Recent reports state that two historical churches located in Kayakoy ion Fethiye are going to be fully restored after 97 years. The ruins, often known as the ghost village, have infact around 400 houses, two churches and a few chapels. Kayakoy village was once the largest village in Turkey but back in 1923 when the Greek locals were subject to the population exchange between Turkey and Greece the...
December 3rd 2020 saw the Turkish Presidential Orchestra open a brand new concert hall in Ankara situated in the very heart of the city. The hall boasts a wonderful view of Ankara Castle and Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's Mausoleum. This exciting new project has cost a 83 million euros to complete. The hall is set to host orchestras and solo artists from all around the globe. Audiences will...
What is Agritourism we hear you say? Well, it’s Tourism, but not as we know it, and quite simply it’s a way of attracting more visitors to an area or town by focusing on and developing a series of new eco-friendly projects, such as Gardens, Farms & Botanical plantations. Mainly through the effects of Covid-19, but also as a result of more people starting to look at a diverse range of options...
Turkey is steeped in History, and has a rich & diverse past both on land and the sea, so it’s no surprise that each year there is a plethora of new sites and ‘treasure troves’ that get discovered. Earlier this month, quite by chance, Mustafa Senturk was taking a dive with his wife in the waters just off Rabbit Island, when he saw a range of sunken, processed stones that were about three to four...
Back in 2018-2019 Yalikavak Marina scooped up the award for 'World's Best Super Yacht Marina" and it has now won the award for "Best International Marina of 2020". The winners of the award for this annual worldwide contest are annoucned by the Yacht Harbour Association and it is the fabulous Yalikavak Marina that has had the honour of taking this years title. Congratulations!! Source: Twitter Why not...
November 17th saw Istanbul's new grand Airport win the award in the best 'digital transformation' category. The news was announced by the Annual Airport Council International (ACI). The judges awarded the Aiport due to its ability to adopt a 'clear digitalization strategy with a wide range of technological solutions in place to create a seamless travel experience and modernize airside operations in...
After 9 years of hiatus, Formula 1 Grand Prix has finally returned to Istanbul to complete its last preparations and video trailer for the exciting and long waited event which will take place on the 15th November. For the video trailer Formula 1 cars where seen racing through the streets of Istanbul passing some of the cities most iconic places such as the Bosphorus coastline and the Galata Bridge. It has...
Despite the worries of Covid-19 and flights being few and far between, Turkey was still highly popular amongst British Travellers this Summer, with 30% of all searches on Travel Supermarket being for holidays in Antalya, Dalaman, Fethiye, and Istanbul. Turkey’s relative low rate of infection meant that not only were flights able to resume here pretty quicky, but also, and more importantly travellers...
It’s not all doom and gloom during this Covid pandemic, and there are some key industries that have had some growth, albeit a small percentage increase. One of those sectors is Automotive exports which, when comparing to 2019, had an uplift of 0.5% and goods worth over $2.6bn. Careful not to allow the virus to impact heavily on logistics and supply chains the industry has had to switch to alternative...
Erzurum is one of the largest cities in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and it’s got a beautiful hidden secret, which, after much preparation and collaboration by the Governors office, the Metropolitan Municipality and the Narman Municipality, is ready to host up to 500,000 tourists per year, after hopefully overcoming the Covid pandemic. A result of a geological process, which began millions of...