staggering 85% in October before easing to 44% last month. The Turkish currency has lost more than 10% of its value against the dollar since the start of the year. \n\nCritics blame the turmoil on Erdogan\u2019s policy of lowering interest rates to promote growth, which runs contrary to conventional economic thinking that calls for raising rates to combat inflation. \n\nUnconfirmed media reports say Erdogan plans to reappoint Mehmet Simsek, a respected former finance minister and deputy prime minister, to the helm of the economy. The move would signify a return by the country \u2013 which is the world\u2019s 19th largest economy according to the World Bank \u2013 to more orthodox economic policies. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>President Erdogan was sworn in during a session in parliament before an inauguration ceremony at his sprawling palace complex. Supporters waited outside parliament despite the heavy rain, covering his car with red carnations as he arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan defeated opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a runoff vote held on May 28, after he narrowly failed to secure an outright victory in a first round of voting on May 14. Kilicdaroglu had promised to put Turkey on a more democratic path and improve relations with the West. International observers deemed the elections to be free but not fair.<\/p>\n<p>All eyes are now on the announcement of his new cabinet later on Saturday. Its lineup should indicate whether Turkey will continue with Erdogan's unorthodox economic policies or return to more conventional ones.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of foreign dignitaries are travelling to attend the ceremony, among them NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and high-profile former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt. They are expected to press Erdogan to lift his country\u2019s block on Sweden\u2019s NATO accession, which requires unanimous approval by all the organisation's members.<\/p>\n<p>NATO wants to bring Sweden into the alliance by the time allied leaders meet in Lithuania on July 11-12, but Turkey and Hungary have yet to endorse the bid.\u00a0Turkey accuses Sweden of being too soft on Kurdish militants and other groups that the Turkish government considers terrorists. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, meanwhile, will also be attending the ceremony.<\/p>\n<h2>Turkey's uncertain economic future<\/h2><p>Erdogan was sworn in amid a host of domestic challenges ahead, including a battered economy, pressure for the repatriation of millions of Syrian refugees and the need to rebuild after a devastating earthquake in February that killed 50,000 and levelled entire cities in the south of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey is also grappling with a cost-of-living crisis fuelled by inflation that peaked at a staggering 85% in October before easing to 44% last month. The Turkish currency has lost more than 10% of its value against the dollar since the start of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Critics blame the turmoil on Erdogan\u2019s policy of lowering interest rates to promote growth, which runs contrary to conventional economic thinking that calls for raising rates to combat inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Unconfirmed media reports say Erdogan plans to reappoint Mehmet Simsek, a respected former finance minister and deputy prime minister, to the helm of the economy. The move would signify a return by the country \u2013 which is the world\u2019s 19th largest economy according to the World Bank \u2013 to more orthodox economic policies.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685788720,"publishedAt":1685804761,"updatedAt":1685811964,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/06\/03\/turkeys-president-erdogan-sworn-in-for-third-mandate-as-president","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/65\/00\/58\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_9c8962a1-84a5-5cd9-829e-b1c23c294331-7650058.jpg","altText":"President Erdogan swon in for third term as president","caption":"President Erdogan swon in for third term as president","captionCredit":"Ali Unal\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":8397,"slug":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","urlSafeValue":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","title":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan","titleRaw":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan"},{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":12175,"slug":"presidential-election","urlSafeValue":"presidential-election","title":"Presidential election","titleRaw":"Presidential election"},{"id":4133,"slug":"ankara","urlSafeValue":"ankara","title":"Ankara","titleRaw":"Ankara"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2282468},{"id":2283444},{"id":2284318}],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":60000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":7717135,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/06\/03\/en\/230603_NWSU_51913802_51914099_60000_185933_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":60000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":11741967,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/06\/03\/en\/230603_NWSU_51913802_51914099_60000_185933_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"youtubeId":"3nRE-CyLTyc"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"AP","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc','gt_mixed','gs_busfin','gs_economy','gs_busfin_economy','gs_politics','gs_economy_misc','gt_positive_trust','gs_busfin_economy_markets'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/06\/03\/turkeys-president-erdogan-sworn-in-for-third-mandate-as-president","lastModified":1685811964},{"id":2286996,"cid":7646108,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230601_NWSU_51885886","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Stoltenberg: 'Door open' for Ukraine to join NATO","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Stoltenberg: 'Door open' for Ukraine to join NATO","titleListing2":"At an informal meeting in Oslo, the NATO Secretary General also touched on how to iron out Sweden's accession process to joining the bloc. ","leadin":"At an informal meeting in Oslo, the NATO Secretary General also touched on how to iron out Sweden's accession process to joining the bloc. ","summary":"At an informal meeting in Oslo, the NATO Secretary General also touched on how to iron out Sweden's accession process to joining the bloc. ","url":"stoltenberg-door-open-for-ukraine-to-join-nato","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday in Oslo that \"NATO's door is open\" for Ukraine to join the alliance, and Russia does not have \"a veto against NATO enlargement.\" \n\nStoltenberg made the comments at an informal NATO meeting held in the Norwegian capital.\u00a0 \n\nWhen asked about missile attacks in Kyiv, Stoltenberg called attacks on Ukrainian civilians \"a war crime\" and compared it to the 22 July 2011 Norway terrorist attacks. \n\nThe NATO Secretary General also recalled the commitments and actions already undertaken by Kyiv's allies, particularly in military terms, stressing that it is necessary to create a framework of security guarantees to prevent history from repeating itself. \n\n\u201cWe don\u2019t know when the war ends but we must ensure that when it does we have credible arrangements in place to guarantee Ukraine\u2019s security in the future and to break Russia\u2019s cycle of aggression,\" Stoltenberg said. \n\n\"If President Putin wins in Ukraine it will make the world more dangerous, it would send a message that when authoritarian leaders use military force they get what they want. And that will also make us more vulnerable.\u201d \n\n\"Those responsible for war crimes in Ukraine must be held accountable,\" he said. \n\nSeparately, he reiterated that Turkey and all other NATO members invited Sweden to become a full NATO member and that NATO is working to make it happen \"as early as as possible.\" \n\nCommenting on the situation in Kosovo, he said violence against NATO peacekeepers is unprovoked and unacceptable. \n\n\"To ensure that we have the forces we need at any time, we have decided to deploy our operational reserve,\" he added.\u00a0 \n\nNATO members will formally convene at a summit in Lithuania in July, where they hope to overcome Sweden's accession to the bloc. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday in Oslo that \"NATO's door is open\" for Ukraine to join the alliance, and Russia does not have \"a veto against NATO enlargement.\"<\/p>\n<p>Stoltenberg made the comments at an informal NATO meeting held in the Norwegian capital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When asked about missile attacks in Kyiv, Stoltenberg called attacks on Ukrainian civilians \"a war crime\" and compared it to the 22 July 2011 Norway terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The NATO Secretary General also recalled the commitments and actions already undertaken by Kyiv's allies, particularly in military terms, stressing that it is necessary to create a framework of security guarantees to prevent history from repeating itself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1664280206130159618\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know when the war ends but we must ensure that when it does we have credible arrangements in place to guarantee Ukraine\u2019s security in the future and to break Russia\u2019s cycle of aggression,\" Stoltenberg said.<\/p>\n<p>\"If President Putin wins in Ukraine it will make the world more dangerous, it would send a message that when authoritarian leaders use military force they get what they want. And that will also make us more vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\"Those responsible for war crimes in Ukraine must be held accountable,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, he reiterated that Turkey and all other NATO members invited Sweden to become a full NATO member and that NATO is working to make it happen \"as early as as possible.\"<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7629252\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//06//01//what-is-stalling-swedens-accession-to-nato/">What is stalling Sweden\u2019s accession to NATO?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the situation in Kosovo, he said violence against NATO peacekeepers is unprovoked and unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>\"To ensure that we have the forces we need at any time, we have decided to deploy our operational reserve,\" he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NATO members will formally convene at a summit in Lithuania in July, where they hope to overcome Sweden's accession to the bloc.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685623333,"publishedAt":1685635127,"updatedAt":1685639165,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/06\/01\/stoltenberg-door-open-for-ukraine-to-join-nato","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/61\/06\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_6a88b180-8bf8-5c90-9c2c-dc755c543811-7646106.jpg","altText":"FILE - February 16, 2023 shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shaking hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg","caption":"FILE - February 16, 2023 shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shaking hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg","captionCredit":"HANDOUT\/AFP","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":717}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":205,"slug":"nato","urlSafeValue":"nato","title":"NATO","titleRaw":"NATO"},{"id":7812,"slug":"sweden","urlSafeValue":"sweden","title":"Sweden","titleRaw":"Sweden"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"twitter","count":1},{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2281298},{"id":2285606},{"id":2286370}],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":77000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":10311932,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/06\/01\/en\/230601_NWSU_51885886_51890506_77000_184515_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":77000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":15206652,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/06\/01\/en\/230601_NWSU_51885886_51890506_77000_184515_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8lfsk5","youtubeId":"8IwdX2Z6cus"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"AP","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gs_busfin','gs_busfin_indus'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/06\/01\/stoltenberg-door-open-for-ukraine-to-join-nato","lastModified":1685639165},{"id":2285184,"cid":7640744,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230530_NWSU_51853913","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Opposition Turkish TV investigated for 'insulting' election coverage","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"","titleListing2":"Opposition Turkish TV investigated for 'insulting' election coverage","leadin":"The inquiry comes amid growing concerns over Erdogan's crackdown on media freedoms. ","summary":"The inquiry comes amid growing concerns over Erdogan's crackdown on media freedoms. ","url":"opposition-turkish-tv-investigated-for-insulting-election-coverage","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Turkey's broadcasting watchdog has launched a probe into opposition TV channels over their coverage of Sunday's presidential vote.