Advertorial THERE is no time like the next few months. One of the best times to visit the area is late August through to late October and this would normally be considered “peak season”. However, with Tourism at an all time low, prices have been slashed and it is now possible to book a direct…
Read More Arda Sayiner – Sabah ONE of the oldest villages in the Turkish province of İzmir, Şirince is now preparing to offer the beauty of Fall to its visitors. With its white stone houses, wooden alcoves and cobblestone streets, this is a place where you will definitely feel at home. Roughly 100 of the 5,000 original houses…
Read More THE crackdown at Fevzi Pasa, that lies between Didim and Akbuk, has begun, with confiscation and demolition of illegal structures. The action is in line with the Aydın Governorship’s Coastal Commission review of illegal structures in and around the coastline of the province. A number of weeks ago, Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay signalled that actions against…
Read More THE number of British people visiting Turkey has dropped by 34% in the past year, reports BBC Travel. In July, almost 278,000 people travelled there from the UK, down from 422,000 at the same time last year, figures from the Ministry for Culture and Tourism show. “Turkey has never had any crisis like this,” says…
Read More DIDIM, along with the rest of Turkey, will face a mass shutdown of banks, government and local authority buildings with the advent of Kurban Bayram next weekend. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced that Turkey will observe a nine-day public holiday from Saturday, September 10 until Sunday, September 19. Expats and tourists will need to…
Read More The below was first published in the MAGazette, a fortnightly legal update newsletter produced by Moroğlu Arseven, a Turkish legal firm. TURKEY has introduced new principles and procedures regarding work permits for foreigners, as well as exemptions. Existing uncertainties about work permit requirements for company directors have been clarified and a new “Turquoise Card” system is…
Read More TURKEY is willing to accept the liberalisation of travel visa rules with the European Union by the end of the year instead of October, as previously targeted, the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag wrote yesterday (4 September), citing senior Turkish government sources. Ankara had threatened to walk away from an EU migrant deal should it…
Read More Anadolu Agency – LESS than a day after 84 people were rescued from a tour boat that capsized in the Turkish Mediterranean, the bodies of the two people lost in the wreck have been found, said Antalya province officials late Sunday. “The bodies of the two victims were taken from the sea after being spotted in…
Read More KUSADASI’S once buoyant cruise ship trade has been badly hit this season – with at least 20 cruises cancelled from visiting the port. The decline in tourism to Turkey has been starkly demonstrated with news that 20 cruise liners have cancelled visits since the July 15 attempted coup. Further declines are expected in September as…
Read More Ex-Didim police chief axed over FETO links FORMER Didim police chief Uğur Çaylak, who served the resort from 2010, has been removed from duty over alleged links to the Gulen FETO group which is said to have been behind the attempted coup on July 15. The police officer served the town during two-year term before…
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