CONSIDERED Turkey’s capital for cruise tourism, Kuşadası has already welcomed seven cruise ships, nearly 18,000 tourists and 7,800 crewmembers this season. Thousands of tourists from the U.S., Spain, Italy, Canada, the U.K., and Portugal have flooded the Kuşadası port after the ships dock at the popular tourism hub. While many tourists visit historical sites such…
Read More TWO boat disasters – one close to the Didim area – left more than 50 refugees, many women and children, dead this week The first incident occurred last Sunday (Sept 13) as Syrian refugees tried to make it to the Greek islet of Farmakonisi after setting off less than 10 km (6 miles) from the…
Read MoreTHE number of British tourists visiting Turkey has been decreasing amid security and political concerns, according to sector representatives.
Read More AS MANY as 20,166 migrants trying to illegally migrate to different countries were rescued in 629 operations from Turkey in the Aegean Sea and a total of 42 human traffickers arrested between Jan 1 to July 24, this year.
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A YOUNG man who killed his Irish girlfriend’s mum and her friend has been told he will serve two life sentences.
Read More HOUSE sales in Turkey have increased by 19.1 percent to 110,657 units in June 2015, in comparison with last year’s rates.
Read MoreA LUCKY UK national received a pleasant surprise upon landing at Turkey’s Bodrum Airport after becoming the 10 millionth person to use Turkey’s two-year-old online e-visa system.
Read More AFTER previously hosting refugees from Syria and Myanmar, the streets of Bodrum are now being used as an outdoor camping site by Pakistani refugees.
Read MoreGÜMÜŞLÜK, a small fishing village near Bodrum, will host 12 concerts from early July to August as part of its annual classical music festival.
Read MoreTHE FAMILY of an expat, who was popular in the Didim darts community, has agreed to donate five of his organs to patients in need following his death from a brain haemorrhage, according to the Hurriey newspaper.
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