\u00a0 \n\nSix stations, including Fox TV, TELE1 and Halk TV, are being investigated for \"insulting the public\" by the country's Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK). \n\nThe watchdog did not detail the insults, suggesting the action was sparked by complaints received from viewers.\u00a0 \n\nOn Sunday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the second round of Turkey's presidential election, securing him another five-year term. His opponent\u00a0Kemal Kilicdaroglu said it was \"the most unfair election in years\", though did not contest the result.\u00a0 \n\nRTUK Chairman Ebubekir Sahin accused the channels of going against the national will to \"humiliate our beloved nation.\"\u00a0 \n\n\u201cWe will not remain silent against these attitudes of those who do not respect the national will, democracy, and election results, and those who insult our people and try to humiliate our beloved nation,\" Sahin tweeted on May 30.\u00a0 \n\nErdogan has come under increased international scrutiny for cracking down on media freedoms during his decades-long rule.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nIn the run-up to the vote, the monitoring organisation Reporters Without Borders warned Turkey's leader had \"stepped up its attacks on journalists in a bid to deflect attention from the country's economic and democratic decline and to shore up its political base.\" \n\nAround 90% of the national media is under government control, they say.\u00a0 \n\nWatchdog RTUK has been accused of being used as a censorship tool to crack down on opposition media recently.\u00a0 \n\nOne of secular rival Kilicdaroglu's election vows was to restore freedom of speech and bring back the qualities of a \"civilised world\" if elected.\u00a0 \n\nErdogan's re-election has re-sparked concerns over media freedom as pro-government TV channels strengthened their grip with coverage favouring the ruler.\u00a0 \n\nHis ruling AK party tabled a new bill last year to criminalise the spread of \"disinformation,\" making it compulsory for platforms to remove content deemed offensive by individuals or the Turkish government. \n\nPresident Erdogan spoke at the 79th General Assembly of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) held in Ankara on Tuesday. \n\nAddressing the attendees, the president said the election results were a \"decision of destiny\" for the country, adding that the people voted for \"stability\". \n\nHe also tackled international relations and security, adding: \"Our goal is to establish a belt of security and peace around us from Europe to the Black Sea, from the Caucasus and the Middle East to North Africa.\" \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Turkey's broadcasting watchdog has launched a probe into opposition TV channels over their coverage of Sunday's presidential vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Six stations, including Fox TV, TELE1 and Halk TV, are being investigated for \"insulting the public\" by the country's Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK).<\/p>\n<p>The watchdog did not detail the insults, suggesting the action was sparked by complaints received from viewers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the second round of Turkey's presidential election, securing him another five-year term. His opponent\u00a0Kemal Kilicdaroglu said it was \"the most unfair election in years\", though did not contest the result.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>RTUK Chairman Ebubekir Sahin accused the channels of going against the national will to \"humiliate our beloved nation.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not remain silent against these attitudes of those who do not respect the national will, democracy, and election results, and those who insult our people and try to humiliate our beloved nation,\" Sahin tweeted on May 30.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1663462067997749248\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Erdogan has come under increased international scrutiny for cracking down on media freedoms during his decades-long rule.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the run-up to the vote, the monitoring organisation Reporters Without Borders warned Turkey's leader had \"stepped up its attacks on journalists in a bid to deflect attention from the country's economic and democratic decline and to shore up its political base.\"<\/p>\n<p>Around 90% of the national media is under government control, they say.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Watchdog RTUK has been accused of being used as a censorship tool to crack down on opposition media recently.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1662933228091523077\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>One of secular rival Kilicdaroglu's election vows was to restore freedom of speech and bring back the qualities of a \"civilised world\" if elected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan's re-election has re-sparked concerns over media freedom as pro-government TV channels strengthened their grip with coverage favouring the ruler.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His ruling AK party tabled a new bill last year to criminalise the spread of \"disinformation,\" making it compulsory for platforms to remove content deemed offensive by individuals or the Turkish government.<\/p>\n<p>President Erdogan spoke at the 79th General Assembly of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) held in Ankara on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the attendees, the president said the election results were a \"decision of destiny\" for the country, adding that the people voted for \"stability\".<\/p>\n<p>He also tackled international relations and security, adding: \"Our goal is to establish a belt of security and peace around us from Europe to the Black Sea, from the Caucasus and the Middle East to North Africa.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685451386,"publishedAt":1685456029,"updatedAt":1685460973,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/30\/opposition-turkish-tv-investigated-for-insulting-election-coverage","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/07\/44\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_72bcef06-0465-5316-b211-d71bf4573edf-7640744.jpg","altText":"A man reads Turkish newspapers a day after the presidential election day in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 29, 2023. ","caption":"A man reads Turkish newspapers a day after the presidential election day in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 29, 2023. ","captionCredit":"Emrah Gurel\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"baniya","title":"Sudesh Baniya","twitter":"@sudeshbaniya_"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":8333,"slug":"freedom-of-speech","urlSafeValue":"freedom-of-speech","title":"Freedom of speech","titleRaw":"Freedom of speech"},{"id":8397,"slug":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","urlSafeValue":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","title":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan","titleRaw":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"twitter","count":2}],"related":[{"id":2271146},{"id":2273386},{"id":2274004}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"euronews.byenglishwebteam"},{"path":"euronews"}],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','gs_politics','sm_politics','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc','gt_negative','neg_facebook_2021','neg_mobkoi_castrol','gs_entertain','neg_facebook','gs_politics_elections','castrol_negative_uk','neg_audi_list2','gs_entertain_tv','gs_busfin','gt_negative_anger','gs_society_misc'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/05\/30\/opposition-turkish-tv-investigated-for-insulting-election-coverage","lastModified":1685460973},{"id":2284318,"cid":7638154,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230529_NCSU_51840228","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Watch: Reaction to the re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Watch: Reaction to the re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey ","titleListing2":"Watch: Reaction to the re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey ","leadin":"Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather in front of the Presidential Palace in Ankara to celebrate his re-election.","summary":"Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather in front of the Presidential Palace in Ankara to celebrate his re-election.","url":"watch-reaction-to-the-re-election-of-recep-tayyip-erdogan-in-turkey","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory Sunday in a historic runoff vote that posed the biggest challenge to his 20 years of transformative but divisive rule. \n\nThe vote, cast as being the most important in generations, saw Turkey's longest-serving leader pitted against a powerful opposition alliance. \n\nThe 69-year-old leader overcame Turkey's biggest economic crisis in generations and the most powerful opposition alliance to ever face his Islamic-rooted party to take an unassailable lead. \n\nTurkey's main cities erupted in jubilation as Erdogan spoke. \n\nTraffic on Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square ground to a halt and huge crowds gathered outside his presidential palace in Ankara. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory Sunday in a historic runoff vote that posed the biggest challenge to his 20 years of transformative but divisive rule.<\/p>\n<p>The vote, cast as being the most important in generations, saw Turkey's longest-serving leader pitted against a powerful opposition alliance.<\/p>\n<p>The 69-year-old leader overcame Turkey's biggest economic crisis in generations and the most powerful opposition alliance to ever face his Islamic-rooted party to take an unassailable lead.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey's main cities erupted in jubilation as Erdogan spoke.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic on Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square ground to a halt and huge crowds gathered outside his presidential palace in Ankara.