Recipe: Turkish beef meatballs
Try out this Turkish spin on meatballs for a speedy one-pan dish which promises big, warming flavours and is ready in just 30 minutes Ingredients 2 tsp olive oil 12 beef meatballs (köfte) 2 banana shallots, chopped 1 crushed garlic clove ½ tbsp plain flour 2 tsp ras el hanout spice mix (see below for […]
The ancient city of Aspendos
This post contains affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links on our site at no additional cost to you. If you’re a lover of historical sites, the theatre at the ancient city of Aspendos is the most outstanding single monument along the Mediterranean coast. Where is Aspendos? The ancient […]
Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 7th January 2024
Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS Carpentry workshop brings 70 percent savings to Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Muğla Metropolitan Municipality continues to manufacture wooden products such as office furniture, picnic tables, benches, and seating with 3 technicians and 10 carpenter masters in the […]
Turkey Homes Property of the Month: Duplex Garden Apartment in Göcek – £275,000
The Turkey Homes Team is excited to present this beautiful 2 bedroom, modern, garden duplex apartment for sale in Göcek on the southwestern coastline of Türkiye. Göcek attracts crowds of wealthy and often famous visitors arriving on their luxurious yachts from all around the globe, all drawn in by the stunning beauty of the region’s hidden coves, secluded beaches and the […]
Karides Güveç – baked prawns with vegetables and cheese
Try this delicious one-pot baked prawns with onions, peppers, mushrooms, and tomatoes, (Karides Güveç). You can use pre-cooked beans instead of prawns for a vegetarian option. Recipe courtesy of Ozlem’s Turkish Table Traditionally, prawns in Türkiye are cooked with plenty of vegetables in a one big earthenware pot (or in smaller individual ones), called guvec, which delivers […]
Türkiye: 2023 in pictures
Here’s a selection of the most powerful pictures taken by news-agency photographers in Türkiye this year. Featured image: Mesut Hancer holds the hand of his 15-year-old daughter, Irmak, who died in the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, in February 2023. (Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images) We’ll leave you with one of the most powerful videos of […]
Account of a visit from St Nicholas
In December of 1823, a newspaper in upstate New York called the Troy Sentinel printed an anonymous poem entitled “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas.” This was the first time many children in America had ever heard of St. Nicholas. Naturally they wondered what might happen if they hung their stockings by the chimney, […]
Which Turkey Came First: The Bird Or The Country?
The republic of Turkey (look north of Egypt, east of Greece) isn’t exactly a breeding ground for the bird that Americans associate with Thanksgiving. In fact, the turkey is native to North America … so, why do they share the same name? What is a turkey? Meleagris gallopavo domestico or the domestic turkey is an odd-looking bird that’s known […]
Could the remains of Santa Claus be in this Turkish church?
Children look away now! In 2017, Turkish archaeologists believed they had found the tomb of the original Santa Claus, otherwise known as Saint Nicholas. Where is Santa Claus? Definitely not at the North Pole—but archaeologists still remain divided about the final resting place of St. Nicholas. In 2017, a team of Turkish researchers found new […]
Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 17th December 2023
Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS Gulet fire on Fethiye Şövalye Island A fire that broke out on a gulet in the Fethiye district of Muğla was extinguished by intervention from the sea. The fire broke out for an undetermined reason on […]