Crackdown on ‘grey’ water dumping
BOATS cruising in Turkish waters could face fines and even impounding if they are spotted dumping grey water.
Read MoreMillions ‘set to sue’ over delayed flights
AN APPEAL court ruling over compensation for a 27-hour flight delay could open the floodgates for thousands of air passengers claiming for holdups caused by technical difficulties. Lawyers said almost 20m passengers who experienced delays or cancellations over the past six years could be eligible to bring a claim after an appeal court judge ruled…
Read MorePollution fears at Lake Bafa
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have called for emergency measures to counteract the threat of pollution to the natural habitats at Lake Bafa.
Read MoreClassics come to Izmir
A HOST of performances are envisaged with the launch of the 28th International İzmir Festival this summer.
Read MoreLetters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor Take Didim to the next level Name and address supplied HOW about starting something like “SAADET = Saving Altinkum And Didim Enhancement Team”. (SAADET means Happiness in Turkish).
Read MoreMany migrants dead as boat capsizes
A YACHT and a dinghy crammed with migrants trying to enter Greece off Samos, close to the Turkish mainland, have capsized in the eastern Aegean Sea leaving at least 22 dead, including four children, and potentially several more missing.
Read MoreBodrum welcomes SunSplash Dance Festival
A HOTEL in Bodrum is to become the new venue for the SunSplash Festival – a fusion of dance, yoga and healthy living.
Read MoreAfghans hedge bets on Turkish property
RICH Afghans have been buying up property in Turkey as an insurance policy against possible problems at home after the drawdown of international military forces and aid money. Business people, government officials and others who have profited from the overseas cash washing through Kabul since the US-led invasion in 2001 have flocked to property in cities such…
Read MoreConstruction projects suspended in Bodrum
BODRUM Municipality has announced that in compliance with a regulation effective as of the March 30 elections, all construction and zoning projects have been temporarily suspended, with the exception of ongoing construction projects that are in compliance with the regulation. Ten town municipalities on the Bodrum peninsula have been stripped of their designation as municipalities…
Read MoreO’Kane to be extradited to Turkey?
TURKISH authorities could be about to make a move to extradite convicted Didim conman Kevin O’Kane to face fresh charges over a multi-million pound fraud. Sunday Life, an Irish newspaper, reported of a court hearing in Belfast in which it was told that a judge in Turkey has asked for copies of statement O’Kane made…
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