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685364720,"publishedAt":1685384123,"updatedAt":1685384644,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/29\/watch-reaction-to-the-re-election-of-recep-tayyip-erdogan-in-turkey","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/81\/54\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2e16a0dd-08b2-5695-a958-167e30a252f4-7638154.jpg","altText":"Turkish front pages carey the news of Erdogan's victory","caption":"Turkish front pages carey the news of Erdogan's victory","captionCredit":"AFP","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":960,"height":540}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":8397,"slug":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","urlSafeValue":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","title":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan","titleRaw":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan"},{"id":25800,"slug":"2023-turkey-presidential-elections","urlSafeValue":"2023-turkey-presidential-elections","title":"2023 Turkiye Presidential Elections","titleRaw":"2023 Turkiye Presidential Elections"}],"widgets":[],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":60000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":7866195,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NC\/SU\/23\/05\/29\/en\/230529_NCSU_51840228_51840628_60000_151335_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":60000,"editor":null,"filesizeBytes":12042067,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NC\/SU\/23\/05\/29\/en\/230529_NCSU_51840228_51840628_60000_151335_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8lci4v","youtubeId":"x96DmBplKVU"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"nocomment","urlSafeValue":"nocomment","title":"no comment","online":1,"url":"\/nocomment"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":{"id":1702,"urlSafeValue":"ankara","title":"Ankara"},"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_politics','gs_politics_misc','gs_politics_issues_policy','sm_politics','gt_mixed','neg_citi_campaign_3','neg_facebook','neg_facebook_2021','neg_nespresso','gt_positive_happiness'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/video\/2023\/05\/29\/watch-reaction-to-the-re-election-of-recep-tayyip-erdogan-in-turkey","lastModified":1685384644},{"id":2283726,"cid":7636460,"versionId":4,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230528_NWSU_51831454","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"What Erdo\u011fan's re-election means for Turkey and the West","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"What Erdo\u011fan's re-election means for Turkey and the West","titleListing2":"What Erdo\u011fan's re-election means for Turkey and the West","leadin":"The consequences of his victory over secular rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu will reverberate across Turkey and the world. ","summary":"The consequences of his victory over secular rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu will reverberate across Turkey and the world. ","url":"what-erdogans-re-election-means-for-turkey-and-the-west","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan claimed victory in the presidential election on Sunday, extending his rule into a third decade. \n\nWith 99% of ballot boxes counted, Erdo\u011fan has secured 52% of the vote putting him well ahead of rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu's 48%, according to state-owned news agency Anadolu. \n\nThe election has been seen as one of the most consequential in Turkey's recent history, with the opposition believing it had a good chance of unseating Erdo\u011fan who presided over a bruising cost-of-living crisis. \n\nBut what impact will his victory have on Turkey and the West?\u00a0 \n\nErdo\u011fan\u00a0 could tighten his grip on power even further \n\nAlready the longest-serving leader in the history of the Turkish Republic, Erdo\u011fan has consolidated power during his time in office, establishing a presidential system for himself. \n\nCritics say the 69-year-old has shifted Turkey away from its democratic foundations towards authoritarian rule.\u00a0 \n\nHe crushed anti-government protests and evaded a corruption investigation into his inner circle. \n\nErdo\u011fan has taken control of most of Turkey\u2019s institutions and sidelined liberals and critics. In its World Report 2022, Human Rights Watch said Erdo\u011fan\u2019s AK party (AKP has set back Turkey\u2019s human rights record by decades. \n\nIlke Toyg\u00fcr, professor of European Geopolitics at the University Carlos III of Madrid said a victory could see Erdo\u011fan buckle down even more. \n\n\"I would even expect the more frightening attitudes when it comes to democracy and when it comes to foreign policy,\" she told Euronews in May.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nIslamic influence may grow \n\nErdo\u011fan is popular among conservative and religious voters.\u00a0 \n\nHe has defended the rights of conservative Muslims after decades of a resolutely secular regime, allowing women to wear the headscarf in public buildings, such as universities and civil service, where they were banned.\u00a0 \n\nErdo\u011fan may pursue a more radical policy in the coming period as he broadened his alliance with Islamist groups, such as H\u00fcda Par and Yeniden Refah before the elections. \n\nHis government may come under pressure from these parties to pursue more Islamist policies. \n\nCost-of-living crisis \n\nThe election came amid a damaging economic crisis, worsened by the devastating earthquakes in February. \n\nEconomists say Erdo\u011fan's unorthodox policy of low interest rates despite surging prices drove inflation to 85% last year, with the lira plummeting to one-tenth of its value against the dollar over the last decade. \n\nAnalysts predict Erdo\u011fan's first priority will be to fix the economy, but no major changes are expected in the economic model ahead of local elections in 2024. \n\n\"There are lots of economic problems in Turkey. So this is the weakest point of the Erdo\u011fan regime,\"\u00a0economist Arda Tunca told Euronews. \n\nLast week, it was reported that divisions were growing among the AKP on future economic policies, with some seeking an alternative to Erdo\u011fan's controversial programme.\u00a0 \n\nAfter the devastating earthquake in February, opponents thought voters would punish him over the state\u2019s initially slow response. \n\nBut in the first round of voting on May 14, which included parliamentary elections, the AKP emerged top in 10 of the 11 provinces hit by the earthquakes, helping it secure a parliamentary majority along with its allies. \n\nAlthough Erdo\u011fan has used nationalism to maintain his popularity, the economic crises are unlikely to be resolved quickly. \n\nOn foreign affairs \n\nThe defeat of K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu, who promised to set the country on a more democratic and collaborative path, will likely be cheered in Moscow.\u00a0 \n\nHowever, it could be mourned in Western capitals as Turkey has taken a more confrontational and independent stance in foreign affairs. \n\nUnder Erdo\u011fan, Turkey has flexed military power in the Middle East and beyond, forging closer ties with Russia. Meanwhile, relations with the European Union and the United States become increasingly strained. \n\nHe has conducted a diplomatic \"balancing act\" since Russia invaded Ukraine, opposing Western sanctions on Russia, while at the same time sending drones to Kyiv. \n\nAccording to experts,\u00a0 Erdo\u011fan does not want to completely break with the West, he just wants to do things his own way. \n\nHe will probably continue to have a contentious and quarrelsome relationship with the West. \n\n\"Turkey is breaking away from the West, although it is a NATO member spiritually, Turkey is not a part of NATO anymore,\" said economist Arda Tunca. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan claimed victory in the presidential election on Sunday, extending his rule into a third decade.<\/p>\n<p>With 99% of ballot boxes counted, Erdo\u011fan has secured 52% of the vote putting him well ahead of rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu's 48%, according to state-owned news agency Anadolu.<\/p>\n<p>The election has been seen as one of the most consequential in Turkey's recent history, with the opposition believing it had a good chance of unseating Erdo\u011fan who presided over a bruising cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n<p>But what impact will his victory have on Turkey and the West?\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Erdo\u011fan\u00a0<strong>could tighten his grip on power even further<\/strong><\/h2><p>Already the longest-serving leader in the history of the Turkish Republic, Erdo\u011fan has consolidated power during his time in office, establishing a presidential system for himself.<\/p>\n<p>Critics say the 69-year-old has shifted Turkey away from its democratic foundations towards authoritarian rule.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He crushed anti-government protests and evaded a corruption investigation into his inner circle.<\/p>\n<p>Erdo\u011fan has taken control of most of Turkey\u2019s institutions and sidelined liberals and critics. In its World Report 2022, Human Rights Watch said Erdo\u011fan\u2019s AK party (AKP has set back Turkey\u2019s human rights record by decades.<\/p>\n<p>Ilke Toyg\u00fcr, professor of European Geopolitics at the University Carlos III of Madrid said a victory could see Erdo\u011fan buckle down even more.<\/p>\n<p>\"I would even expect the more frightening attitudes when it comes to democracy and when it comes to foreign policy,\" she told Euronews in May.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Islamic influence may grow<\/strong><\/h2><p>Erdo\u011fan is popular among conservative and religious voters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has defended the rights of conservative Muslims after decades of a resolutely secular regime, allowing women to wear the headscarf in public buildings, such as universities and civil service, where they were banned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erdo\u011fan may pursue a more radical policy in the coming period as he broadened his alliance with Islamist groups, such as H\u00fcda Par and Yeniden Refah before the elections.<\/p>\n<p>His government may come under pressure from these parties to pursue more Islamist policies.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cost-of-living crisis<\/strong><\/h2><p>The election came amid a damaging economic crisis, worsened by the devastating earthquakes in February.<\/p>\n<p>Economists say Erdo\u011fan's unorthodox policy of low interest rates despite surging prices drove inflation to 85% last year, with the lira plummeting to one-tenth of its value against the dollar over the last decade.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts predict Erdo\u011fan's first priority will be to fix the economy, but no major changes are expected in the economic model ahead of local elections in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\"There are lots of economic problems in Turkey. So this is the weakest point of the Erdo\u011fan regime,\"\u00a0economist Arda Tunca told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, it was reported that <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//25//erdogans-akp-divided-on-future-economic-policies-before-election-runoff-reports/">divisions were growing<\/strong><\/a> among the AKP on future economic policies, with some seeking an alternative to Erdo\u011fan's controversial programme.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the devastating earthquake in February, opponents thought voters would punish him over the state\u2019s initially slow response.<\/p>\n<p>But in the first round of voting on May 14, which included parliamentary elections, the AKP emerged top in 10 of the 11 provinces hit by the earthquakes, helping it secure a parliamentary majority along with its allies.<\/p>\n<p>Although Erdo\u011fan has used nationalism to maintain his popularity, the economic crises are unlikely to be resolved quickly.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>On foreign affairs<\/strong><\/h2><p>The defeat of K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu, who promised to set the country on a more democratic and collaborative path, will likely be cheered in Moscow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, it could be mourned in Western capitals as Turkey has taken a more confrontational and independent stance in foreign affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Under Erdo\u011fan, Turkey has flexed military power in the Middle East and beyond, forging closer ties with Russia. Meanwhile, relations with the European Union and the United States become increasingly strained.<\/p>\n<p>He has conducted a diplomatic \"balancing act\" since Russia invaded Ukraine, opposing Western sanctions on Russia, while at the same time sending drones to Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>According to experts,\u00a0 Erdo\u011fan does not want to completely break with the West, he just wants to do things his own way.<\/p>\n<p>He will probably continue to have a contentious and quarrelsome relationship with the West.<\/p>\n<p>\"Turkey is breaking away from the West, although it is a NATO member spiritually, Turkey is not a part of NATO anymore,\" said economist Arda Tunca.