Recipe: Spicy roast chicken and lime watermelon wraps
These tasty and easy-to-make wraps are perfect for a summer lunch or light dinner! Ingredients Cooking Instructions Recipe courtesy of Woolworths TASTE
A record-breaking evening for Soul Train
The popular Soul Train returned to Fethiye after a four-year break raising a whopping 208,000 TL for four local charities. 600 people attended the fourth Soul Train event held at Leb-y-Derya at Aksazlar beach in Fethiye, with feedback describing it as the best yet! The chosen charities were each received 52,000 TL at a presentation […]
Türkiye’s water crisis
Alarming meteorological imbalances topped with decades of poor water management are pushing Türkiye to the brink of an avoidable water crisis. Levent Kurnaz, a climate expert at Bogazici University, says mitigating climate change is no longer sufficient. We must also adapt. Unfortunately, Türkiye only recently began taking environmental concerns seriously. For instance, the country ratified the […]
Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 23rd July 2023
Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS FTSO carry out inspection tour of Babadağ Teleferik Fethiye Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FTSO) members carried out an inspection tour of Babadağ on Wednesday. During the inspection, the members of the Assembly were given detailed […]
Watermelons – juicy, scrumptious and amazing
Don’t let the seeds stop you from enjoying watermelon… With a name like a watermelon (karpuz in Turkish), one would expect it to be juicy, scrumptious and amazing. The watermelon meets and exceeds that expectation. The presence of so much water makes this melon an impressive addition to the fruit family. The sweet flavour that explodes […]
Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 16th July 2023
Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS A severe forest fire, the origins of which remain unknown, broke out on Saturday in the Dereköy Marmaros locality of the Gökçeada district in Çanakkale. The fire, fueled by the wind, rapidly expanded, ravaging the surrounding […]
Recipe: Hummus – the quintessential Middle Eastern dip
Hummus is an Eastern Mediterranean dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic that makes a wonderful snack or appetizer. Ingredients 400g drained well-cooked or canned chickpeas (drain and thoroughly rinse canned chickpeas). 1 tbsp tahini (sesame) paste 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1/4 cup olive oil […]
Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 9th July 2023
Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS Missing Danish tourist found dead in Fethiye The body of a Danish tourist, who has been missing for 5 days in Fethiye, has been found. Danish citizen Thomas Bjoerk Gaard (38), who was on holiday in Fethiye, […]
Discover Turkey: hiking the ways and trails
“The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.” – Werner Herzog Turkey (or Türkiye) is a mountainous country with beautiful scenery and large areas of unspoiled countryside, which are wonderful natural preserves for the extraordinary variety of wildlife, flora and fauna. The mountainous nature of the country has had a strong influence on […]
Babadağ Teleferik – experience life at the peak
Paragliders travel from all over the world to take to the skies from Babadağ in Ölüdeniz, hailed as one of the world’s best paragliding spots. Standing at an elevation of 1,969 meters, Babadağ’s summit also offers a unique, bird’s-eye view of the surrounding scenery, which is particularly breathtaking due to its proximity to the sea. […]