A SIX-DAY festival of yoga is to be hosted in Akbuk next month, it has been announced. The Turkish Yoga Academy is planning a major programme of yoga between July 5-10, featuring International Yoga Federation President Akif Manaf. The programme will include 24 practice yoga studies and it will all be centred at Akbuk’s Ramada Resort. The…
Read More A draft bill changing regulations to foreign employment was accepted by parliament’s Health, Family, Labor and Social Affairs Commission on June 28, as part of a bid to improve the investment climate in Turkey, the Hurriyet Daily news has reported. The draft stipulates which methods, policies, responsibilities, rights and obligations will be operative in terms…
Read More BREAKING NEWS AT LEAST 28 people have died and 60 injured in a coordinated suicide bomb and gun attack at the entrance to Ataturk International Airport at about 10pm tonight. Officials have said police fired weapons on two suspects who then blew themselves up before passing through the first x-ray security checkpoint. Istanbul Gov. Vasip…
Read More Andy Probert THERE are dozens of expats who will now be on their final countdown when their traditional blue book residence permit runs out. My five-year residence permit ran out Friday June 11 – so naturally I began a week earlier to begin getting the necessary paperwork together. The below information is simply for an…
Read More AN INVITATION has been extended to the Didim foreign community to attend the newest five star hotel – based at Yesilkent. The beautiful Aurum Moon Resort, that recently opened this season, will be hosting a night for expats to come and find out more about the hotel’s plans to offer a loyalty card that will…
Read More Glenn Maffia THE rousing success of the archaeological guide to the artifacts surrounding the Temple of Apollo has prompted me to embark upon another project: the Sacred Way. Namely because it is visible, and also because I have been assured that it will be open to the public this summer; though as of now we…
Read More Advertorial: THE first of Siesta’s Ladies Days this year proved to be a big success with nearly 60 women enjoying a day of sun, sea and sangria aboard this popular boat. The Sangria, a cocktail famous in Spain, had all gone by lunchtime, so some more was made to make the ladies happy, which also…
Read More A holidaymaker was left in shock after she flew to Turkey with her husband’s out-of-date passport before being deported back home. Marion Lamond, 53, mistakenly picked up husband Derek’s passport but managed to pass through two lots of airport security checkpoints before anyone noticed the error. It was only on arrival at Dalaman airport in…
Read More VOICES EXCLUSIVE UNWITTING volunteers who organise popular events in the name of charity – in local bars, other venues or even on social media, such as Facebook – may well face hefty fines if they act without first obtaining a license to do so. Charity events in local bars – for everything from street dogs…
Read More VOICES EXCLUSIVE A BRITISH mother-of-four who was forced to leave Turkey this week over work permit issues has launched a scathing attack on British expats “whose gossiping caused her life hell”. Jill Robinson, who ran Altinkum Premier Cleaning and Maintenance, was issued with a 30-day deportation notice, fined 765TL, and the business fined 7,500TL after…
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