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685303883,"publishedAt":1685308197,"updatedAt":1685773654,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/28\/what-erdogans-re-election-means-for-turkey-and-the-west","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/64\/60\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_de6d05ab-63ba-5dfd-ae89-ae551e78756f-7636460.jpg","altText":"Supporters of Recep Tayyip Erdogan","caption":"Supporters of Recep Tayyip Erdogan","captionCredit":"AP Photo","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2200,"height":1381}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"samar","title":"Kamuran Samar","twitter":"@kamuran_s"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":28586,"slug":"28-may-election-results","urlSafeValue":"28-may-election-results","title":"28 may election results","titleRaw":"28 may election results"},{"id":105,"slug":"european-union","urlSafeValue":"european-union","title":"European Union","titleRaw":"European Union"},{"id":23588,"slug":"turkey-eu-relations","urlSafeValue":"turkey-eu-relations","title":"Turkiye EU relations","titleRaw":"Turkiye EU relations"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2285232}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"euronews.byenglishwebteam"},{"path":"euronews"}],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Joshua Askew","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','gs_politics','sm_politics','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc','neg_mobkoi_castrol','castrol_negative_uk','gs_busfin','gs_politics_elections','gt_negative','shadow9hu7_pos_ukrainecrisis','neg_facebook_2021','gs_economy_misc','gs_economy','neg_nespresso','neg_facebook_q4','gs_busfin_economy','gb_crime_edu','gb_death_injury_news-ent'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/05\/28\/what-erdogans-re-election-means-for-turkey-and-the-west","lastModified":1685773654},{"id":2283444,"cid":7635632,"versionId":45,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230528_NWSU_51826253","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Turkish presidential election: Erdogan win leaves country divided","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Turkish election: Erdogan win leaves country divided","titleListing2":"Turkish presidential election: Erdogan win leaves country divided","leadin":"Turkey's president defeated secular challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the second round of voting on Sunday. ","summary":"Turkey's president defeated secular challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the second round of voting on Sunday. ","url":"live-polls-close-in-turkeys-historic-presidential-election","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"President Recep\u00a0Tayyip Erdogan will rule until\u00a02028 after winning last night's Turkish presidential election.\u00a0 \n\nHe defeated rival\u00a0Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the second round of voting, after coming just short of an outright victory first time around on 14 May.\u00a0 \n\nErdogan secured more than 52% of the vote, though the results have split the nation.\u00a0 \n\nIn two bullish victory speeches, the 69-year-old thanked voters for entrusting him with power again and called for unity.\u00a0 \n\nHowever, he soon targeted political foes, such as challenger Kemal\u00a0Kilicdaroglu, jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas and the LGBT community.\u00a0 \n\nSecular rival Kilicdaroglu said the election was \u201cthe most unjust ever,\u201d claiming Erdogan had mobilised all state resources and the media he controls against him.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cWe will continue to be at the forefront of this struggle until real democracy comes to our country,\u201d he said in Ankara. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>President Recep\u00a0Tayyip Erdogan will rule until\u00a02028 after winning last night's Turkish presidential election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He defeated rival\u00a0Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the second round of voting, after coming just short of an outright victory first time around on 14 May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan secured more than 52% of the vote, though the results have split the nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In two bullish victory speeches, the 69-year-old thanked voters for entrusting him with power again and called for unity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, he soon targeted political foes, such as challenger Kemal\u00a0Kilicdaroglu, jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas and the LGBT community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Secular rival Kilicdaroglu said the election was \u201cthe most unjust ever,\u201d claiming Erdogan had mobilised all state resources and the media he controls against him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to be at the forefront of this struggle until real democracy comes to our country,\u201d he said in Ankara.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-flourish widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart u-min-height-375\" data-src=\"visualisation\/13927820?92060\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><scribblelive data-id=\"3033562\"><\/scribblelive>\n<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685266537,"publishedAt":1685283833,"updatedAt":1685430985,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/28\/live-polls-close-in-turkeys-historic-presidential-election","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/56\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b51d36c4-a86d-5453-b4c4-6be8d5489d01-7635632.jpg","altText":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures to supporters at the presidential palace, in Ankara.","caption":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures to supporters at the presidential palace, in Ankara.","captionCredit":"Ali Unal\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/56\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1f4ae34c-3649-595f-a543-54746d408a1e-7635632.jpg","altText":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures to supporters at the presidential palace, in Ankara.","caption":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures to supporters at the presidential palace, in Ankara.","captionCredit":"Associated Press","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/56\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_748ec397-27ac-5af6-a66b-7618c6608f94-7635632.jpg","altText":"A supporter of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Turkish flag outside his house in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023.","caption":"A supporter of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Turkish flag outside his house in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023.","captionCredit":"Khalil Hamra\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":590},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/56\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_fc34486c-87cf-5c93-b40e-59b0080e188f-7635632.jpg","altText":"A supporter of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Turkish flag outside his house in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023.","caption":"A supporter of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Turkish flag outside his house in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023.","captionCredit":"Khalil Hamra\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/56\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_96fd6020-dc51-5c6c-8cb4-a3206afacc2b-7635632.jpg","altText":"A supporter of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Turkish flag outside his house in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023.","caption":"A supporter of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Turkish flag outside his house in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023.","captionCredit":"Khalil Hamra\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/56\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_7ab1b7fa-3d0a-5c99-a90f-f79be25913ae-7635632.jpg","altText":"A supporter of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Turkish flag outside his house in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023.","caption":"A supporter of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Turkish flag outside his house in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023.","captionCredit":"Francisco Seco\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":541},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/56\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8e0c5a4d-cf82-5dd7-9ee8-6a38ca1af843-7635632.jpg","altText":"A supporter of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Turkish flag outside his house in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023.","caption":"A supporter of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a Turkish flag outside his house in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023.","captionCredit":"Francisco Seco\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/56\/24\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_36dfdd3c-74be-5491-ba29-abcae329ca47-7635624.jpg","altText":"The candidates in Turkey's 2023 Presidential Election. ","caption":"The candidates in Turkey's 2023 Presidential Election. ","captionCredit":"Evrim Ayd\u0131n\/AA","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2200,"height":1304}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"askew","title":"Joshua Askew","twitter":"@jweaskew"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":8397,"slug":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","urlSafeValue":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","title":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan","titleRaw":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan"},{"id":28466,"slug":"turkish-election-2023","urlSafeValue":"turkish-election-2023","title":"Turkish Election 2023","titleRaw":"Turkish Election 2023"},{"id":4133,"slug":"ankara","urlSafeValue":"ankara","title":"Ankara","titleRaw":"Ankara"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"scribblelive","count":1},{"slug":"flourish","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2283046},{"id":2283400},{"id":2283726}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"euronews.byenglishwebteam"},{"path":"euronews"}],"video":1,"videos":[{"format":"mp4","quality":"md","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/05\/29\/en\/230529_NWSU_51835482_51838636_80040_125408_en.mp4","editor":null,"duration":20000,"filesizeBytes":0,"expiresAt":0},{"format":"mp4","quality":"hd","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/05\/29\/en\/230529_NWSU_51835482_51838636_80040_125408_en.mp4","editor":null,"duration":20000,"filesizeBytes":0,"expiresAt":0}],"externalPartners":{"youtubeId":"XvdYKrBpeik"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gs_politics','gs_politics_elections','gs_politics_misc','gs_politics_issues_policy','neg_saudiramco_arabic','gs_health','gs_health_sexuality','gs_politics_arabic','gs_genres'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/05\/28\/live-polls-close-in-turkeys-historic-presidential-election","lastModified":1685430985},{"id":2283400,"cid":7635490,"versionId":8,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230528_NWSU_51825669","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Polls close in Turkey's historic presidential election","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"","titleListing2":"Polls have closed in Turkey's historic presidential election","leadin":"Voters in Turkey returned to the polls on Sunday to decide whether the country\u2019s longtime leader will extend his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade. \n","summary":"Voters in Turkey returned to the polls on Sunday to decide whether the country\u2019s longtime leader will extend his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade. \n","url":"turkish-voters-return-to-the-polls-in-historic-presidential-election","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Polls have closed in the second and final round of Turkey's most important presidential election in decades. \n\nPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been at Turkey\u2019s helm for 20 years, is favoured to win a new five-year term in the second-round runoff after coming just short of an outright victory in the first round on May 14. \n\nThe divisive populist who turned his country into a geopolitical player finished four percentage points ahead of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the candidate of a six-party alliance and leader of Turkey\u2019s centre-left main opposition party. Erdogan\u2019s performance came despite crippling inflation and the effects of a devastating earthquake three months ago. \n\nKilicdaroglu, a 74-year-old former bureaucrat, has described the runoff as a referendum on the country\u2019s future. \n\nMore than 64 million people are eligible to cast ballots. The polls opened at 8 a.m. \n\nTurkey does not have exit polls, but the preliminary results are expected to come within hours of the polls closing at 5 p.m. \n\nGlobal implications \n\nThe final decision could have implications far beyond Ankara because Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and it plays a key role in NATO. \n\nTurkey vetoed Sweden\u2019s bid to join the alliance and purchased Russian missile defence systems, which prompted the United States to oust Turkey from a U.S.