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 [...]
The US Department of Commerce has identified Turkey as one of the ten most promising emerging economies, and a recent World Bank study also declared Turkey one of the ten countries most likely to enter the top tier of the world economy. The Turkish economy has shown remarkable performance with its steady growth over the [...]
You might already know that Alanya is one of the best holiday destination in Turkey and always offers more with entertaiment and its very famoust all over the world and if you think a summer beach wedding is the perfect idea for you, then here are all the tips you need to ensure it goes [...]
You can get domain by registering with domain providers which will be your website url online and by registering a domain name you will be creating your own official online address on the internet and will accessible nearly all over the world. Only you can this domain name with your property or business, blog etc. [...]
The man’s body found yesterday at Alanya beach in Turkey, Antalya, after local police investigation body believe to blong to Olek Shielapov’a Russian nationals (40) were found dead. According to information obtained, a person fishing boat about 800 meters off the shore as a result of realizing the Notification issued Alanya Marina male’s body, 40-year-old [...]
Flip the calendar back just one year from today, and Summer Ross is in very different surroundings. At just seventeen years old, Washington’s starting outside hitter is headed to Alanya, a city on the southern coast of Turkey overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. There she will compete for the USA against women as much as four [...]
A key city in one of the world’s fastest growing economies, Istanbul, Turkey’s economic powerhouse, has been enjoying soaring tourism along with vast internal migration and a youth orientated demography which has propelled the city forward and boosted its property market. The Global Property Guide, an authoritative source of information on buying overseas property has [...]
Monarch adds thousands of extra seats for October and Over 4,000 seats added in response to increased customer demand due to a staggering rise in demand, leading scheduled leisure airline Monarch is increasing the number of seats and flights available across 20 routes in its flying programme, during the period of 21 October – 2 November [...]
Turkey’s tourism sector has exhibited a remarkable performance this year with an 11% increase in the number of tourists visiting the Eurasian nation in the first seven months of 2011 with 17,624,969 tourists visiting between January and July this year according to data from the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry and up to 30 million [...]
Looking through emails from readers, I can see that Turkey is becoming an increasingly attractive location for foreigners wanting to invest in personal property. I usually receive questions from different countries and especially from EU countries but I have recently started to receive questions and enquiries from citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina about residence permits [...]
According to official data by the Land Registry Directorate’s Foreigner Affairs Unit, foreigners from a staggering 89 countries across the world have purchased approximately 111,200 estates across Turkey with some 35,249 Brits owning 24,848 properties, putting the UK on a pedestal as one of the most popular buyers of Turkish property followed by Germany and [...]
A blast that ripped through beach in the Turkish resort city of Kemer in the early hours of Sunday has injured 15 people, of them seven are Russian tourists, a Russian consulate spokesman said. Some 15 people were injured in the blast which disturbed the peace of the resort of Kemer explosion in the Mediterranean [...]
Weather in Alanya and surronding areas can be very dangeorus for everyone soon because temperatures will reach upwards of 40° C, feeling in some locations like 45° C with the humidity even right now in July and with little safety tips we can always safe in Alanya in Turkey. The results of scorching temperatures like [...]
Today I would like to go to my inbox and respond to a question about property purchase and company establishment. Here is the question: “Dear Sir, I am a British citizen and would appreciate some advice on what areas in Turkey foreigners can legally purchase property or land. Previously the understanding was that foreigners can [...]
Turkish born artist Ebru releases her pre-single ‘Set me Free’ for Free download to celebrate the completion of her Debut album ‘This is Me’. The reworked version of the Supremes Classic ‘You keep me hanging on’ has had a total makeover, bringing her contemporary style to the original and with her long term producer Anthony [...]
The British are becoming more adventurous as they seek the right location for their overseas property purchase”, says Suleyman Akbay, MD of Oceanwide Properties specialists in property sales along Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. “Buyers are becoming far more discerning and often moving away now from obvious holiday resorts and realising that Turkey is a very large [...]
Leading leisure airline Monarch is boosting its services from Bodrum to the UK with the launch of new scheduled flights this summer. Flights are available to book now via www.monarch.co.uk with fares starting from only €84 one way including all taxes and charges. The new flights for summer 2011 include: • Bodrum – Manchester, 2 [...]
I own a flat in ?stanbul in an area that is central but still mainly residential. The tapu [land deed] is of the type where we own shares in the whole building rather than separate titles to our flats. Last year the owner of the shop on the ground floor of our building converted it [...]
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 [...]
Turkish chicken tava dish for you and all the recipes are below for you to enjoy Turkish style chicken tava dish, for every other Turkish dishes send your comments below and we will find all the recipes for you here on Alanya Observer News. Chicken Tava Print Recipe type: Courses Author: Alanya News Prep time: [...]
Turkish dishes Garden Kebab for you and we have selected one of the best dish for you and all the recipes below for you to cook and all will be ready in hour. Garden Kebab Print Recipe type: Courses Author: Alanya News Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 1 hour Total time: 1 hour 30 [...]