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Turkey Property Spanish singer has Turkish soft spot

An internationally-renowned Spanish singer has lifted the lid on her heartfelt affection for Turkey.Monica Molina, who has performed sell-out concerts across the Mediterranean has even decorated the front cover of her new album with photographs of Istanbul, reports Today's Zaman.She told the newspaper: "I have been to Turkey several times, and I love the historical feeling in the air. "And also Istanbul is one of my favourite cities in the world. I love the old streets, the Bosporus, the Sultanahmet area and Ortakoy."The 19-mile-londg Bosporus joins the Black Sea and the Sea of...

29-02-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Expat dance group set for big performance

A group of UK expats who have been learning the art of Turkish song and dance will give a performance to an audience of 100 ambassadors in the Oludeniz district on Fethiye, near Gocek.After attending classes at the Ovacik Art Centre, the Brits were convinced to undertake a programme of Turkish singing and folk dancing by manager Coskun Carabulut, reports the Turkish Daily News.The troop, all said to be in their 50s, started attracting interest at local events and have since been invited by the mayor of Kars, Naif Alibeyoglu, to travel to dance in front of the crowd of dignitaries in southern...

19-02-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Award winning chef impressed by Turkish cuisine

A two star Michelin chef has reported back on the culinary delights he discovered on a Turkish holiday.Michael Caines, head chef at the Gidleigh Park in Exeter, has told the Times of his pleasure in finding the range of wonderful tastes and smells while staying in Istanbul on a family holiday.The numerous influences present in the food certainly left their mark on Mr Caines, who is a regular on British television.He commented: "What we are eating is good and true to the way it has been for many years, without being messed around."It's subtle Mediterranean cuisine with hints of Asian...

18-02-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Turkey sees Facebook phenomenon

Turkey has seen the popularity of the social networking internet site Facebook rocket in recent times.The trend has emerged despite the fact Turkish Statistics Institute figures show that only 19 per cent of households have internet access, reports the Turkish Daily News.Membership in the country grew by 466 per cent between October 26th and November 25th last year. Bahcesehir University sociologist Nilufer Narli said young people from lower income families enjoy the social aspect of the network.She told the newspaper: "People want to be reached and want to reach others; this is one...

13-02-2008 - read more...

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Over 50s urged to come to Turkey

Turkey is urging Europeans aged over 50 to move to the country as it develops more attractions to this age group. Already, Turkish Statistics Institute data show that 2,138,000 foreign tourists, mostly from the older age group, visited Turkey between January and March 2006."There is almost no-one left in Europe who is under 50. Over 160 million of its citizens are 50 and over and most of these are wealthy citizens. We need to develop new alternatives to attract this older population," Huseyin Baraner, head of the Europe-Turkey Tourism Council, said according to Today's Zaman.With so...

16-02-2007 - read more...

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Turkey plans climate change action

Turkey is taking pre-emptive steps to prevent climate change affecting it in the near future.Although drought is not common in Anatolia, the government wants things to stay that way, unlike Spain, where water is in short supply in many areas, causing chronic problems.Environment minister Osman Pepe told a press conference that he was urging Turks to do something now to cut back on emissions. He wants to see more people use energy-saving bulbs, to use water more effectively and to use more solar power, Today's Zaman reports.However, energy minister Hilmi Guler said that he was confident that...

07-02-2007 - read more...

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