-led fighter jet project. But Erdogan\u2019s government also helped broker a crucial deal that allowed Ukrainian grain shipments and averted a global food crisis. \n\nThe May 14 election saw an 87% turnout, and strong participation is expected again Sunday, reflecting voters\u2019 devotion to elections in a country where freedom of expression and assembly have been suppressed. \n\nIn the mainly-Kurdish populated province of Diyarbakir \u2014 one of 11 regions hit by the February 6 earthquake \u2014 60-year-old retiree Mustafa Yesil said he voted for \u201cchange.\u201d \n\n\u201cI'm not happy at all with the way this country is going. Let me be clear, if this current administration continues, I don\u2019t see good things for the future,\u201d he said. \"I see that it will end badly \u2014 this administration has to change.\" \n\nBut Mehmet Yurttas, an Erdogan supporter, disagreed. \n\n\u201cI believe that our homeland is at the peak, in a very good condition,\u201d the 57-year-old shop owner said. \u201cOur country\u2019s trajectory is very good and it will continue being good.\u201d \n\nTurkey's longest-serving leader \n\nIf he wins, Erdogan, 69, could remain in power until 2028. After three stints as prime minister and two as president, the devout Muslim who heads the conservative and religious Justice and Development Party, or AKP, is already Turkey\u2019s longest-serving leader. \n\nThe first half of Erdogan\u2019s tenure included reforms that allowed the country to begin talks to join the European Union and economic growth that lifted many out of poverty. But he later moved to suppress freedoms and the media and concentrated more power in his hands, especially after a failed coup attempt that Turkey says was orchestrated by the U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen. The cleric denies involvement. \n\nErdogan transformed the presidency from a largely ceremonial role to a powerful office through a narrowly won 2017 referendum that scrapped Turkey\u2019s parliamentary system of governance. He was the first directly elected president in 2014 and won the 2018 election that ushered in the executive presidency. \n\nThe May 14 election was the first that Erdogan did not win outright. \n\nCritics blame Erdogan\u2019s unconventional economic policies for skyrocketing inflation that has fueled a cost-of-living crisis. Many also faulted his government for the slow response to the earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey. \n\nStill, Erdogan has retained the backing of conservative voters who remain devoted to him for lifting Islam\u2019s profile in the country that was founded on secular principles and for raising the country\u2019s influence in world politics. \n\nIn a bid to woo voters hit hard by inflation, he has increased wages and pensions and subsidized electricity and gas bills, while showcasing Turkey\u2019s homegrown defence industry and infrastructure projects. He also centred his reelection campaign on a promise to rebuild quake-stricken areas, including constructing 319,000 homes within the year. Many see him as a source of stability. \n\nPromise to restore democracy \n\nKilicdaroglu is a soft-mannered former civil servant who has led the pro-secular Republican People\u2019s Party, or CHP, since 2010. He campaigned on a promise to reverse Erdogan\u2019s democratic backsliding, restore the economy by reverting to more conventional policies, and to improve ties with the West. \n\nIn a frantic do-or-die effort to reach out to nationalist voters in the runoff, Kilicdaroglu vowed to send back refugees and ruled out any peace negotiations with Kurdish militants if he is elected. \n\nMany in Turkey regard Syrian refugees who have been under Turkey\u2019s temporary protection after fleeing the war in neighbouring Syria as a burden on the country, and their repatriation became a key issue in the election. \n\nEarlier in the week, Erdogan received the endorsement of third-place candidate, nationalist politician Sinan Ogan, who garnered 5.2% of the votes and is no longer in the race. Meanwhile, a staunchly anti-migrant party that had supported Ogan\u2019s candidacy, announced it would back Kilicdaroglu. \n\nA defeat for Kilicdaroglu would add to a long list of electoral losses to Erdogan and put pressure on him to step down as party chairman. \n\nErdogan\u2019s AKP party and its allies retained a majority of seats in parliament following a legislative election that was also held on May 14. Parliamentary elections will not be repeated Sunday. \n\nErdogan\u2019s party also dominated in the earthquake-hit region, winning 10 out of 11 provinces in an area that has traditionally supported the president. Erdogan came in ahead in the presidential race in eight of those provinces. \n\nState resources and media control \n\nAs in previous elections, Erdogan used state resources and his control of the media to reach voters. \n\nFollowing the May 14 vote, international observers also pointed to the criminalization of dissemination of false information and online censorship as evidence that Erdogan had an \u201cunjustified advantage.\u201d The observers also said the elections showed the resilience of Turkish democracy. \n\nErdogan and pro-government media portrayed Kilicdaroglu, who had received the backing of the country\u2019s pro-Kurdish party, as colluding with \u201cterrorists\u201d and of supporting what they described as \u201cdeviant\u201d LGBTQ rights. \n\nKilicdaroglu \u201creceives his orders from Qandil,\u201d Erdogan repeatedly said at recent campaign rallies, a reference to the mountains in Iraq where the leadership of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party, or PKK, is based. \n\n\u201cWe receive our orders from God and the people,\u201d he said. \n\nThe election was being held as the country marked the 100th anniversary of its establishment as a republic, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. \n\nSunday also marks the 10th anniversary of the start of mass anti-government protests that broke out over plans to uproot trees in Istanbul's Gezi Park and turned into one of the most serious challenges to Erdogan's government. \n\nErdogan's response to the protests came as a harbinger of a crackdown on civil society and freedom of expression. Eight people, including philanthropist businessman Osman Kavala, architects and a filmmaker have been convicted over their alleged involvement in the protests. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Polls have closed in the second and final round of Turkey's most important presidential election in decades.<\/p>\n<p>President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been at Turkey\u2019s helm for 20 years, is favoured to win a new five-year term in the second-round runoff after coming just short of an outright victory in the first round on May 14.<\/p>\n<p>The divisive populist who turned his country into a geopolitical player finished four percentage points ahead of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the candidate of a six-party alliance and leader of Turkey\u2019s centre-left main opposition party. Erdogan\u2019s performance came despite crippling inflation and the effects of a devastating earthquake three months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Kilicdaroglu, a 74-year-old former bureaucrat, has described the runoff as a referendum on the country\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>More than 64 million people are eligible to cast ballots. The polls opened at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey does not have exit polls, but the preliminary results are expected to come within hours of the polls closing at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//54//16//808x539_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg/" alt=\"Metin Yoksu/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/384x256_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/640x427_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/750x500_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/828x552_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/1080x720_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/1200x800_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/16\/1920x1281_cmsv2_dc7f82d0-f3f1-525e-bb82-0c51c0500970-7635416.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Two women walk past an image of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, as they arrive to vote at a polling station in Diyarbakir, Turkey, 28 May, 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Metin Yoksu/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Global implications<\/h2><p>The final decision could have implications far beyond Ankara because Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and it plays a key role in NATO.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey vetoed Sweden\u2019s bid to join the alliance and purchased Russian missile defence systems, which prompted the United States to oust Turkey from a U.S.-led fighter jet project. But Erdogan\u2019s government also helped broker a crucial deal that allowed Ukrainian grain shipments and averted a global food crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The May 14 election saw an 87% turnout, and strong participation is expected again Sunday, reflecting voters\u2019 devotion to elections in a country where freedom of expression and assembly have been suppressed.<\/p>\n<p>In the mainly-Kurdish populated province of Diyarbakir \u2014 one of 11 regions hit by the February 6 earthquake \u2014 60-year-old retiree Mustafa Yesil said he voted for \u201cchange.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI'm not happy at all with the way this country is going. Let me be clear, if this current administration continues, I don\u2019t see good things for the future,\u201d he said. \"I see that it will end badly \u2014 this administration has to change.\"<\/p>\n<p>But Mehmet Yurttas, an Erdogan supporter, disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that our homeland is at the peak, in a very good condition,\u201d the 57-year-old shop owner said. \u201cOur country\u2019s trajectory is very good and it will continue being good.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Turkey's longest-serving leader<\/h2><p>If he wins, Erdogan, 69, could remain in power until 2028. After three stints as prime minister and two as president, the devout Muslim who heads the conservative and religious Justice and Development Party, or AKP, is already Turkey\u2019s longest-serving leader.<\/p>\n<p>The first half of Erdogan\u2019s tenure included reforms that allowed the country to begin talks to join the European Union and economic growth that lifted many out of poverty. But he later moved to suppress freedoms and the media and concentrated more power in his hands, especially after a failed coup attempt that Turkey says was orchestrated by the U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen. The cleric denies involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan transformed the presidency from a largely ceremonial role to a powerful office through a narrowly won 2017 referendum that scrapped Turkey\u2019s parliamentary system of governance. He was the first directly elected president in 2014 and won the 2018 election that ushered in the executive presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The May 14 election was the first that Erdogan did not win outright.<\/p>\n<p>Critics blame Erdogan\u2019s unconventional economic policies for skyrocketing inflation that has fueled a cost-of-living crisis. Many also faulted his government for the slow response to the earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Erdogan has retained the backing of conservative voters who remain devoted to him for lifting Islam\u2019s profile in the country that was founded on secular principles and for raising the country\u2019s influence in world politics.<\/p>\n<p>In a bid to woo voters hit hard by inflation, he has increased wages and pensions and subsidized electricity and gas bills, while showcasing Turkey\u2019s homegrown defence industry and infrastructure projects. He also centred his reelection campaign on a promise to rebuild quake-stricken areas, including constructing 319,000 homes within the year. Many see him as a source of stability.