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Alanya Police cameras caught on tape

Alanya Police cameras caught on tape the moment a waiter in the southern resort town of Alanya kicked a tourist that he was unable to convince to eat in his restaurant. Every moment has been caughted on cameras regarding to news reports that been published. The “Hanutçu Team” of the district police, referring to the [...]

Applying for Turkish work permits

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 [...]

British Natinals in Alanya

Following the bilateral consular meeting that was held back in December with the Turkish authorities, the Turkish Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed that there will be permit fees for British Nationals in Turkey, it has been agreed with the British Ambassador’s request to reduce the permit fee to $80/60 [...]

The Real Estate Sector of Turkey

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 [...]

The market for buying homes in Turkey

The market for buying homes in Turkey is changing” says Suleyman Akbay, Director of Oceanwide Properties a company specialising in homes along the Mediterranean resort regions. “When the British first started holidaying they went to the major resorts such as Bodrum and Dalaman which is where they subsequently bought. Now they have discovered totally different [...]

Property scam issues

Hi, I am writing to ask for your advice on what may be a consumer rights issue. I am writing on my family’s behalf because I am here in Turkey trying to resolve it for them as my husband holds the power of attorney for my sister and brother-in-law. I have attempted to be as [...]

HIV doubled in UK

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 [...]

Jobs for Brits in Alanya Turkey

The Minister of National Education has announced that Turkey will create 40.000 English language teachers to teach in Turkish schools this is a bid to improve English language all over Turkey and improve quality of education system in Turkey. This means there will be a lot of jobs created for British, US and Canadian nationals [...]

Girly holidays in Alanya

As you may know that Turkey is not EU (European Union), with this it has its advantages such as holidaying there will be cheaper compared to other EU countries and due to the Turkish currency still being Yeni Turk Lira (New Turkish Lira) there is a great exchange rate. This makes Turkish holidays far more [...]

Expats blogs in Alanya

Alanya Observer – As you know blogging has become important this days all over the world, you must have seen through press coverage there has been a large amount of attention in middle east over protests and governments issues in many countries so if you are looking to raise your voice over the internet or online, [...]