Günlükbaşı – the Heart of Fethiye
30 years ago, the back streets of Fethiye were a mix of lokantas, vibrant workshops and small private businesses, it was the...
Readers’ Album – Uniquely Turkish Transportation
Written for Fethiye Times and with photos by Mike Vickers
If you’re planning to travel around in Turkey in...
Readers’ Album – Collective Nouns
Written for Fethiye Times and with photos by Mike Vickers.
I’ve always admired the wonderfully haphazard eccentricity of collective...
Readers’ albums – Splendid Sunsets
Sunset. We get one every day, usually just before nightfall. For the many months between early spring and late autumn, the evening...
Zafer Bayramı (Victory Day) – a day of National pride
Zafer Bayramı (Victory Day)
Turkey annually celebrates Victory Day on August 30, commemorating the Turkish victory over Greek forces...
A chorus of cicadas
Summer is here and if we couldn't tell that by the long hot sunny days, we would know by the cicadas and...
Kurban Bayramı (Feast of Sacrifice)
Kurban Bayramı, Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice, which occurs 70 days after the end of Ramazan, is a usually a...
Ramazan Bayramı – a subdued Eid under curfew
Ramazan Bayramı (Eid al-Fitr)
The end of Ramazan is celebrated with a holiday. It starts at sunset on the...
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day 2020
Today is the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve spor Bayramı), a national holiday in Turkey, always...
International Children’s Day: an alternative celebration
Turkey observes the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day every year on April 23 and 2020 will mark the centenary of the inauguration...
Yakamoz Hotel & Restaurant at Ovacık
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