Following several e-mails from readers about problems with mail – especially important as we all await the arrival of our Christmas cards and parcels – we went to investigate the new sorting office.

The Fethiye post office sorting office has now moved from the first floor of the downtown main PTT and is now located in part of the new bus garage complex: turn right after the Ak Bank and you will find it next door to the Meğri Restaurant. 

At the moment a computer-generated ‘PTT’ sign is taped to the shop window on the ground floor, while they wait for proper signage to be put in place.

Upstairs is where the sorting takes place.

Fethiye Times visited the new office earlier this week to investigate our reader complaints.

The staff there assured us that they are now up to date with mail.

They said moved to the new offices about a month ago and did get behind while the move took place, but have now caught up. 

They assured us that they will get all the Christmas post out to foreign residents as fast as it arrives.

There are no plans to move the post boxes and they will stay next to the main PTT down town.

There are still boxes available for rent and, knowing that at least one reader has had problems trying to rent a post box, Fethiye Times will be offering to help any readers who want it.

Log on tomorrow for more information.