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 [...]
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 [...]
Turkey is a Eurasian country straddling the southeastern Balkan region of Europe and the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia. Turkey’s government is a secular democracy that has become increasingly integrated with the West while maintaining relations with the East. The country is an associate member of the European Community and the government has made Turkey’s acceptance [...]
Monarch adds thousands of extra seats for October and Over 4,000 seats added in response to increased customer demand due to a staggering rise in demand, leading scheduled leisure airline Monarch is increasing the number of seats and flights available across 20 routes in its flying programme, during the period of 21 October – 2 November [...]
Turkey’s rapidly expanding tourism industry has been well documented as the nation has climbed tourism rankings to become one of the world’s leading holiday destinations. New data has found that this industry growth has been heavily influenced by British tourists, with more visitors travelling there every year. Turkey played host to over 28.6 million visitors [...]
Last year if you remember Conde Na Traveller asked you to vote for the things you really like about travel, from business hotels to destination spas, airlines to specialist tour operators. From your responses we compiled the Readers’ Travel Awards 2010, the best the travel world has to offer… DESTINATIONS: COUNTRIES Turkey is your favourite [...]
A Turkish ship carried more than 1, 200 people, most of whom were foreigners, to Turkey from Libya early today, local media reported. With foreigners from Thailand, Philippines, Pakistan and other countries and 460 Turks on board, the ship left Ras Lanuf and Benghazi ports and arrived in the southwestern Turkish port of Marmaris in Mugla [...]
Priene, now known as Güllübahçe, was an ancient city of Ionia in Western Anatolia situated some 20 km from Söke. Excavations here were begun by Carl Human in 1895 and completed by Th. Wiegand in 1898. The ruins of Priene present one of the most striking examples of the grid type of town-planning associated with [...]
As 2010 draws to a close, attentions are turning to the best locations to invest in property in 2011. The last year has been one of mixed fortunes with traditional second home destinations such as Spain, Italy and Greece still feeling the harsh effects of the economic downturn whilst other mostly non-Eurozone countries such as [...]
Dear Mr. Çektir, what are the age requirements for a Turkish citizen to enter into a legally binding contract? Are these requirements also valid for employment contracts? Thank you for your e-mail. First, I would like to inform you about provisions regarding contracts under Turkish law, briefly. According to Turkish law, persons who have reached [...]
Kusadasi holidays can be more fun specialy if you have insurance because this days even holidays can be risky but we can always take some care and avoid hassle and stress because you deserve holiday and dont want to risk it specialy if you are in another county that you dont know anyone. How we [...]
Turkey took the UEFA European Under-17 Championship Group B points against Greece after an opening match in which no quarter was given by either neighbour in soggy conditions. Okay Yokuşlu put Turkey in front at the break and Artun Akçakin doubled the lead midway through the second half, only for Dimitrios Diamantakos to immediately reply [...]
Turkey’s tourism industry has seen remarkable growth over the past few years, proof of the country’s continued popularity as a travel destination in defiance of the global economic crisis. Turkey received 18,694,028 visitors in the first 8 months of 2009, up 1.1% in the same period last year, with annual tourist numbers expected to reach [...]
HIV acquired in the UK doubled
A doubling of new HIV infections in the UK in the past decade is leading experts to tell GPs to offer testing to all adult male patients in some areas,” reported BBC News. The news report is based on the latest data, which showed that new diagnoses of HIV acquired in the UK have nearly doubled [...]
The healthiest way to lose weight
After reading many topics and articles regarding loosing weight we have decided to let you know best and health options to loose weight with out doing anything or exercise because of life style sometimes can be hard to exercise but if you are in Kusadasi or Ladies Beach don’t forget amazing golden sand beach perfect [...]
I recently received the following question: “I am getting married to a Turk soon. I am a foreign citizen and a resident of Turkey. I have been told that I needed to get my birth certificate translated into Turkish, which I have done. I have also been told that the Turkish authorities might need other [...]
British business down the river
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 [...]