The digital map, prepared by Kuşadası Municipality to enable citizens living in the city, resident foreigners and visiting tourists to easily reach their destinations, was introduced to the members of Kuşadası City Council Executive Board and Foreigners’ Assembly. Kuşadası Municipality made a presentation to the members of the Kuşadası City Council Executive Committee and Foreigners’ Assembly…
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Çiğdem Sarı Fraser, a 56-year-old travel agency owner and tourism operator living in Bodrum, settled on the land in Dörttepe Village, which she bought 20 years ago with her British architect husband, 72-year-old Cliff Fraser. It was then they started producing elixir olive oil. Fraser, who has been producing olive oil for two years, recently…
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Two primary school friends – 12-year-old Ada Başer and İrem Bilik (7) – have sold various items from their homes to help the met the vet costs of four abandoned kittens they discovered. The Kusadasi-based youngsters, from the Ege District, found the stray kittens in the garden of Köseoğlu Sitesi about 3 weeks ago. They gave…
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EDA Topçuoğlu, a teacher living in İzmir, decided to become a foster mum and says her life is now complete. Topçuoğlu, 36, who lives in Karşıyaka and works as a pre-school teacher in a special education centre, decided to adopt a boy four years ago through a friend. Topçuoğlu, who took care of children within…
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ENTRY prices to some of Turkey’s popular historic attractions are to increase in the New Year – with some rising as high as 400 percent. Despite experiencing a decline in the number of visitors heading through the entrance to some of the best historic sites on the globe, the Culture and Tourism Ministry will ring…
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ADVERTORIAL: If you’re an expat, second home owner or simply a tourist staying over the winter on the West Coast and looking to hit the open roads, then Kusadasi’s Budget Rent a Car, has some great ideas of places for you to visit. Budget combines the strength of one of the world’s largest car rental…
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THE Turkish property sector is currently abuzz with news of star-studded buyers flocking to buy villas on the Western Coast – no less than Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and Real Madrid star Ronaldo. Obviously Voices has put a call into the PR agents for all parties and we’re still waiting for a…
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Advertorial THERE’S good news for expats in Turkey as the cost of mandatory Residence Permit health insurance has been lowered. As of Monday October 26 Groupama Insurance (Groupama Sigorta) has for the second time this year lowered their health insurance premiums. The insurance reductions are huge, with the average policy being slashed in price by…
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THE new operators of the international terminal at Milas Bodrum Airport have been urged to increase flights from across Europe in a new petition. TAV Airport Holdings has begun management operations at Turkey’s sixth busiest airport, Milas Bodrum. The company will manage it following its auction victory against three other consortia – incumbent operator Astaldi,…
Read MoreTHERE will be a chance for British expats to meet with Consular staff in Didim on Wednesday November 11. The bi-annual meeting’s location had yet to be confirmed as Voices went to press this weekend, but it may well be held at the same venue as the previous meetings, that being the Didim Chamber of…
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