Türkiye – a bird’s eye view
Türkiye sits at the meeting point of three different climatic zones and, as a result, has a tremendous variety of landscape features on the scale of a continent rather than a country. Deserts, mountain ranges, coastal plains, forests and pastures make up the massively diverse environment. Add to that the many historical sites cataloguing Türkiye’s […]
Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 21st January 2024
Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS Autism Park to be implemented in Fethiye Fethiye Municipality is establishing an Autism Centre where children with autism living in Fethiye can spend time, increase their social activities, and receive education under the supervision of experts. […]
Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 14th January 2024
Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS 1,874 children reconnected with families after Türkiye’s Feb. 6 quakes Almost a year after the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes that impacted 11 southern provinces, 1,874 out of the 1,912 orphaned children affected by the tragedy have successfully reunited […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The history behind Christmas and Türkiye
In Türkiye, where Muslims make up 99 percent of the population, the New Year’s spirit is still seen in the many historical and sacred places for Christians and the stories woven in to Turkish culture that paved the way for the New Year’s celebrations Even though Türkiye’s population is predominantly Muslim, the Christmas and 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 […]
Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 10th December 2023
Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS Snow falls on high ground in Muğla Heavy snowfall on Göktepe Mountain in the Kavaklıdere district of Muğla on Friday covered the ground in snow and closed the mountain road to transport. The snow reached a […]
Fethiye Times News – Week Ending 3rd December 2023
Welcome to our pick of last week’s news from Fethiye and around Türkiye. Curated from various news sources. NEWS New “Public House Cafe” under construction in Çiftlik The construction of a new “Public House Cafe” in Çiftlik is nearing its end. In a statement, Fethiye Mayor Alim Karaca said “As a country, we are going […]