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Finding cheap flights
One of the most popular methods of finding cheap flights anywhere is on-line travel web sites which offer discounted fares. Basically there are two types of travel sites. One type offers flights on just one particular airline and the other type offers flights from numerous airlines. You need to choose between these two according to [...]
Sukuk under Turkish Law
Islamic finance is growing in popularity and becoming a major financial instrument-setter in the world of finance. Innovative structures created one after another have triggered the ever-increasing trend towards Islamic finance. Among these innovations is sukuk (sukuk is the plural form of “sak”), basically a trust certificate and commonly referred to as the general name [...]
Why did Israel do this?
The Israeli assault on the civilian aid flotilla shocked every wise person in the world. We once again saw that the Israeli armed forces are run rather like a gang. There is no room for Israel in the international political arena to defend this action. There is nothing to say about this insane attack on [...]
The vicious attack left nine dead
Both Turkey and the world are still trying to recover from the shock of Israel’s brutal attack on civilians who were on board an international convoy carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. The vicious attack left nine peace activists dead and dozens of others injured. Although it is common for Israel to carry out attacks without [...]
Plans to build new marina
Istanbul’s western suburbs are set to receive a further boost with the announcement of plans to build a new marina worth $16 million. Dati Investment Holding, one of Turkey’s leading development consortiums which also owns the high end Galleria shopping mall, the Crown Plaza and Istanbul’s latest 5* hotel, the Sheraton Istanbul Ataköy Hotel, intends [...]
The new Park Marina project
Istanbul’s western suburbs are set to receive a further boost with the announcement of plans to build a new marina worth $16 million. Dati Investment Holding, one of Turkey’s leading development consortiums which also owns the high end Galleria shopping mall, the Crown Plaza and Istanbul’s latest 5* hotel, the Sheraton Istanbul Ataköy Hotel, intends [...]
Every 19 May in Fethiye Oludeniz
Every 19 May in Fethiye Oludeniz, Turkey celebrates the historic arrival of Ataturk at Samsun, marking the beginning of the 1919 War of Independence. Athletes carry the Turkish flag ashore at the Samsun harbour, while memorial wreaths are laid in Anitkabir. This gets celebrated in Ankara Istanbul and Izmir Adana Turkey. Rousing ceremonies are held [...]
Fethiye Oludeniz Expats Group
A foreign resident living in the popular Mediterranean resort town of Bodrum has launched efforts to bring together the expat community in the town. “I really know what it means to be on your own,” Susan Marechal said at the end of a long chat in the courtyard of a cafe in Bodrum, where she [...]
Disappointment with Parliament
The talks on the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government’s constitutional reform package in Parliament are going on in a very tense environment as the deputies of the opposition and ruling parties exchange harsh words over the package’s articles. The government stands alone, as the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) [...]
Turkish Property Market
Confidence in the Istanbul property market, tipped by experts as an investment hotspot for 2010, reaches another high as latest reports reveal a 6% growth in the Turkish economy. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, Turkey’s GDP rose an impressive 6% in the last 3 months of 2009 compared to the same period in [...]
