Fethiye State News Today

Orkut Baysal, one of the athletes of the National Paragliding Team, lost his life as two parachutes collided and fell during the landing in southwestern province of Muğla’s Fethiye district.

The Briton, 62, leaped off from the Babadag paragliding centre in Fethiye on the popular Aegean hotspot in the Turkish riviera.

Fethiye Times NEWS Teenager drowns whilst fishing in Faralya Kyrgyzstan teenager Nurzighigit Zhenishbekov (18), who was fishing with his stepfather in the Faralya area, drowned yesterday when he was swept into the sea by waves crashing on the rocks from where he was fishing. Health, gendarmerie and coast guard teams were dispatched to the scene and the body was retrieved by the coast guard. Zhenishbekov was pronounced dead at the scene by medical teams and his body was sent to the Muğla ...

Fethiye Times Strong thunderstorms can also create tornadoes, which is what happened in İnlice, near Göcek. The tornado, which was the first to hit İnlice in 30 years, reached speeds of 60-70 kph, demolished a house, destroyed 50-100 centuries-old pine trees and concrete electricity poles. The debris also caused damage to cars. An elderly couple were injured when their container house blew over. The couple received treatment at Fethiye State Hospital. Fethiye Governorship Fethiye Municip...