Mick and Trudie: Why Ayvalık is a hidden gem!
Ayvalık is a seaside town on the northwestern Aegean coast of Türkiye. The town centre is connected to Cunda Island by a causeway and is surrounded by the archipelago of Ayvalık Islands, which face the nearby Greek island of Lesbos. On first glance, Ayvalık may seem unremarkable, a port town similar to many others in this region. But wander a few streets back from the waterfront and […]
Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 5th November 2023
NEWS Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. Storm hits Bodrum A storm, which hit Bodrum on Saturday, sank a number of small boats and caused electrical fires on others. Strong wind blowing from the southeast during Friday night developed into a storm at […]
Pomegranates – tangy, delicious and full of health benefits
The Fethiye markets are filled with fruit and vegetables all year round in Türkiye, but the arrival of autumn brings a feeling of anticipation and excitement. The change of fruits in autumn is quite dramatic with apples, pears, plums and oranges coming into season and replacing the last of the summer fruits. The jewel of […]
Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 29th October 2023 – 100 years of Republic
Curated from various news sources. This week, the news has been dominated by the events taking place to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Modern Republic of Türkiye by Mutafa Kemal Atatürk ın 1923. We are dedicating this week’s edition of Fethiye Times News to those celebrations. 100th anniversary celebrations in Fethiye […]
Pumpkins – from Jack-o-Lanterns to delicious desserts
It’s autumn! Pumpkins are ripe and plentiful … and Halloween is just around the corner. The history of the Jack-o-Lantern People have been making Jack-o-Lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed “Stingy Jack.” According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink […]
Exploring Çanakkale, Gallipoli War memorials, and so much more with Mick and Trudie
Çanakkale occupies the narrowest point of the straits called the Dardanelles, which are 1,200m wide at this point. In 450 BC, the Persian King Xerxes built a bridge of boats here to land his troops in Thrace, and the final battles of the Peloponnesian War took place in these waters around 400 BC. Today, ferry […]
Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 22nd October 2023
Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS Wild boar from Babadağ captured on video in Ölüdeniz Starving wild boar from Babadağ were captured on video at the beach in Ölüdeniz where they come to rummage for food and water. The slopes of Babadağ […]
Pastries (Hamur Işleri) – the sheer goodness of simple pleasures
Eat them hot or cold, for breakfast or lunch, at picnics or on the go… Turkish bakeries produce the most divine bread that you will ever eat. Gorgeous smells flood the nostrils and it’s hard to resist running in and indulging! But did you know that many bakeries also make savoury pastries to delight your […]
Bursa: Culture Capital of the Turkic World
Did you know that Türkiye’s northwestern Bursa, one of the former capital cities of the Ottoman Empire was also the 2022 Culture Capital of the Turkic World? Much of this ancient spa’s prestige derives from the fact that it became the first Ottoman capital in 1326. Bursa has since developed as a vibrant commercial centre […]
Frozen Lake Çıldır – a winter destination for the adventurous
Tucked up in the far north-eastern corner of Türkiye on the borders with Armenia and Georgia, 60 km from Ardahan, is the huge and glorious Lake Çıldır (Çıldır Gölü). 1959 meters above sea level, it is the second-largest lake in the Eastern Anatolia Region after Lake Van, and the tenth-largest in Türkiye, with an area […]