Muğla animal hospital seeks more humane solution for strays

Friday, November 7th, 2008

The first animal treatment center in Muğla, opened eight years ago to offer veterinary services to both house pets and non-domesticated animals, has said that adopting stray animals instead of encouraging sales in pet shops could be a viable and compassionate way to deal with the stray animal population of the southern Aegean region.
In an [...]

Environmentalists want jeep safaris banned

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Environmentalists in the tourist resort of Marmaris have applied to the local administrator’s office and the Muğla governor’s office seeking a ban on jeep safaris.
In response, organizers of the safaris have argued more regulations should be applied instead of an outright ban.
Jeep safaris are a well-known attraction in Turkey’s tourism regions, where tourists travel around [...]

Save Marmaris from mining

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

In Muğla’s Marmaris district, where 41 licenses allow mining research to be conducted on 52 percent of the land, the deputy to parliament has made three motions before the Turkish Grand National Assembly, or TBMM, asking for these permissions to be revoked.
, saying he would file a lawsuit with the help [...]

More than 2 million visit Muğla and Marmaris Region

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

More than 2 million foreign tourists traveled to Muğla by air and sea in the first eight months of 2008. Compared to last year, there has been a 13 percent increase. English citizens visited the region the most. Half of the tourists coming to the region were English, meaning more than 930,000 tourists.
Important [...]

British People Show a Particular Preference for MARMARIS

Friday, July 25th, 2008

The number of foreign tourists coming to the province of Muğla in the first half of the year, by air and by sea, increased significantly from the same period last year. Muğla Governor Ahmet Altıparmak said the number of foreign tourists coming to Muğla, particularly to important tourism centers like Bodrum, Marmaris, Fethiye and [...]