Children's Day - April 23rd Children’s day is a celebration of Turkey’s children and is also a commemorative event to celebrate the life of the founder of the Turkish Republic Mustafa Kermal Ataturk. During the day government offices, schools and many businesses will be closed and a number of children’s festivals are held throughout the country. The main feature event of the day is when Turkish...
UK tourists coming over to Turkey is expected to rise by 69 percent this year. It has been reported that the country is bouncing back after a few challenging years and is offering tourists holidays in picturesque resorts at a great price. We are seeing the increase as holiday goers are staying away from the likes of European destinations such as Spain because of the cost. A leading tourism...
It has been reported Istanbul will open its third airport on October 29, 2018. The airport will be one of the world's biggest and has been designed to accommodate growing traffic in a major hub. Around 80 percent of the construction has already been completed. Once the airport is open incoming flights from the existing Ataturk Airport will be directed over to the new one. Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport is...
On 14th May International Actress Nicole Kidman flew into Bodrum to officially open the first ever Hotel in Bodrum, owned by Paramount Pictures, a famous film production company everyone in the world has heard of. Under its new tourism brand name of “Paramount Hotels and Resorts” it will just add further to confirming Bodrum’s title of the Saint Tropaz of Turkey. Hopefully this will entice the...
Fethiye hosted its first ever Kayakoy Festival, which was held by local businesses and residents with the goal to promote the historic village, its local crafts and fresh produce. Visitors were welcomed and given information from the help desk on the events that would be taking place throughout the day and there was information on where all exhibitions and activities could be found. Exhibitions showed...
One of the leading global horticultural exhibitions, Expo 2016 Antalya, is about to open in matter of days for tourists from Turkey and abroad and has sold more than 1 million season tickets and one day entry cards. Expo 2016 Antalya tickets continue to sell at malls in Antalya and online at www.expo2016.org.tr. The Expo will last up until October on a 112 hectare exhibition site, where more than 40...
When you work in Bodrum you expect to see the rich and the famous, last week my colleague and I saw this lovely yacht lit up inall its splender in the Bay of Bodrum, it stood out as it sat tall at the edge of the harbour between Bodrum Castle and Black Island. It was interesting to learn that it is owned by Russian Billionaire, Aleksander Machkevitch and ranks amongst on the most luxurious yachts in the...
Turkey is a summer holiday favourite with families, couples and friends from all over the world with its glorious weather, beautiful beaches, stunning scenery and traditional culture, though many are not aware that Turkey has attractions during the winter season too and its beginning to spark interest with the tourists. There are a number of key reasons why Turkey is turning into an up and coming...
The new canal Istanbul route has been revealed. The route will cut through Istanbul starting at Kucukcekmece, the coastal district, and will run throught to the Sazlidere Dam, which is north of the city and will then join the Black Sea north of Durusu. The route will aim to ease to congestion on Bosphorus Strait, as it is one of the busiest waterways in the world used by a thousand vessels per week. While...
Yesterday saw the official opening of Istanbul’s 3rd Bridge over the Bosphorus straits by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and over high officials. Yavus Sultan Selim Bridge is named after the Ottoman Sultan famous for his triumphs in the eastern world. This phase of the bridge has been completed well ahead of time and is about 1.4 kilometres long and 59 meters in width, making it the widest in...