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Aguri out of Turkey Grand Prix

A lack of funding has forced the Japanese Super Aguri team out of the 2008 Formula One World Championship and the forthcoming Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park.The team, founded in 2005 by Suzuki, has not scored any points in four races this season and has withdrawn from the championship this week because of financial difficulties.Super Aguri will not take part in the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park, having been denied access to the circuit ahead of talks between team president Aguri Suzuki and backers Honda over the future of the team in Formula One.The team has now wound up its racing...

06-05-2008 - read more...

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14th International Istanbul Jazz Festival announced

The acts for Istanbul's 14th international jazz festival have been announced, boasting some of the biggest names from jazz, pop, classical and rock history.Norah Jones is to headline the event, which takes place from July 3rd to July 18th, with venues across the city. Visitors to the city will have the opportunity to see big names such as Robert Plant, formerly of Led Zeppelin, in his new band Robert Plant & the Strange Sensation, as well as Michael Bolton and Brian Ferry.Robin Gibb, former member of the world-famous Bee Gees, will return to the stage for a special performance, in a...

30-05-2007 - read more...

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An active life in Turkey

Turkey has much to offer people seeking to indulge in an active life, from its vast national parks, to its world famous plateaux and caves, to its wildlife and traditional activities that are still going strong.One of the oldest activities still available to modern tourists is embarking on a gulet cruise, sailing the Mediterranean on one of the world's most traditional boat designs.The gulet is unique to the Bodrum area of south-west Turkey, a traditional wooden vessel that allows tourists to see the spectacular coast of Anatolia and is still made by hand. However, facilities are fully modern...

18-05-2007 - read more...

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Turkeys museums prepare for International Museum Day

Museums throughout Turkey are preparing to take part in International Museum Day, which is scheduled to take place on Friday May 18th.The Museum of Anatolian Civilisations in Ankara is planning a series of activities over the next week aimed primarily at children, in an effort to increase public interest in Turkish museums.These events will include an open-air display of sculptures and artefacts, a number of special exhibitions, concerts and folk dance shows.Hikmet Denizli, director of the Anatolian museum, told the local news agency that children would learn the process behind an...

17-05-2007 - read more...

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Turkish watersports

Turkey has hundreds of miles of coastline that stretches from the warm Mediterranean, through the Aegean and into the Black Sea, so naturally has a wide variety of opportunities for watersports.With modern equipment, there is a vast array of sports on offer, from jet skiing, scuba diving and rafting for those who want a little excitement, to windsurfing, boat hire and yachting.Major resorts and most smaller locations both on the coast and on lakes offer these activities, with jet skiing being the activity that has grown in importance the most in recent years. Bodrum and Kudadasi, both popular...

14-05-2007 - read more...

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Turkish caves

Turkey has several notable areas rich in caving opportunities for people to explore, while Cappadocia offers the opportunities to visit cave dwellings.The Taurus mountain range is the most significant part of Turkey for caves, but the centre, south-east, north-west and Thrace also have grottos worth exploring.One reason for Turkey having so many caves to explore - around 40,000 - is that it is part of the Alpine mountain chain and a third of the country is on carbonate rocks, which are ideal for the creation of caverns. This has led to karstification - fissures - at high altitudes and at sea...

10-05-2007 - read more...

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Turkish Cup kicks off

The final of the Turkish Cup tonight promises to offer one of the most nail biting of competitions for football fans.League giants Besiktas are to take on the much smaller side of Kayseri Erciyesspor, leading to a clash between second in the league to second-last in the table.Besiktas hope to take the Super League title but a thrilling one-nil defeat over the weekend against Fenerbahce has allowed the latter to build a five-point difference in the league, meaning that their form may not be best when it comes to the cup tie.As with other football cup matches around the world, league...

09-05-2007 - read more...

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Turkish Baths

Turkish baths can directly trace their creation to the Roman empire and still offer an invigorating way to unwind.Known as hammam in Turkish, the Ottoman empire first created the baths after its conquest of former Roman cities such as Alexandria and Constantinople and readily adopted the practice. Being a Muslim nation at the time, followers are obliged to keep themselves washed and clean so baths were an important way to fulfil this.If anything, the Turks took the baths to their full development, making hamman some of the most artistic and ornate buildings around, such as Istanbul's...

08-05-2007 - read more...

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