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Plastic surgery tourism on the up in Turkey
With Turkey making a name for itself in plastic surgery, there’s been a rise in plastic surgery tourism. Turkey is now vying to become one of the top five countries in plastic surgery tourism with some 350,000 people visit Turkey … Continue reading
Gelidonia Lighthouse
GELIDONIA LIGHTHOUSE The construction of one of the guiding lighhouses of the Mediterrenean, Gelidonya Lighthouse, started on the historic Licea route in Antalya, Kumluca, Taşlık Foreland in 1934 and was opened in 1936. Gelidonya Lighthouse is the highest lighthouse in … Continue reading
Buying Property in Turkey – By Popular Demand: New Turkish Dictionary Feature!
What’s a tapu? How do I ask for a lawyer in Turkey? Does satilik mean that property is for sale, or for rent? What does an emlak do? What’s the word for Property Tax?Buying property in Turkey can be done … Continue reading
Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards 2010
Winner is the Republic of Turkey. Turkey is selected as the best country for holidays in the world by the readers of the Condé Nast Traveller.Earlier this year we asked you to vote for the things you really like about … Continue reading
"You've put on weight!" … Talk about the cultural divide.
A very interesting column in Today’s Zaman. This is an issue very few people would anticipate when facing a move to Turkey. In Western cultures it’s unacceptable to mention someone’s weight, but in Turkey it’s fair game. Do you think … Continue reading
New fall of the rates in Turkey
Yesterday, the Turkish axial coffer absitively to afresh lower its administering arch amount of a division of point, appropriately bringing aback it to 8,75%. It is the eighth after abatement absitively by the axial coffer admitting aggrandizement fell to 5,2% … Continue reading
Beach Park
Located in Antalya’s breathtaking Konyaaltı coasts, surrounded by the natural green beauty… Close enough to liveliness of the city, yet far enough to get lost among the magic turquoise waters and glittering sun… Lots of thought has been given into … Continue reading
The Zelve Cappadocia Travelguide
Zelve The monastery is located about 10 km from Goreme on the road to Avanos. Although the churches here do not have the elaborate frescoes of Goreme and other sites, there’s still much to see. The series of valleys you … Continue reading
Victoria Beckham on the cover of Vogue
Posh Spice has made her fifth appearance as a Vogue cover girl – this time in Turkey. Doesn’t she look nice? Although it looks like she could do with a couple of kebabs. See more pictures here.
Meet Turkey’s telephone man
Love art? Then check out Turkish artist Lütfü Güngörer; he’s been creating sculptures out of coloured telephone cables for over 46 years. He calls his creations the art of “Sculpicture,”and started doing it when he was a driver for the … Continue reading