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Windmill Park in Bodrum
Bodrum, one of the most popular Aegean Sea resorts in Turkey, in the near future is going to present a new landmark. It will be a windmill park. Eight old windmills near Bodrum are planned to be transformed into a modern recreation center. Resort authorities supported by the local business plan to restore the mills and create a brand new tourist center. [...]
Military service in Turkey
On Dec. 15, 2011, a most anticipated law was enacted. Parliament approved a new bill regarding exemption from military service in lieu of payment, which enables men who are 30 years old and older to skip military service in exchange for TL 30,000. According to “The Bill Amending the Law on Military Service,” men who [...]
Flights to Bodrum in 2012
Four new routes are being launched by Jet2.com from Newcastle as part of expansion plans which will see a sixth aircraft based at the airport. Flights to Bodrum, Rome, Reus and Venice will start from May 31 next year with fares leading in at £34.99 one way. The low-cost carrier aims to attract an additional [...]
Foreigners to understand
This week I have taken the liberty of writing about my own complaints regarding a new procedure that makes life more difficult for nothing. The heading above is inspired by expats’ complaints regarding local regulations, which are already difficult for foreigners to understand. I want to let you know that you are not alone in [...]
First victim of the single currency
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 [...]
O’Kane tricked 70 investors
A businessman accused of a Turkish holiday home scam has denied he was ever out to trick anyone. Giving evidence, Kevin Eugene O’Kane claimed he felt he had been “conned” and was “shocked” on discovering deeds for villas costing £75,000 were worthless. Mr O’Kane, from Ballynease Road, Portglenone, also rejected claims by some clients that he [...]
Stranded in a Turkish hospital
A boy of 10 has been stranded in a Turkish hospital after a quad bike accident left him with terrible head injuries. Robbie Street can only return home once an air pocket in his head clears and he is given permission to fly. His worried family are having to raise £15,000 to pay for his [...]
Bodrum Holidays in Turkey
One of the most popular holiday resort in Turkey and Bodrum has many beach, shops, bays that holiday makers will love because located more than 500 miles south of Istanbul in the southwestern Aegan region of Turkey, Bodrum offers an idyllic getaway along the coast. The port town sits on a peninsula that is flanked [...]
New Bodrum Airport Terminals
The new international terminal of Milas airport in Bodrum is due to be completed in Spring 2012. The construction works started in 2009 with Turkish sub-contractors, however in February 2011 all the rights to complete the works were overtaken by a major Italian construction company “Astaldi” which is well- known on Turkish industrial market. The new [...]
This violence is all around
Why would someone beat someone else? What a nasty topic to write about. I selected this heading greatly disturbed in my mind and heart. My first choice for the heading was “woman killers,” but then I felt that would be too strong. It is even difficult to write about this, but the extent of violence [...]
Buyers of Turkish property
Recent findings have shown that around 1 in 6 Turkish properties sold to foreign buyers were bought by Brits in the last two months. The Land Registry Directorate General’s most recent statics highlight that 113,687 properties across Turkey are now owned by foreigners, an increase of 2,487 property sales made on September’s 111,200 figures. Further [...]
Turkish Banks in 2012
Following consecutive regulatory actions, Turkish banks have come under pressure from rising funding costs and deteriorating earnings quality since the end of 2010. As a result of the policy crossfire caused by the Central Bank Turkey (CBT) and the Banking Regulatory + Supervision Agency (BRSA), we have been conservative on banks’ Net Income Multiplier (NIM) [...]
Fathers not allowed to see kids!
British heartbroken father of two young children killed by their mother in Turkey was last night locked in a legal battle to bring their bodies back to Hampshire regarding to BBC but its law that everyone should follow because British Family Law is already in a big mess and one of the biggest massacre in [...]
Commerce has identified Turkey
The US Department of Commerce has identified Turkey as one of the ten most promising emerging economies, and a recent World Bank study also declared Turkey one of the ten countries most likely to enter the top tier of the world economy. The Turkish economy has shown remarkable performance with its steady growth over the [...]
Turkish ID Numbers
Applying for an ID number is one of the items on the “to do” list of an expat in Turkey. There has been some confusion about this and I was indeed expecting the banks and other institutions to get familiar with it sooner. The Yabanc? Kimlik Numaras? (YKN) matter, which stands for Foreigner Identity Number, [...]
