As part of a three-day visit to Türkiye’s capital, Ankara, Prince Edward met with President Erdoğan behind closed doors at the Presidential Complex within the city. Initially there to raise awareness of the impact that non-formal education has on the minds of young people, the British Prince will attend a reception marking the 40th Anniversary of the Chevening scholarship program. The itenarary has...
The stage has been set for the 58th Presidential Cycling Tour in Turkey which takes place between the 8th and 15th of October with the journey beginning in Alanya and ending in Istanbul. The tour was planned to be held earlier in the year, but due to the disastrous earthquakes in the south-east the event had to be postponed. Alternations have had to be made to the route for both the second and...
According to the recent information that’s been released by the Anadolu Agency Brits made up a third of the total foreigners visiting the resort province of Mugla between January and August of this year. Part of the Turquoise coast and famous for its gorgeous landscapes, beautiful beaches, Mediterranean lifestyle and upmarket resort towns, the province welcomed over 2.4m visitors in total, resulting in...
Jill Morris is the British Ambassador to Türkiye and based on her current analysis of the stats she firmly believes that British Tourists could be into their record numbers this year, easily surpassing last year’s figures of 3m, and pre-pandemic levels of 2.5 million. Currently on a tour of the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, taking in the likes of Izmir, Aydin, Mugla, Antalya, Bodrum, Marmaris and...
In the vibrant and culturally diverse city of Istanbul, one event stands out as a beacon of creativity and expression: the Istanbul Theatre Festival. This annual celebration of the performing arts has been enchanting audiences and showcasing the best of international and Turkish theatre for decades. Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), the festival has a rich history dating...
1.) A boat trip from Bodrum to Datca Catch a ferry-boat from the centre of Bodrum and journey for 105 minutes over to the delightful town of Datca. Datca is a lovely town offering stunning beaches, cobbles streets, lovely shops and cafes and historic ruins of Knidos. Datca has some fantastic swimming spots located about an hour from the town on route to the Knidos ruins. You can enjoy taking a dip...
Turkey is becoming a firm favourite with international film-makers, as well as ones from Hollywood, with a number of movies set to be filmed in the popular country. Records from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism show that in 2022 a total of 233 projects which included 18 feature films, 102 documentary films, 46 television films, 30 television series, 27 commercial films and 10 music videos, were...
Known as the ‘MüzeKart’ Turkiye’s Museum Card sales have reached new heights in the first seven months of 2023, with a total 2.1m sold even with the new increased price of 60 lira. Valid for Turkish Citizens and enabling them to visit more than 300 museums and archaeological sites throughout Turkiye, it looks set to break the record of 2022 which reached 2.93m, which equated to an approximate...
The Airline has just opened its sales for flights to Dalaman for Summer 2024 joining the Antalya flights for 2024 that were also launched this year. Sales have already started strong and the volume of early UK bookings is expected to increase for both Dalaman and Antalya holidays. The Airline is offering 27 weekly flights from the UK and there are currently over 300,000 seats for sale for Summer...
Antalya is one of Türkiye’s top Mediterranean resorts and this years extremely high demand will not only see the tourist season extended potentially into October and November, but also it’s been revealed that occupancy rates for August have soared way beyond 90%, surpassing the 70% figure that was recorded back in July. It’s even being said that already Antalya has beaten the number of tourists...