Today when Bodrum is one of Turkey’s prime holiday hotspots, it’s hard to believe that it was once a place to which those who had fallen foul of the authorities were exiled. Amongst those exiles was a man called Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, who had been born into a well-to-do İstanbul family, the same family, in [...]
Bodrum Gumbet can get very warm and you need to make sure that you are protected from strong sunshine on the Gumbet Bodrum Beach. A deep, bronzed skin, acquired by sun tanning is very popular today. Not only that, many people enjoy tanning. One only has to go to the local beach to see dozens [...]
The remarks of a columnist at a major daily who defended an assault on the now-defunct Democratic Society Party’s (DTP) former chairman, Ahmet Türk, in Samsun early this week have astonished many because of his racist approach. Yılmaz Özdil of the Hürriyet daily wrote in his column on Wednesday, “The person who made his fist [...]
UNESCO has proclaimed 2010 as Osman Hamdi Bey Year on the 100th anniversary of his death. He was a painter, archaeologist, art expert and founder of the Istanbul Archaeological museum. This year also sees Istanbul as the European Capital of Culture and if this is not enough to tempt you to visit Turkey, consider the [...]
Bodrum today a popular holiday resort with a yacht harbor, hillside villas and palm-lined streets, Bodrum was known as Halikarnossos that, in the time of Mausollus, became one of the great cities of the Mediterranean. Mausollus’ father had ruled most of Caria and been recognized by the Persians as a satrap of the province. Though [...]
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