Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 23rd April 2023

Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS 103 million square meters of ghost nets removed from Türkiye’s seas and inland waters The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has so far removed 103 million square meters of nets from the waters with the aim […]

A joyful day for the children of Adıyaman

Earlier this month, we brought you an article written by Bee Harrison, her account of their visit to Adıyaman, four weeks after the earthquake. You can read the article here if you missed it. We are delighted to say that the article raised enough in donations to be able to give the children of Adıyaman […]

Fethiye Rock Tombs – the garnered dead, inside their rock-hewn tombs

The ancient Lycians are among the most enigmatic people of antiquity because there is little historical record about them. But what has been discovered reveals fascinating people, culturally distinct from the rest of the ancient world at the time. One of the most interesting features of the Lycians is their funerary culture. Carved into the […]

Providing Animal Welfare Support (PAWS Üzümlü) – the official launch

This article was written for Fethiye Times by Steve Parsley. A rejuvenated animal charity based in Yeşilüzümlü launched officially under its new name over the weekend. Animal Care Üzümlü (ACU) has been rebranded as Providing Animal Welfare Support (PAWS Üzümlü) with a new management committee, logo and events programme for 2023. The new-look organisation also […]

Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 16th April 2023

Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS Marine Litter Monitoring Program: beach clean carried out in Ortaca Within the scope of the European Environment Agency’s “Marine Litter Monitoring Program,” beach cleaning was carried out on the Sarıgerme Coast in cooperation with the Turkish […]

Luton Turkish Education and Culture Centre: a community centre for the whole community

According to Wikipedia, there is an estimated 500,000 people of Turkish origin living in the United Kingdom. The Turkish community is made up of about 300,000 Turkish Cypriots, 150,000 Turkish nationals, and smaller groups of Bulgarian Turks, Macedonian Turks, Romanian Turks and Western Thrace Turks. For a long time, Turks have been a largely invisible minority group in the UK. There are, however, strong […]

An account of a visit to Adıyaman – four weeks post earthquake

This article was written for Fethiye Times by Bee Harrison. Photos by Bee Harrison. Let me introduce myself, my name is Bee and I have lived in the Fethiye area for over 20 years. Some of you may know us from Sumak Café in Üzümlü. My husband’s family originate from and still lives in Adıyaman […]

Pine processionary caterpillars – what you need to know

This article was written for Fethiye Times by Steve Parsley If you enjoy walking in the forests in Türkiye you will probably have noticed what look like cotton pods in the branches of the pine trees and perhaps even be aware of what they are. Each one is a nest made by larvae of the […]

Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 2nd April 2023

Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS Heavy rains, storms continue to wreak havoc in Türkiye The Turkish State Meteorology Services has issued alerts for 17 of Türkiye’s all 81 provinces as harsh weather continues to wreak havoc in the country and temperatures drop by 8 […]