A Turkish court has reportedly once again blocked access to the popular video-sharing Web site, YouTube in the country because of clips allegedly insulting the country’s founding father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The AP reports that Internet users trying to access from Turkey were met with notices in English and Turkish saying it was banned under [...]
British Airways plans to launch a new service to the Antalya region on April 10th. The introduction of new flights to Turkey is set to trigger huge interest amongst overseas property buyers. In addition, after its purchase of GB Airways, EasyJet will soon begin offering services to the south coast of Turkey. A new airport [...]
Turkey has a truly stunning coastline, great weather, fabulous food and the high standard of service that British buyers have come to expect from a second home destination. A wide choice of property, both new-build and resale, is available – and at a very affordable price compared to other, more established, European destinations. The country [...]
At a press conference held in Istanbul on 5 December the British Ambassador, Nicholas Baird, described new arrangements being rolled out globally by UKvisas, an arm of the British government, to introduce biometric capture -digital photograph and fingerscans – as part of the visa application process. These arrangements will begin in Turkey on Thursday 6 [...]
Parliament approved a law Thursday extending a smoking ban in this tobacco-growing nation to all bars, restaurants and coffeehouses by mid 2009. The new law backed by the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will prohibit smoking in all enclosed public areas next year. Turkey already bans smoking on buses, airplanes and large offices, [...]
As many as 21 new destinations are available from low-cost airline Easyjet thanks to the company’s takeover of GB Airways. The airline will take over 32 of GB airways routes, however, 11 of these are already served by Easyjet. The takeover brings Easyjet’s routes from Gatwick airport to 66, and adds a further eight routes [...]
Gumbet located at 2-3 km distance from Bodrum, Sınce the swimming possibilities are very limited in Bodrum, many people prefer nearby Gumbet. Gumbet recently became very popular resort. The town is named after numerous white-domed cisterns in the area. Gumbet, which offers one of the longest and most popular beaches on the peninsula, is also [...]
