Category: Local
Fethiye; The thriving market town of Fethiye (known as the “City of Lights “) is just 5km north of Calis and is easily reached by local dolmus or by frequent water taxis that take you across the bay from Calis to Fethiye. Fethiye is a region of almost indescribable beauty. Among the many natural wonders [...]
Kalkan is a picturesque, unspoiled and romantic holiday resort situated in the place where mythical Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea meet on the beautiful coast between Fethiye and Kaş cities. The heart of Kalkan is its old town, the real labyrinth of narrow cobbled streets leading to harbor. Kalkan is surrounded by famous historic [...]
HUNDREDS of tourists struck down by food poisoning on holiday in Turkey have taken their fight for compensation to the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Court proceedings have been started by Birmingham-based travel lawyers from Irwin Mitchell. The company is representing nearly 600 British tourists who say they fell seriously ill at the Holiday Village [...]
After some California weather we are now back to constant hot and humid ?stanbul days. First email; “Dear Berk Çektir, I live in the United Kingdom. I would very much appreciate it if you could answer a simple query I have regarding co-ownership of a property. I own 50 percent of a property and someone else [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hi, I am writing to ask for your advice on what may be a consumer rights issue. I am writing on my family’s behalf because I am here in Turkey trying to resolve it for them as my husband holds the power of attorney for my sister and brother-in-law. I have attempted to be as [...]
HEALTH professionals are calling for warning labels on caffeinated energy drinks following a study that found a sharp rise in the number of people who report heart problems, tremors and chest pains after drinking the beverages, particularly teenagers. Close to 300 calls were made to NSW’s poisons centre regarding adverse reactions to energy drinks between [...]
After reading many topics and articles regarding loosing weight we have decided to let you know best and health options to loose weight with out doing anything or exercise because of life style sometimes can be hard to exercise but if you are in Oludeniz Beach or in Fethiye, Calis Beach , Kalkan Beach don’t [...]
Monarch with Elite Sponsorship
Leading scheduled leisure airline, Monarch announced today the renewal of its Elite Sponsorship deal with Northampton Saints for a further two years. The deal will see Monarch’s logo remain on the Saints’ home, away and cup shirts until at least 2014. The award-winning scheduled leisure airline flies a fleet of 32 aircraft from four UK [...]
Romantic holiday resort Kalkan
Kalkan is a picturesque, unspoiled and romantic holiday resort situated in the place where mythical Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea meet on the beautiful coast between Fethiye and Kaş cities. The heart of Kalkan is its old town, the real labyrinth of narrow cobbled streets leading to harbor. Kalkan is surrounded by famous historic [...]
Art Clokey`s birthday has been celebrated with Google Doodle and google change logo to amazing new Google Doodle logos today and Arthur “Art” Clokey (October 12, 1921 – January 8, 2010) was a pioneer in the popularization of stop motion clay animation, beginning in 1955 with a film experiment called Gumbasia, influenced by his professor, [...]
10 Facebook Relationship Rules
Facebook is a great site that many people use for staying in touch with friends and family all over the world. But it can spell out big trouble for your relationship if you’re not careful. Here are some do’s and don’t for Facebook to help keep your relationship a happy one. Rule #1: Don’t Post [...]
Pressure had been building on a number of fronts, but the issue which finally destroyed her was the yet-to-be-born euro. In the last weekend of October 1990, she travelled to a European summit in Rome, where Jacques Delors’ dream of European Monetary Union was high on the agenda. But while Mrs. Thatcher was fighting her [...]
The final edition of the News of the World has been published, with its front page declaring: “Thank You & Goodbye”. In a full-page editorial, the paper offers an apology, saying: “Quite simply, we lost our way.”On page three, there is a full-page editorial, where the paper offers it apology for the scandal. Following a [...]