Fethiye Times pick of the news from the local area and around Turkey.
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NEWS
Fethiye Mayor takes to the skies
Fethiye Mayor, Alim Karaca took to the skies on Saturday when he participated in the 20th International Öiüdeniz Fethiye Air Games by paragliding from Babadağ.
He said “Today, I parachuted as part of the 20th Ölüdeniz Air Games. We live in a corner of paradise. It was a wonderful feeling to watch Ölüdeniz from the sky”.
Source: Fethiye Belediyesi
Parachute Pilot hanging on pole
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The 20th International Öiüdeniz Fethiye Air Games was the scene of colorful shows and acrobatic displays last week.
For one paragliding enthusiast, the landing didn’t go quite as planned when his parachute snagged on a power pole leaving the pilot balancing on the pole for half an hour whilst he waited to be rescued.
Firefighters attended with a platform truck and brought the pilot down in the fire basket.
Source: Gerçek Fethiye
23rd Harmony meeting takes place in Fethiye
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The 23rd Harmonization Neighborhood Meeting was held in Fethiye on Friday.
The meetings, which are organised by the Provincial Dirctorate of Migration Management and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), are held nationally to celebrate and learn more about the many diverse cultures living in our community.
Source: İl Göç İdaresi
British Airways launches direct flights to Antalya for summer 2020
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British Airways has announced the launch of flights between London Gatwick and Antalya, Turkey.
The summer route, which will operate on an Airbus A320 and run six times a week, will commence services on April 30, 2020, and was available to book from Tuesday (15 October).
Adam Carson, British Airways’ Managing Director of Gatwick, said: ‘Holiday makers can look forward to another option when flying to Turkey with British Airways next summer. After months in the planning, we are excited to announce the addition of Antalya to our network from Gatwick. We are committed to offering flights and holidays to a wide variety of destinations at competitive prices to help people get their travel plans off the ground.’
The Antalya announcement comes as the airline adjusts its Gatwick schedule for Summer 2020. The new route to Turkey complement a summer Gatwick service to Dalaman and year-round flights between Istanbul and Heathrow.
Source: travelnews
Court asks booking.com to make changes to lift ban
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A court in Istanbul has ruled that the online hotel reservation website booking.com had violated rules by engaging in unfair competition practices.
The 5th Commercial Court said if the conditions which created unfair competition are removed and the company makes a payment of 500,000 Turkish Liras (around $86,000) then the ban imposed on the company’s website could be lifted.
The court ruled that booking.com avoided paying taxes even though it operates like a travel agency and it did not seek permission to formally establish a company.
An Istanbul court on March 29 ordered the suspension of the activities of booking.com in Turkey, citing accusations of unfair competition, following a lawsuit filed by the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB).
The website, which had around 13,000 hotel members from Turkey, halted selling rooms in Turkey to Turkish users on March 30, one day after the court decided to block the website in the country.
Source: Hürriyet Daily News
SPORT
Thank you to Brian Lloyd for the Fethiyespor updates.
Fethiyespor
Fethiyespor won their away match against Belediye Derince yesterday. The final score was 0-1.
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Fethiyespor move up to sixth place on the league table.
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The next league match is:
Saturday 26th October at home against Ofspor Kick off is at 19:00.
For more information about Fethiyespor please visit Fethiyespor Yabancilar on Facebook
Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor Basketbol
Thank you to Pauline Yılmaz for the Lokman Hekim Fethiyespor Basketbol updates
Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor played their first home match of the season yesterday with a fantastic atmosphere at the Beskaza Stadium.
The final score was Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor 78 – 72 Petkimspor
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The team wishes to thank all their fans for their fantastic support throughout the match from start to finish.
Next weeks match will be played away against Konyaspor but will be televised on YouTube/TBFTV
You can follow the Team on their Facebook Page – Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor Basketbol
Turkish Lira (TL) exchange rates
The British Pound bought 7.52 TL by the close of business on Friday. The week before it was selling for 7.44 TL.
The US Dollar bought 5.79 TL by the close of business on Friday. The week before it was selling for 5.88 TL.
The Euro bought 6.46 TL by the close of business on Friday. The week before it was selling for 6.49 TL.
ISource: FxexchangeRate.com
Weather Forecast
Here’s your weather forecast for the week ahead.
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Source: Living Earth
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