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//46//04//808x539_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg/" alt=\"Emrah Gurel/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/384x256_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/640x427_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/750x500_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/828x552_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/1080x720_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/1200x800_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/46\/04\/1920x1281_cmsv2_13ffe163-09d0-53f1-9f68-396001b18fc4-7634604.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A giant banner of Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan is displayed on a city wall, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 22, 2023.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Emrah Gurel/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Promise to restore democracy<\/h2><p>Kilicdaroglu is a soft-mannered former civil servant who has led the pro-secular Republican People\u2019s Party, or CHP, since 2010. He campaigned on a promise to reverse Erdogan\u2019s democratic backsliding, restore the economy by reverting to more conventional policies, and to improve ties with the West.<\/p>\n<p>In a frantic do-or-die effort to reach out to nationalist voters in the runoff, Kilicdaroglu vowed to send back refugees and ruled out any peace negotiations with Kurdish militants if he is elected.<\/p>\n<p>Many in Turkey regard Syrian refugees who have been under Turkey\u2019s temporary protection after fleeing the war in neighbouring Syria as a burden on the country, and their repatriation became a key issue in the election.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, Erdogan received the endorsement of third-place candidate, nationalist politician Sinan Ogan, who garnered 5.2% of the votes and is no longer in the race. Meanwhile, a staunchly anti-migrant party that had supported Ogan\u2019s candidacy, announced it would back Kilicdaroglu.<\/p>\n<p>A defeat for Kilicdaroglu would add to a long list of electoral losses to Erdogan and put pressure on him to step down as party chairman.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan\u2019s AKP party and its allies retained a majority of seats in parliament following a legislative election that was also held on May 14. Parliamentary elections will not be repeated Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan\u2019s party also dominated in the earthquake-hit region, winning 10 out of 11 provinces in an area that has traditionally supported the president. Erdogan came in ahead in the presidential race in eight of those provinces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.72265625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//54//90//808x586_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg/" alt=\"Burhan Ozbilici/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/384x278_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/640x463_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/750x542_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/828x598_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/1080x780_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/1200x867_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/1920x1388_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Supporters of the main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu hold posters of him after an election campaign rally in Ankara, Turkey, May 27, 2023.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Burhan Ozbilici/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>State resources and media control<\/h2><p>As in previous elections, Erdogan used state resources and his control of the media to reach voters.<\/p>\n<p>Following the May 14 vote, international observers also pointed to the criminalization of dissemination of false information and online censorship as evidence that Erdogan had an \u201cunjustified advantage.\u201d The observers also said the elections showed the resilience of Turkish democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan and pro-government media portrayed Kilicdaroglu, who had received the backing of the country\u2019s pro-Kurdish party, as colluding with \u201cterrorists\u201d and of supporting what they described as \u201cdeviant\u201d LGBTQ rights.<\/p>\n<p>Kilicdaroglu \u201creceives his orders from Qandil,\u201d Erdogan repeatedly said at recent campaign rallies, a reference to the mountains in Iraq where the leadership of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party, or PKK, is based.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe receive our orders from God and the people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The election was being held as the country marked the 100th anniversary of its establishment as a republic, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday also marks the 10th anniversary of the start of mass anti-government protests that broke out over plans to uproot trees in Istanbul's Gezi Park and turned into one of the most serious challenges to Erdogan's government.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan's response to the protests came as a harbinger of a crackdown on civil society and freedom of expression. Eight people, including philanthropist businessman Osman Kavala, architects and a filmmaker have been convicted over their alleged involvement in the protests.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685261987,"publishedAt":1685263709,"updatedAt":1685283267,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/28\/turkish-voters-return-to-the-polls-in-historic-presidential-election","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_40f6a394-398a-5d55-9289-1407101d8e9a-7635490.jpg","altText":"A ballot with the names and images of two presidential candidates, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu, at a polling station, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023","caption":"A ballot with the names and images of two presidential candidates, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu, at a polling station, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023","captionCredit":"AP Photo","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":709},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/54\/90\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2963658a-fd20-5f9f-84e1-357fccd0bf81-7635490.jpg","altText":"Supporters of the main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu hold posters of him after an election campaign rally in Ankara, Turkey, May 27, 2023. ","caption":"Supporters of the main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu hold posters of him after an election campaign rally in Ankara, Turkey, May 27, 2023. ","captionCredit":"Burhan Ozbilici\/AP","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":740}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":8397,"slug":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","urlSafeValue":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","title":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan","titleRaw":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan"},{"id":12790,"slug":"kemal-kilicdaroglu","urlSafeValue":"kemal-kilicdaroglu","title":"Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu","titleRaw":"Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu"},{"id":12581,"slug":"democracy","urlSafeValue":"democracy","title":"Democracy","titleRaw":"Democracy"},{"id":9835,"slug":"ak-party","urlSafeValue":"ak-party","title":"AK Party","titleRaw":"AK Party"},{"id":15142,"slug":"chp","urlSafeValue":"chp","title":"CHP Turkish Republican People's Party","titleRaw":"CHP Turkish Republican People's Party"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":3}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"format":"mp4","quality":"md","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/05\/28\/en\/230528_NWSU_51825669_51828516_65000_155628_en.mp4","editor":null,"duration":65000,"filesizeBytes":8553308,"expiresAt":0},{"format":"mp4","quality":"hd","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/05\/28\/en\/230528_NWSU_51825669_51828516_65000_155628_en.mp4","editor":null,"duration":65000,"filesizeBytes":13112668,"expiresAt":0}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8lbb4x","youtubeId":"wAhuehY2ivA"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"Agencies ","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','gs_politics','sm_politics','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc','neg_nespresso','neg_facebook_2021','neg_mobkoi_castrol','castrol_negative_uk','gs_politics_elections','neg_facebook_q4','gs_busfin','gs_busfin_economy','gt_negative','gs_busfin_indus','gs_business','gb_death_injury_news-ent','gb_sensitive_news-ent'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/05\/28\/turkish-voters-return-to-the-polls-in-historic-presidential-election","lastModified":1685283267},{"id":2275108,"cid":7611064,"versionId":5,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230522_NWSU_51680206","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Turkey: Could far-right voters be the deciding factor in Sunday\u2019s presidential election? ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Turkey: Could far-right voters be the deciding factor in election? ","titleListing2":"Far-right candidate, Sinan O\u011fan, has become a 'kingmaker' of sorts in the Turkish presidential election. His 2.8 million voters could have the power to decide between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and his rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu. ","leadin":"Far-right candidate, Sinan O\u011fan, has become a 'kingmaker' of sorts in the Turkish presidential election. His 2.8 million voters could have the power to decide between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and his rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu. ","summary":"Far-right candidate, Sinan O\u011fan, has become a 'kingmaker' of sorts in the Turkish presidential election. His 2.8 million voters could have the power to decide between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and his rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu. ","url":"turkey-could-the-far-right-topple-the-presidential-election","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Far-right candidate Sinan O\u011fan has positioned himself as a \"kingmaker\" in between rounds of the Turkish presidential election. He could tip the scales in siding with the incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan or his rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu\u00a0despite only securing 5% of the vote in the first round. \n\nK\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu has since multiplied the calls for the nationalist candidate to join sides and has u-turned his stance on immigration - specifically on the 3.7 million Syrian refugees in Turkey - despite a previous focus on\u00a0the fight against corruption and the\u00a0defence of human rights. \n\n\"It's a form of inconsistency,\" Sinan Ciddi, a political scientist who specialises in Turkey and serves as a researcher at the Foundation for the Defence of Democracies (FDD) think tank, told Euronews. \n\n\u201cFor months they talked about inclusion, inclusiveness, difference. [...] And now, in the space of about ten days, the CHP candidate [Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu] and the party have veered sharply to the right.\"\u00a0 \n\nWithout success, since the start of the week, O\u011fan has spoken out in favour of Erdo\u011fan. \n\nHowever, in previous speeches, he opposed President Erdo\u011fan many times, the far-right candidate had, for example, tried to overthrow the leadership of his former party, the MHP, to protest against him rallying to Erdogan in 2016. \n\nHe even came to blows with several members of the AKP in the full Turkish National Assembly. \n\nWill far-right voters support Erdogan? \n\nO\u011fan is representing the Alliance of Ultranationalists (ATA), a group that broke up after its defeat in the first round.\u00a0 \n\nThe other strong figure in the movement, \u00dcmit \u00d6zda\u011f, has sided with the opposition. Some have compared\u00a0\u00d6zda\u011f\u00a0to France's far-right opposition candidate, Marie le Pen. \n\nHowever, it would be simplistic to think that voters will simply follow one or the other, explained Ciddi.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cWe are in uncharted territory. We have never seen the political dynamics of a run-off. \n\n\"So, I feel that we may be overestimating the value of these two small right-wing parties [\u2026] I think that it will rather be a question of knowing how voters answer this question: 'Who do we want as a leader? Erdo\u011fan or K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu?'