Category: National
Time to payback and needs to be payed back because if this was in UK would be same and no need to even discuss further, The Duchess of York is reportedly facing more than 20 years in jail, after Turkish authorities charged her for breaching “privacy” of orphans in that country by secretly filming them [...]
A Turkish family that lives in Belgium has been waiting for the corpses of their two sons, who were murdered last year, for 468 days due to a slow judicial process. Vahit and Naciye Aygün are waiting for their sons’ bodies that have been kept in a morgue for 468 days because the Kortrijk public [...]
On Dec. 15, 2011, a most anticipated law was enacted. Parliament approved a new bill regarding exemption from military service in lieu of payment, which enables men who are 30 years old and older to skip military service in exchange for TL 30,000. According to “The Bill Amending the Law on Military Service,” men who [...]
This week I have taken the liberty of writing about my own complaints regarding a new procedure that makes life more difficult for nothing. The heading above is inspired by expats’ complaints regarding local regulations, which are already difficult for foreigners to understand. I want to let you know that you are not alone in [...]
Why would someone beat someone else? What a nasty topic to write about. I selected this heading greatly disturbed in my mind and heart. My first choice for the heading was “woman killers,” but then I felt that would be too strong. It is even difficult to write about this, but the extent of violence [...]
British Foreign Secretary William Hague had been asked to step in to help a New Forest father get back his abducted children in the weeks leading up to their deaths. Justin Mellersh had tracked his family down to Turkey and was desperately trying to work with the authorities out there to get his eight-year-old son [...]
Applying for an ID number is one of the items on the “to do” list of an expat in Turkey. There has been some confusion about this and I was indeed expecting the banks and other institutions to get familiar with it sooner. The Yabanc? Kimlik Numaras? (YKN) matter, which stands for Foreigner Identity Number, [...]
Security guards for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan fought with UN guards at the annual UN summit last week when the Turkish leader tried to get in to see the historic Palestinian application speech. One UN guard was taken to hospital, UN sources said on Monday. UN spokesman Martin Nesirky confirmed there had been ‘unfortunate [...]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of failing to meet its obligations in defense deals, saying Israel had not returned drones that Turkey had bought and sent back for maintenance. “Israel is not being loyal to bilateral agreements in the defense industry,” he told reporters. “There could be difficulties, problems with another country, [...]
A Blackburn woman is locked in a child custody battle with her estranged husband in Turkey. Anisa Khansia, 29, was visiting 22-month-old son Amani’s grandparents when a bitter fight over the child broke out. Friends and relatives of Miss Khansia in Blackburn claim husband Mehmet Baki Sakaraglu tried to snatch the child. But Mr Sakaraglu, who [...]
Today I will write about maternity leave, which is regulated under Turkish Labor Law No. 4857 and was amended under Sack Law No. 6111. I want to explain maternity leave starting with one of my readers’ question: “I just have a question regarding maternity leave according to Turkish labor law. I have been working in [...]
Happy Mothers day to every amazing mother all over the World! You might already know, in Turkey the celebrating of mothers day goes almost the same way then back home, but because the weather is nice and summers is already here, you can have more options to celebrate the wonderful mothers day in Alanya Antalya [...]
When reading the word “exceptional” some may think that Turkey is granting the right to work without or grant a special type of work permit automatically. This is not completely true. Turkish authorities are as easy as and as difficult as many other countries when it comes to obtaining work permits. Therefore, if a work permit [...]
I have just read that there is a significant increase in the number of EU citizens, lead by Germans, applying for work permits in Turkey. I think this is ironic 40 years after the first arrival of Turkish workers in Germany. Certainly the qualifications are not comparable, but still. I would say most of the German [...]
At a recent press conference, held by the Turkish Real Estate Investing Partners Association (GYODER), it was revealed that property sales in Turkey to foreigners in 2010 were up 40% reaching sales of $2.5 billion compared to the previous year. Not quite eclipsing the pinnacle of Turkey’s property performance, between the economic peak in 2006 [...]
I have realized that we use the word foreigner, in Turkish “yabanc?,” a lot. I mean it. I don’t know how foreigners living in Turkey feel about this, but I would probably feel strange, if not foreign. An American friend was really affected by this word. It was like a running joke, and she didn’t [...]
Many people will ask and want to know what is newroz? Newroz in Turkey will be celebrated on 20th March all over the resorts and Newroz refers to the celebration of the traditional Kurdish holiday for beginning of Spring and Summer and aims to put smiles on many faces due better weather and this is [...]
A change in legislation regarding limits on a continuous stay in Turkey without a residence permit was probably one of the most serious changes for foreigners living in Turkey. This change had a direct effect on the lives of people who stay in Turkey without a residence permit using the 90-day period granted by the [...]
Turkey is entering campaign season, with prospective deputies emerging and many public officials handing in their resignations as required by Turkish law to be able to run for Parliament. It is hoped that the political parties that have begun with their campaign promises will be able to fulfill them in the event of their coming [...]
Top singer Ibrahim Tatlises was fighting for his life today after being shot in the head at the weekend by an unidentified gunman middle of Maslak in Istanbul along with his personal assistant, Buket Cakici, who was accompanying him, was shot in the shoulder. Also his driver injured and some CCTV recording while shoting happened. [...]
Olive oil is one of the healthiest oils
There’s no doubt that olive oil is one of the healthiest oils in the world. It’s so helpful that it is listed in many ancient texts as a miracle worker which has helped humans get rid of medical conditions. The benefits of olive oil are endless, right from cooking to the healing of many health [...]
A doubling of new HIV infections in the UK in the past decade is leading experts to tell GPs to offer testing to all adult male patients in some areas,” reported BBC News. The news report is based on the latest data, which showed that new diagnoses of HIV acquired in the UK have nearly doubled [...]
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