Author Archive: Oludeniz

Ölüdeniz is a small resort village in the Muğla Province on the South West coast of Turkey on the Aegean Sea to the south and the high, steep sided Babadağ Mountain, 14 km (9 mi) south of Fethiye. The town is a beach resort. Ölüdeniz remains one of the most photographed beaches on the Mediterranean. It has a secluded sandy bay at the mouth of Ölüdeniz, on a blue lagoon.

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Mothers day in Fethiye

Mothers day in Fethiye

| 08/05/2011 | 0 Comments

Happy Mothers day to every amazing mother all over the World! You might already know, in Turkey the celebrating of mothers day goes almost the same way then back home, but because the weather is nice and summers is already here, you can have more options to celebrate the wonderful mothers day in Fethiye Oludeniz [...]

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New flights to UK

New flights to UK

| 04/05/2011 | 0 Comments

Leading leisure airline Monarch is boosting its services from Bodrum to the UK with the launch of new scheduled flights this summer. Flights are available to book now via www.monarch.co.uk with fares starting from only €84 one way including all taxes and charges. The new flights for summer 2011 include: • Bodrum – Manchester, 2 [...]

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Bin Laden did not die in the American operation

Bin Laden did not die in the American operation

| 04/05/2011 | 0 Comments

The killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden continues to dominate columns in the Turkish press, with many debating the way his body was treated by the US, actual developments that led to the metaphoric death of bin Laden before his actual death and a possible change in the US foreign policy discourse. In her [...]

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Joint ownership of a property ii

Joint ownership of a property ii

| 04/05/2011 | 0 Comments

I own a flat in İstanbul in an area that is central but still mainly residential. The tapu [land deed] is of the type where we own shares in the whole building rather than separate titles to our flats. Last year the owner of the shop on the ground floor of our building converted it [...]

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Presidential Tour of Turkey

Presidential Tour of Turkey

| 04/05/2011 | 0 Comments

Fethiye Oludeniz – Lithuanian cyclist Ramunas Navardauskas remains tied for 10th position after five stages of the eight stage Presidential Tour of Turkey, despite finishing nearly 12 minutes behind the stage five winner. Beginning the fifth stage tied for third spot seven seconds behind race leader Bartosz Huzarski of Poland – it looked as if [...]

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Joint ownership of a property

Joint ownership of a property

| 04/05/2011 | 0 Comments

Living in Beyoglu is nice but noisy. It has its own flavor, and not everyone feels happy about the offerings of Beyoglu. I received an email from a reader who is disturbed by the violence from a bar in Beyoglu. The letter reads as follows: “Your columns dealing with legal issues are always helpful. It [...]

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Regarding title deed and inheritance law

Regarding title deed and inheritance law

| 13/04/2011 | 0 Comments

I have an interesting question to answer in my mail box regarding title deed and inheritance law. The question reads as follows: “Merhaba, my mother and I purchased an apartment in a small complex in Turkey. After many problems and taking almost two years the title deed was issued to us. However, the application was [...]

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British expats in Fethiye

British expats in Fethiye

| 13/04/2011 | 0 Comments

Following the bilateral consular meeting that was held back in December with the Turkish authorities, the Turkish Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed that there will be permit fees for British Nationals in Turkey, it has been agreed with the British Ambassador’s request to reduce the permit fee to $80/60 [...]

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Turkey’s property performance

Turkey’s property performance

| 13/04/2011 | 0 Comments

At a recent press conference, held by the Turkish Real Estate Investing Partners Association (GYODER), it was revealed that property sales in Turkey to foreigners in 2010 were up 40% reaching sales of $2.5 billion compared to the previous year. Not quite eclipsing the pinnacle of Turkey’s property performance, between the economic peak in 2006 [...]

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Turquoise Coast of Turkey

Turquoise Coast of Turkey

| 13/04/2011 | 0 Comments

The market for buying homes in Turkey is changing” says Suleyman Akbay, Director of Oceanwide Properties a company specialising in homes along the Mediterranean resort regions. “When the British first started holidaying they went to the major resorts such as Bodrum and Dalaman which is where they subsequently bought. Now they have discovered totally different [...]

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