\" \n\nWhatever the final result this Sunday, the far right will, in any case, have succeeded in imposing its hard-line policies until the end of the campaign. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Far-right candidate Sinan O\u011fan has positioned himself as a \"kingmaker\" in between rounds of the Turkish presidential election. He could tip the scales in siding with the incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan or his rival Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu\u00a0despite only securing 5% of the vote in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu has since multiplied the calls for the nationalist candidate to join sides and has u-turned his stance on immigration - specifically on the 3.7 million Syrian refugees in Turkey - despite a previous focus on\u00a0the fight against corruption and the\u00a0defence of human rights.<\/p>\n<p>\"It's a form of inconsistency,\" Sinan Ciddi, a political scientist who specialises in Turkey and serves as a researcher at the Foundation for the Defence of Democracies (FDD) think tank, told Euronews.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7607456\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2023//05//16//a-brief-history-of-turkeys-long-tortuous-road-to-join-the-european-union/">A brief history of Turkey's long, tortuous road to join the European Union<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor months they talked about inclusion, inclusiveness, difference. [...] And now, in the space of about ten days, the CHP candidate [Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu] and the party have veered sharply to the right.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Without success, since the start of the week, O\u011fan has spoken out in favour of Erdo\u011fan.<\/p>\n<p>However, in previous speeches, he opposed President Erdo\u011fan many times, the far-right candidate had, for example, tried to overthrow the leadership of his former party, the MHP, to protest against him rallying to Erdogan in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>He even came to blows with several members of the AKP in the full Turkish National Assembly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1660659464427503617\"><\/div>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A young pro-Erdo\u011fan activist recalls the episode of the fight between Sinan O\u011fan and several AKP deputies.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Will far-right voters support Erdogan?<\/h2><p>O\u011fan is representing the Alliance of Ultranationalists (ATA), a group that broke up after its defeat in the first round.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The other strong figure in the movement, \u00dcmit \u00d6zda\u011f, has sided with the opposition. Some have compared\u00a0\u00d6zda\u011f\u00a0to France's far-right opposition candidate, Marie le Pen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//61//10//68//808x539_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg/" alt=\"Alp Eren Kaya/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/384x256_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/640x427_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/750x500_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/828x552_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/1080x720_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/1200x800_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/68\/1920x1281_cmsv2_2e26027e-3c53-5b7b-a16f-cba2e412f6a1-7611068.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Turkish CHP party leader and Nation Alliance's presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, right, shakes with Umit Ozdag, the leader of the far-right Victory Party,.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Alp Eren Kaya/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, it would be simplistic to think that voters will simply follow one or the other, explained Ciddi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in uncharted territory. We have never seen the political dynamics of a run-off.<\/p>\n<p>\"So, I feel that we may be overestimating the value of these two small right-wing parties [\u2026] I think that it will rather be a question of knowing how voters answer this question: 'Who do we want as a leader? Erdo\u011fan or K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu?'\"<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the final result this Sunday, the far right will, in any case, have succeeded in imposing its hard-line policies until the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684324705,"publishedAt":1685084402,"updatedAt":1685108840,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/26\/turkey-could-the-far-right-topple-the-presidential-election","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/74\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_fb34dd16-d626-5de2-8798-1c96e0e012cc-7611074.jpg","altText":"The two candidates in the second round of the Turkish presidential election: Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu","caption":"The two candidates in the second round of the Turkish presidential election: Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and Kemal K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7daro\u011flu","captionCredit":"Euronews via AP, Ali Unal - Canva ","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1000,"height":563}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":28466,"slug":"turkish-election-2023","urlSafeValue":"turkish-election-2023","title":"Turkish Election 2023","titleRaw":"Turkish Election 2023"},{"id":8397,"slug":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","urlSafeValue":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","title":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan","titleRaw":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan"},{"id":11378,"slug":"far-right","urlSafeValue":"far-right","title":"Far-right","titleRaw":"Far-right"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":1},{"slug":"twitter","count":1},{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":1,"videos":[{"format":"mp4","quality":"md","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/05\/22\/en\/230522_NWSU_51680206_51799163_121520_082816_en.mp4","editor":null,"duration":121520,"filesizeBytes":15489906,"expiresAt":0},{"format":"mp4","quality":"hd","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/05\/22\/en\/230522_NWSU_51680206_51799163_121520_082816_en.mp4","editor":null,"duration":121520,"filesizeBytes":22869874,"expiresAt":0}],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8l9gp8","youtubeId":"heYiPD1G5to"},"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Margaux Racaniere","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gs_politics','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc','gs_politics_elections','gs_busfin'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/05\/26\/turkey-could-the-far-right-topple-the-presidential-election","lastModified":1685108840},{"id":2281534,"cid":7630112,"versionId":4,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230525_NWSU_51792713","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Sunday's presidential runoff poll in Turkey could be decided by expats and quake victims","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Turkey once again goes to the polls on Sunday in a tight election","titleListing2":"Sunday's presidential runoff poll in Turkey could be decided by expats and quake victims","leadin":"As Turkey's election goes to a run-off on Sunday, 28 May, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping voters in the southern earthquake region will endorse his moderate Islamic message and give him the edge in the poll.","summary":"As Turkey's election goes to a run-off on Sunday, 28 May, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping voters in the southern earthquake region will endorse his moderate Islamic message and give him the edge in the poll.","url":"sundays-presidential-runoff-poll-in-turkey-could-be-decided-by-expats-and-quake-victims","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Overseas voting for the second round of the presidential election has concluded with a record turnout.\u00a0 \n\nNearly 1.86m Turks cast their ballot and their decisions could be crucial in tipping the balance in favour of the outgoing president, moderate Islamist Recep Tayyip Erdogan, or his social democratic rival, Kemal Kili\u00e7daroglu. \n\nErdogan came close to an absolute majority in the first vote despite the economic crisis and the anger of people living in the southern region where a massive earthquake struck in February killing at least 50,000 people. \n\nThe earthquake damage: God's will or negligence \n\nThe city of Antakya was badly hit by the quake, but it was the response of the Erdogan administration that angered people the most.\u00a0 \n\n\u00a0\"For me, it's not a party issue,\" resident Sema Sicek said.\u00a0 \n\n\"I would vote for anyone to get rid of him (Erdogan). It could be Kili\u00e7daroglu or someone else, I don't care. This man (Erdogan) buried us alive, he didn't help us, until today I didn't get any help!\" \n\nYet on 14 May , millions across the ravaged region defied expectations and voted for the man who has ruled Turkey for two decades and may well do so again on Sunday, 28 May.\u00a0 \n\nErdogan's ability to maintain support across Turkey's southeastern disaster zone contributed to Kili\u00e7daroglu's disappointing showing in the first round, which he ended trailing by nearly five points. \n\nThe Turkish leader is now the strong favourite, capping a remarkable turnaround. \nErdogan's secular rival, Kemal\u00a0Kili\u00e7daroglu, \"does not fill you with hope,\" said Ahmet\u00a0Gulyildizoglu in front of a debris-strewn expanse once occupied by his six-floor apartment building. \n\n\"On the other hand, you have an alliance that keeps their promises,\" the pensioner added, referring to Erdogan's Islamic-rooted party and its far-right allies. \n\nBerk Esen, an associate professor at Istanbul's Sabanci University, called Erdogan's election rebound \"not very surprising\". \n\nEsen argued the region was filled with pious voters who trusted Erdogan's explanation that the massive toll resulted from an unavoidable act of nature, not state negligence over lax building standards. \n\nIn addition, he explained: \"the opposition did not campaign heavily in the area and could not offer an alternative, credible message\".\u00a0 \n\nPlaying the national card \n\nIn response,\u00a0Kili\u00e7daroglu has struck a stridently nationalist tone, pledging to expel millions of Syrians and other migrants. \n\nThe message resonates in Syrian-border cities such as Antakya where many Syrians fled as war ravaged their own country.\u00a0 \n\nHis campaign team has plastered the city with posters declaring: \"The Syrians will go\". \n\n\"We will not turn Turkey into a depot for migrants,\" the 74-year-old candidate said on a visit to Antakya on Tuesday. \n\nStung by criticism of not campaigning enough in the region,\u00a0Kilicdaroglu has now upped his game but playing the nationalist card may not be enough, or may backfire. \n\n\"The Turkish left is no longer the same,\" voter\u00a0Omer Edip Aslantas in Kirikhan, a northern Hatay district that backed Erdogan, said. \n\n\"They have become anti-Turk, anti-Muslim.\" \n\nErdogan may well be able to cash in on such sentiments. After all, he has the backing of the nationalist MHP. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Overseas voting for the second round of the presidential election has concluded with a record turnout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 1.86m Turks cast their ballot and their decisions could be crucial in tipping the balance in favour of the outgoing president, moderate Islamist Recep Tayyip Erdogan, or his social democratic rival, Kemal Kili\u00e7daroglu.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan came close to an absolute majority in the first vote despite the economic crisis and the anger of people living in the southern region where a massive earthquake struck in February killing at least 50,000 people.<\/p>\n<h2>The earthquake damage: God's will or negligence<\/h2><p>The city of Antakya was badly hit by the quake, but it was the response of the Erdogan administration that angered people the most.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\"For me, it's not a party issue,\" resident Sema Sicek said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"I would vote for anyone to get rid of him (Erdogan). It could be Kili\u00e7daroglu or someone else, I don't care. This man (Erdogan) buried us alive, he didn't help us, until today I didn't get any help!