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Conversations with Halil Hoca: 4
The hot, humid, airless weather, so thick it could be cut with a knife and typical of late August has arrived, turning Kaya Valley into something akin to the steamy sub-tropics. The noise of cicada is deafening and small green tree frogs cling to the fleshy dark green leaves of the [...]...
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Girdev is a breathtakingly beautiful valley in the rugged Highlands between Fethiye and Antalya. The spectacular lakebed is 1750 metres above sea level. In order to access it stony tracks must be negotiated at altitudes of more than 2000 metres. This environment is often up to 10 degrees cooler than the hot coastal areas of [...]...
It is Saturday night and the streets of Hisarönü are beginning to fill with tourists out from the UK for a spot of early summer sun. The only problem is that the temperatures ‘back home’ are higher than the Turkish Mediterranean and the rain doesn’t make for a suntan.
However, there is a solution. For a [...]...
Let’s continue with the “Twelve islands tour”. Hamam (Manastır) Koyu (Bath or Monastery Bay): It is covered by pine and olive trees. According to a legend, the ruins in the sea was a bath and Cleopatra had swum there. According to another legend, these ruins belong to a monastery. Bedri Rahmi (Taşyaka) Koyu (Bedri Rahmi [...]...
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. [...]...
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 [...]...
By Elif KayiEverybody is looking for something different in Fethiye, the Land of Lights, whether for partying in Butterfly Valley, walking in the sun, relaxing in the sea and sand, paragliding over Ölüdeniz, exploring the past in Kayaköy or any of the other numerous activities. As far as I am concerned, what I was looking [...]...
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Regarding the article in the Land of Lights, 16 22 June, issue 269, on Lake Girdev, I would like to make a few comments. I have been visiting Lake Girdev for the last 14 years and it has always dried up by July due to water escaping via natural fıssures. For the previous 4 [...]...
Turkish houses became wide-spread throughout the vast lands of the Ottoman Empire as of the 15th Century. It is undisputable that these houses were most suitable for large Turkish families.
Some samples of yalı, konak, köşk and modest houses, where three generations of old Turkish families lived together, are still standing today. While some others were [...]...
For those who travel in culinary pursuits, Turkish Cuisine is a very curious one. The variety of dishes that make up the Cuisine, the ways they all come together in feast-like meals and the evident intricacy of each craft offer enough material for life-long study and enjoyment. It is not easy to discern a basic [...]...
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