TOURMAG / Sonbahar 2021

Antalya the Region of Tourism
Photo enthusiasts
capture images
of ancient sites in
Turkey
Photography enthusiasts attending the
fourth leg of the UNESCO Turkey Photo Safari
took pictures of the ancient cities of Letoon
and Xanthos in the provinces of Mugla
and Antalya. The event, held to introduce
the cultural, historical and natural riches of
Turkey that covered 17 UNESCO heritages,
was held with the support of organizations,
including Turkey’s Tourism Promotion and
Development Agency (TGA), the Turkish
Tourism and Publicity Platform (TUTAP),
Turkey Hotel Federation as well as Tourism
Writers and Association of Journalists.
Photographers visited the "religious center
of Lycian civilization” -- the Ancient Site of
Letoon in the Seydikemer district of Mugla
province in the west -- and the Ancient Site
of Xanthos in Antalya. Serdar Karaduman,
the head of the Photo Safari committee,
said the event would continue once the
photoshoot was complete with participants
trekking in the region. He said the event
was held to promote the region. "We invite
photographers and enthusiasts -- anyone
can participate in the event. Turkey is one
of the richest geographies in terms of historical
and cultural aspects", he added.
While tourism's main agenda focused
on nature, seas and sunny environment,
Karaduman said officials are attempting
to promote the historical and cultural
elements of Turkey -- where countless
civilizations have been spurred since the
dawn of history. He said photos taken
would soon be exhibited and will be used
to promote Turkey.
2,300-year-old fish skeletons found in
Turkey’s Mediterranean coast
Fish skeletons dating back to more than
2,000 years ago have been discovered in
Turkey's Mediterranean coast, during recent
excavations in the ancient city of Patara. The
excavations led by Erkan Dundar, an archeology
professor at Akdeniz University, have
been carried out in the Kas district of Antalya,
a Mediterranean resort city of Turkey.
said on Twitter on Wednesday that locals
of Patara ate tuna fish and sea bream in the
third century B.C. Meanwhile, the excavations
also found remains of purple dye from
the sea snail, which is about to become
extinct in the Mediterranean Sea.
The team unearthed leftovers of animal
bones and seashells when they were digging
in the Tepecik area. Skeletons belonging
to sea bream, sea bass, and other fishes
are currently being examined. Havva Iskan
Isik, head of the Patara excavation team,
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