Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 26th March 2023

Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS Some 200 hotels in Antalya host quake survivors Hotels in the southern province of Antalya, the capital of tourism, embraced quake survivors after the earthquake disasters that affected 11 provinces. A total of 200 accommodation centers across the city are hosting […]

Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 19th March 2023

Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department installs 631 fire hydrants  Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department has installed a total of 631 hydrants in streets, neighbourhoods and villages that are narrow, inaccessible to fire trucks and at risk […]

EU grants protected status to ‘Antakya Künefesi’

The European Union Monday granted the status of Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) for the Turkish dessert Antakya Künefesi – which is a local delight from the Antakya district of southern Hatay province. “Antakya Künefesi is one of the few desserts that contain cheese” in Türkiye, the European Commission explained in a statement announcing the decision. […]

Recipe: Chickpeas with winter vegetables and saffron

This Turkish recipe is a wintry version of turlu turlu, a version of ratatouille with chickpeas. Ingredients Method The original recipe uses aubergines, courgettes and peppers instead of root vegetables. Recipe courtesy of Delicious Magazine.

Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 12th March 2023

Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS Export ban on tomatoes lifted in Türkiye The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced that the export restriction on tomatoes, which was previously announced to last until April 14, has been lifted. It was previously […]

Living with earthquakes

On 6 February 2023, at 04:17 TRT (01:17 UTC), a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck southern and central Türkiye and northern and western Syria. The epicentre was 32 km (20 mi) west–northwest of Gaziantep. At 13:24, there was a second magnitude 7.7 earthquake centred 95 km (59 mi) to the north-northeast from the first, in Kahramanmaraş Province. There was widespread damage and tens of thousands of fatalities. The magnitude  7.8 earthquake was the strongest to occur […]

Tolga Ertukel Talks -Türkiye and Syria Earthquake Appeal

Twin earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023, have left more than 50,000 people dead. Tolga Ertukel, owner of Turkey Homes, talks about the earthquakes and how to help, as well as other news from the Istanbul office. Subscribe to Turkey Homes on YouTube to stay up to date with the […]

PAWS HQ – Üzümlü’s new look animal charity

Written by Steve Parsley for Fethiye Times. Featured image: A certain special guest added a little colour to the launch of the new PAWS HQ, with “Tigger” (Dean Baker) in time to meet the muktar.  A new era of animal welfare began in Yeşilüzümlü this week with the official opening of the headquarters of a new-look charity […]

Bar in Leamington Spa raises money for Türkiye earthquake

Murphy’s Bar in Leamington Spa has raised over £1200 for victims of the twin earthquakes that hit 11 provinces in Türkiye on Feb 6, 2023. The fundraiser, organized by owner, Kevin Murphy, was a Burger, Bingo & Beer evening with the £15 per person fee being donated to the earthquake relief fund. 50% of the […]