\"<\/p>\n<p>Yet on 14 May , millions across the ravaged region defied expectations and voted for the man who has ruled Turkey for two decades and may well do so again on Sunday, 28 May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan's ability to maintain support across Turkey's southeastern disaster zone contributed to Kili\u00e7daroglu's disappointing showing in the first round, which he ended trailing by nearly five points.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish leader is now the strong favourite, capping a remarkable turnaround.<br>Erdogan's secular rival, Kemal\u00a0Kili\u00e7daroglu, \"does not fill you with hope,\" said Ahmet\u00a0Gulyildizoglu in front of a debris-strewn expanse once occupied by his six-floor apartment building.<\/p>\n<p>\"On the other hand, you have an alliance that keeps their promises,\" the pensioner added, referring to Erdogan's Islamic-rooted party and its far-right allies.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7599340,7549694,7573710\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//12//earthquake-victims-in-turkey-are-divided-ahead-of-national-elections/">Earthquake victims in Turkey are divided ahead of national elections <\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//02//brawls-break-out-as-turks-vote-in-pivotal-election-overseas/">Brawls break out as Turks vote in pivotal election overseas <\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//04//21//what-role-might-turkish-voters-in-europe-play-in-mays-presidential-election/">What role might Turkish voters in Europe play in May's presidential election?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Berk Esen, an associate professor at Istanbul's Sabanci University, called Erdogan's election rebound \"not very surprising\".<\/p>\n<p>Esen argued the region was filled with pious voters who trusted Erdogan's explanation that the massive toll resulted from an unavoidable act of nature, not state negligence over lax building standards.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he explained: \"the opposition did not campaign heavily in the area and could not offer an alternative, credible message\".\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Playing the national card<\/h2><p>In response,\u00a0Kili\u00e7daroglu has struck a stridently nationalist tone, pledging to expel millions of Syrians and other migrants.<\/p>\n<p>The message resonates in Syrian-border cities such as Antakya where many Syrians fled as war ravaged their own country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His campaign team has plastered the city with posters declaring: \"The Syrians will go\".<\/p>\n<p>\"We will not turn Turkey into a depot for migrants,\" the 74-year-old candidate said on a visit to Antakya on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Stung by criticism of not campaigning enough in the region,\u00a0Kilicdaroglu has now upped his game but playing the nationalist card may not be enough, or may backfire.<\/p>\n<p>\"The Turkish left is no longer the same,\" voter\u00a0Omer Edip Aslantas in Kirikhan, a northern Hatay district that backed Erdogan, said.<\/p>\n<p>\"They have become anti-Turk, anti-Muslim.\"<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan may well be able to cash in on such sentiments. After all, he has the backing of the nationalist MHP.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685024027,"publishedAt":1685041745,"updatedAt":1685632255,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/25\/sundays-presidential-runoff-poll-in-turkey-could-be-decided-by-expats-and-quake-victims","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/01\/22\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e4d8ad95-74ac-5b6a-9690-44761cd633e5-7630122.jpg","altText":"A Turkish woman goes to the polling station as she looks at a banner showing a Turkish mosque and the skyline of Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. ","caption":"A Turkish woman goes to the polling station as she looks at a banner showing a Turkish mosque and the skyline of Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. ","captionCredit":"Michael Probst\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":669}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"armstrong","title":"Mark Armstrong","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":284,"slug":"turkey","urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkiye (Turkey)","titleRaw":"Turkiye (Turkey)"},{"id":11939,"slug":"elections","urlSafeValue":"elections","title":"Elections","titleRaw":"Elections"},{"id":8397,"slug":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","urlSafeValue":"recep-tayyip-erdogan","title":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan","titleRaw":"Recep Tayyip Erdogan"},{"id":7942,"slug":"presidential-elections","urlSafeValue":"presidential-elections","title":"Presidential elections","titleRaw":"Presidential elections"},{"id":77,"slug":"earthquake","urlSafeValue":"earthquake","title":"Earthquake","titleRaw":"Earthquake"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"AFP","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"","freeField1":"","freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":284,"urlSafeValue":"turkey","title":"Turkey","url":"\/news\/europe\/turkey"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gs_politics','gs_politics_elections','gs_politics_issues_policy','gs_politics_misc','gs_tech','gt_negative'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/2023\/05\/25\/sundays-presidential-runoff-poll-in-turkey-could-be-decided-by-expats-and-quake-victims","lastModified":1685632255}]" data-api-url="/api/country/turkey">
More about this topic
Now playing Next
Green News
Grandparents among activists defending Turkish forest from coal mining
With the world’s eyes on Rhodes, campaigners point out the irony of trees being felled for coal across the Mediterranean Sea in Türkiye.
28/07/2023
Now playing Next
explore
Unearthing history: Şanlıurfa's astonishing archaeological sites
The UNESCO World Heritage site of Göbeklitepe has changed the way historians and archaeologists think about the cradle of civilisation. And there is so much more to be discovered.
17/07/2023
Now playing Next
Turkey
Ankara could approve Sweden's NATO bid if EU 'opens way' to Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says his country could approve Sweden’s membership in NATO if European nations “open the way” to Turkey’s bid to join the European Union.
10/07/2023
Now playing Next
Destinations
Luxury on a budget? Explore Turkey’s turquoise coast this summer
You can have a deluxe holiday in Bodrum without the price tag.
05/07/2023
ADVERTISEMENT
Now playing Next
explore
Mother Nature’s most beautiful work: trekking in the Turkish Riviera
The Lycian Way is a 500km trail that runs between mountain and sea, offering a window on both nature and ancient civilisations
03/07/2023
Now playing Next
explore
Shipwrecks and scuba: Türkiye's best diving spots
From historical shipwrecks to reefs teeming with wildlife, Türkiye’s treasures of the deep make it a scuba diver’s paradise.
29/06/2023
Now playing Next
Destinations
I got a taste of Cappadocia’s millennia-old food traditions
Eating has historically been both a pleasure and a peril in Cappadocia.
27/06/2023
Now playing Next
See
An ancient theatre in Türkiye has reopened after 1,700 years
The ancient theatre of Laodicea, built during the Hellenistic period, has been restored for a once-in-a-millennium concert
27/06/2023
Now playing Next
Turkey
Istanbul gay pride activists rally despite ban
Turkish activists on Sunday defied a ban to stage an annual gay pride march in Istanbul one month after Turkey's election followed a homophobic hate-filled campaign.
25/06/2023
Now playing Next
Culture news
Istanbul Modern Art Museum moves to new Renzo Piano designed building
Türkiye's Istanbul Modern Art Museum has moved back to its original location on the banks of the Bosphorus in a new building designed by Italian-born architect Renzo Piano, whose most notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and London's Shard skyscraper.
23/06/2023
Now playing Next
explore
Tasting the wine blessed by the Gods
The Agean Region of Türkiye is an area where you can experience immersion in nature, enjoy locally grown food and live in a sustainable way
19/06/2023
Now playing Next
no comment
'We needed it': Fans react after City beats Inter in Champions league
Manchester City tasted Champions League glory at last on Saturday as a second-half Rodri strike gave the favourites a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in a tense final, allowing Pep Guardiola's side to complete a remarkable treble.
11/06/2023
Now playing Next
no comment
WATCH: Football fans party in Istanbul ahead of Champions League final
Manchester City and Inter Milan clash in Saturday's Champions League final in Istanbul with the English side, under Pep Guardiola, strongly fancied to win European club football's biggest prize for the first time.
10/06/2023
Now playing Next
Turkey
Rocket factory explosion in Turkey kills five workers
Authorities say incident thought to have been caused by a chemical reaction, not sabotage or terrorism
10/06/2023
Now playing Next
explore
Türkiye's best beaches: How to pick in a country of endless coastlines
There’s something for every beach lover on Türkiye’s coastline. From chic to rustic, these are some of the country’s best beaches.
09/06/2023
Now playing Next
Turkey
IATA says airline industry is rapidly returning to profitability
Airline industry body, IATA, has significantly upgraded its prediction for profitability in 2023 as passenger numbers almost recover to pre-Covid-19 levels.
05/06/2023
Now playing Next
Turkey
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan names his new cabinet
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan names his new cabinet after being sworn in for an historic third term in office.
04/06/2023
Now playing Next
Turkey
Turkey's President Erdogan sworn in for third mandate as president
Turkey’s longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took the oath of office on Saturday, ushering in his third presidential term that followed three stints as prime minister.
03/06/2023
Now playing Next
Turkey
Stoltenberg: 'Door open' for Ukraine to join NATO
At an informal meeting in Oslo, the NATO Secretary General also touched on how to iron out Sweden's accession process to joining the bloc.
01/06/2023
Now playing Next
Turkey
Opposition Turkish TV investigated for 'insulting' election coverage
The inquiry comes amid growing concerns over Erdogan's crackdown on media freedoms.
30/05/2023
Now playing Next
no comment
Watch: Reaction to the re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey
Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather in front of the Presidential Palace in Ankara to celebrate his re-election.
29/05/2023
Now playing Next
Turkey
What Erdoğan's re-election means for Turkey and the West
The consequences of his victory over secular rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will reverberate across Turkey and the world.
28/05/2023
Now playing Next
Turkey
Turkish election: Erdogan win leaves country divided
Turkey's president defeated secular challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the second round of voting on Sunday.
28/05/2023
Now playing Next
Turkey
Polls close in Turkey's historic presidential election
Voters in Turkey returned to the polls on Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime leader will extend his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade.
28/05/2023
Now playing Next
Turkey
Turkey: Could far-right voters be the deciding factor in election?
Far-right candidate, Sinan Oğan, has become a 'kingmaker' of sorts in the Turkish presidential election. His 2.8 million voters could have the power to decide between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.
26/05/2023
Now playing Next
Turkey
Turkey once again goes to the polls on Sunday in a tight election
As Turkey's election goes to a run-off on Sunday, 28 May, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping voters in the southern earthquake region will endorse his moderate Islamic message and give him the edge in the poll.
25/05/2023
ADVERTISEMENT
Today's Top Stories
Now playing Next
Russia
Putin breaks silence on crash that killed Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin
Now playing Next
Russia
Air accident expert: This is how to investigate Wagner plane crash
Now playing Next
world news
Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales to step down over World Cup kiss