There are only a select few areas in the world that are going to be able to compete with Istanbul’s new family friendly ‘Garden’ which has been planted on the site of the former Ataturk Airport, with the first phase of the project officially unveiled last Sunday. Soon to become Türkiye’s largest public garden it will offer citizens approximately 2m square metres of green space once it’s...
This year will see Bodrum Cruise Port operating yet again as the main port hosting a total of 46 voyages of Lagoon Sea Cruises' Blue Sapphire. Back in 2022 Bodrum Cruise port was the main port which hosted 21 trips with a total of 15,000 passengers. The Blue Sapphire vessel is 200 metres long and can hold a total of 750 passengers. Flights to the Turkish, European and South American...
When a town like Bodrum becomes popular with locals, and citizens of the country start migrating there in large numbers, then you know it’s the People's Choice and a good place in which to invest & enjoy the rich cultural lifestyle which will undoubtedly be instilled in next to no time by the migration. That’s what happening in the beautiful town of Bodrum right now, as those who have...
Turkey is not all about fabulous beaches, a warm climate, and a delicious cuisine, it’s also an architectural & cultural wonder, with no less than 17 sites currently deemed to be that historically significant that they make the UNESCO World Heritage list, with another 84 sites having been forward for the ‘tentative list’. Modern day Turkey has been built around it’s richly diverse history...
An architectural dream, and one of the most iconic buildings in Istanbul, the ‘Blue Mosque’ was officially re-opened today by President Erdoğan following on from the completion of a 5-year restoration project. An important symbol for Istanbul it attracts a significant number of tourists and worshippers throughout the day, as it’s still a functioning Mosque, and has been even during the restoration...
We all know that the Airline Industry struggled massively during the pandemic as flights were virtually cancelled across the globe within days – so it’s extremely positive to see that both Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines reported extremely good growth in 2022, along with profits that were close to pre-pandemic levels. Pegasus Airlines, one of Turkey’s main low-cost carriers, have several...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has just introduced the new Basaksehir-Kayasehir metro line in Istanbul. The new metro line has been completed by the Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, taking over the project from the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The President spoke at the opening stating that “Over 50% of Istanbul’s rail network will have been completed by our Ministry of...
I bet you didn’t know that Turkiye is the second biggest country for Motorbike Sales in Europe over the past three years, and the fifth highest country for the number of registered motorbikes in Europe. That would explain why the Motorbike Show in Istanbul was so popular in 2022, with higher numbers expected in 2023. It’s taking place between the 27th and the 30th April 2023 at the Istanbul Expo...
New figures released by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization have showed that in February of this year there were just over 80,000 homes sold across Turkiye, of which 14.980 were in Istanbul equating to around an 18% share overall. Even though this was a decrease on the same period in 2022, both re-sales and new build sales performed strongly with 23,476 new build properties sold and 56,555...
The Drums of Ramadan will take to the streets of Istanbul once again this year to mark the start of ‘Sahur Time’, which occurs just before dawn, and is the last meal that is consumed early in the morning by Muslims before the beginning of their Fasting, which lasts from dawn to sunset during the month of Ramadan. An ‘Ottoman Age’ tradition dating back thousands of years which has not only stood...