Hello! Merhaba!
When describing “zeytinyağlı dishes”, Mr. Tuğrul Şavkay mentions that “vegetables cooked with olive oil are the sort of dish that Turks must have encountered after their migration to Anatolia from the steppes of Central Asia, since the narrow confines of olive production preclude any other theory.” He continues, “Olives, wine and wheat are historic [...]...
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Aspendos Gladiator School will be established at Serik, Antalya, where gladiators will be trained to fight at the arena as in the Roman period.
The Aspendos Gladiator School is located on a land close to the Aspendos Antique Theatre and is planned to be opened by the end of May, where the trainees will be performing [...]...
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In the antique period the name of Fethiye was Telmessos. It is ascertained that this town was founded at the border of Lycian and Carian civilizations during the 5th century B.C. The present day ruins indicate that the town was quite affluent with a high level of culture during the Hellenistic and Roman periods [...]...
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As you know, in this column, I used to write about plants, flowers, gardens, etc. under the title of “Green & Nature”. After a long break during the winter season, I have decided to change the subject and write about Turkey. Therefore, I will try to introduce the cities, towns, regions of Turkey to you. [...]...
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Expatriates living in Fethiye have got together in the Choir of Turkish Folk Songs. The choir has been set up by he Directorship of the Art House of the Ölüdeniz Municipality and the participating expatriates are displaying their own interpretation of folk songs fr9m different regions of Anatolia. Most members are British and there [...]...
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As the Holiday Season draws near, a claim by the British newspaper Daily Mirros confused the minds of the people. The newspaper reported that the bones of Father Christmas were carried from Turkey to Ireland and buried there.
In the article in Daily Mirror entitled “Is Father Christmas Buried in Ireland? The mysterious voyage of the [...]...
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St. Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus, was remembered Sunday at a church in Antalya’s Demre district.
A ceremony was held at the Noel Baba Church in Demre, where St. Nicholas spent his life. The ceremony was led by Hrisostomos Kalaycı of the Istanbul Fener Orthodox Patriarchate, and the approximately 600 participants included [...]...
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Fethiye Photography Club
Photography, Fethiye, Lights…
The name of Fethiye in the Antique Period was “Telmessos” which meant “land of light” İN THE Lycian language. On the other hand, light is the basis of all visual arts and photograph is based on light! Isn’t true, therefore, when Light and Fethiye get together, the first thing that comes [...]...
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Finally the winter as we know it is upon us and the summits of the Taurus Mountains are snow-capped, looking as if they were dressed in white. In truth, it was pleasant to have a long summer season. However, so long as the earth needs water and we need foodstuffs, summer must be like summer [...]...
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The two religious festivals of Moslems are observed as legal holidays in Turkey. The first one is for 3 days after the month of Ramadan and the other one is for four days 2 months and 10 days later than the former. During these holidays, government offices, schools, banks and other private concerns are closed. [...]...
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