While Spain has long been seen as the primary holiday destination for Britons looking for sun and beaches, a recent study indicates that Turkey is now well in the process of overtaking Spanish resorts when it comes to attracting visitors from the United Kingdom. This change, however, has a lot to do with concerns about [...]
A British man is feared to have been kidnapped while enjoying a walk in Turkey. John Kirkham and his wife Sandra were staying in a hotel in Ovacik and John, 67, went walking on Monday along the Lycian Way. His wife describes him as an experienced walker and the family is considering the fact that [...]
I was looking forward to my first visit to Turkey, although I had hardly heard of Dalaman when I arrived at the airport in July for a flight that left and arrived bang on time which is always a great start to a holiday. The first Turks we saw at the visa desk you simply [...]
Striker Tuncay Sanli struck a double as Turkey kept alive their slim hopes of qualifying for next year’s World Cup finals. Back-to-back defeats against Spain in their previous two outings had rendered this match a must-win affair and things started badly when they fell behind to a Vladimir Voskoboinikov striker after seven minutes. Tuncay got [...]
A British teenager was deported from Turkey last night after stripping off and waving his manhood in front of a national hero’s statue. Thomas Strong, 19, was on holiday when he strode up to the quayside statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and dropped his shorts. An angry boatmen who called police said: “He just stripped [...]
The European Union is in danger of breaking its promise that Turkey will eventually be granted membership, an influential group has warned. The Independent Commission on Turkey accuses some European leaders of trying to derail Turkey’s membership bid. Behind the carefully balanced language of diplomacy is a hard hitting report, a BBC correspondent says. It [...]
Would you mind if I take up this column with a personal matter? Indeed, it is not really a personal matter. This might be interesting reading for anyone who flies with British Airways. Turkish Airlines (THY) has started direct flights to Toronto. Please keep this in mind when traveling — not only to Toronto but [...]
This month of Ramadan (Ramazan) in Turkey and on Saturday for Muslims in America. Practicing Muslims make sacrifices during Ramadan by fasting from all food, smoking and sex from sun up to sundown every day during the month. Although the fasting practice is the same everywhere, how one celebrates this holy season may differ from [...]
As Turkey discusses a democratic initiative which is expected to bring expanded freedoms and result in the abolishment of political restrictions in the country by expanding democratic rights for non-Muslim minorities and Kurds, another minority group, this time Turks living in Greece’s islands in the Aegean Sea, increasingly hopes for the elimination of discrimination against [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]