Classics come to Izmir
A HOST of performances are envisaged with the launch of the 28th International İzmir Festival this summer.
Read MoreLetters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor Take Didim to the next level Name and address supplied HOW about starting something like “SAADET = Saving Altinkum And Didim Enhancement Team”. (SAADET means Happiness in Turkish).
Read MoreMany migrants dead as boat capsizes
A YACHT and a dinghy crammed with migrants trying to enter Greece off Samos, close to the Turkish mainland, have capsized in the eastern Aegean Sea leaving at least 22 dead, including four children, and potentially several more missing.
Read MoreBodrum welcomes SunSplash Dance Festival
A HOTEL in Bodrum is to become the new venue for the SunSplash Festival – a fusion of dance, yoga and healthy living.
Read MoreAfghans hedge bets on Turkish property
RICH Afghans have been buying up property in Turkey as an insurance policy against possible problems at home after the drawdown of international military forces and aid money. Business people, government officials and others who have profited from the overseas cash washing through Kabul since the US-led invasion in 2001 have flocked to property in cities such…
Read MoreConstruction projects suspended in Bodrum
BODRUM Municipality has announced that in compliance with a regulation effective as of the March 30 elections, all construction and zoning projects have been temporarily suspended, with the exception of ongoing construction projects that are in compliance with the regulation. Ten town municipalities on the Bodrum peninsula have been stripped of their designation as municipalities…
Read MoreO’Kane to be extradited to Turkey?
TURKISH authorities could be about to make a move to extradite convicted Didim conman Kevin O’Kane to face fresh charges over a multi-million pound fraud. Sunday Life, an Irish newspaper, reported of a court hearing in Belfast in which it was told that a judge in Turkey has asked for copies of statement O’Kane made…
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IKEA opens in Bodrum
IKEA has opened a new store in Bodrum – mainly for picking up pre-ordered stock. The new branch is located close to the Bitez round about – but is not as large as the one in Izmir. Its main purpose seems to be a base for people to pick up their goods having first ordered…
Read MoreTourists’ compo ‘call to prayer’ claim
A COURT in Germany has ruled in favor of a Turkish tourism company that was sued by a German couple who demanded compensation due to the noise of the adhan, the Islamic call to prayer, that they heard during their vacation in Turkey. The unnamed couple filed a complaint against the Turkish company after they…
Read MoreRoman Road at İzmir’s Agora opens
A TWO-way 60-meter ancient Roman road, which was unearthed in the north of İzmir’s ancient site Agora, has been opened to visits. Tourists who come to Agora after the tourism season begins will be able to enter the ancient city through this road. The excavations in the area are being carried out under the leadership…
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