World Octopus Day – 8th October 2016
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE As the name suggests, World Octopus Day celebrates one of the most distinctive creatures living on the planet today; the octopus. Found worldwide in the shallow waters of...
View ArticleFethiye Times News Week Ending 8 October 2016
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE Fethiye Times News – our pick of what’s been going on in Fethiye and around the region over the last week. Fethiye Council employees give Lovers Lane some TLC Mayor Behçet...
View ArticleAşure Day: it’s time to make Mrs Noah’s most famous dish
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE In Turkey we like to think that it was Mrs Noah who first made the sweet soup called aşure (pronounced Ashuré). Across the world, millions, billions of women (and it is...
View ArticleBabadag Cable Car Planned to Operate from 2018
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE Fethiye Ölüdeniz Cable Car Project Soon visitors will be able to take a trip to the top of the world famous Babadag mountain in just 7 minutes when a new cable car is...
View ArticleSumac – the versatile spice with a tangy lemon flavour
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE You may not have sumac in your pantry, but watch out as this underrated spice is becoming more and more popular. What is Sumac? Sumac comes from the berries of a decorative...
View ArticlePomegranates: celebrated, symbolic and healthy
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE Fethiye’s markets are brimming over with pomegranates but this is hardly surprising as, at this time of year, it is one of Turkey’s most popular and prolific fruits. In...
View ArticleFethiye Times News Week Ending 15 October 2016
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE Fethiye Times News – our pick of what’s been going on in Fethiye and around the region over the last week. Air Games Another Great Success Image credit Barry Felgate The...
View ArticleFethiye Ölüdeniz Air Games 2016 – an awesome display of aerial excellence
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE In the warm autumn sunshine and under a cloudless blue sky, the final day of the Fethiye Ölüdeniz Air Games 2016 was a truly awesome spectacle. In addition to a display of...
View ArticleWater cisterns – relics of a bygone era
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE Dotted around towns and villages, scattered on hilltops or by the roadside, you will see many domed, circular stone buildings and may wonder what they are. They are water...
View ArticleFethiye buses get makeover and start ‘City Card’ payment system
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE It’s all change on the local Fethiye bus service. This year has seen the Muğla Metropolitan Authority increase its control over the province’s infrastructure. For the...
View ArticleTop 5 Turkish desserts – indulge your sweet tooth
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE One of the things we love about Turkey is the amazing food; an endless supply of mouthwatering dishes from güveç (casseroles) to pide, börek and köfte. Not to mention the...
View ArticleFethiye Times News Week Ending 22 October 2016
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE Fethiye Times News – our pick of what’s been going on in Fethiye and around the region over the last week. Lucky Puppy To be Adopted by Brits Image Credit – Haberler Last...
View ArticleShort-term rentals in Turkey subject to new legislation
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE If you rent out your Turkish holiday home or investment property via Airbnb, a holiday letting agent or via your own website, even to friends and family, you need to be...
View ArticleYakamoz Hotel: walking holidays to suit everyone
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE Some of the most memorable parts of your holiday are experienced when you are walking. Whether you are taking a gentle walk along the beach, rambling though the woods or...
View ArticleSeydikemer’s ‘good life’ continues at Değirmen Köşk
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE Once a quiet agricultural backwater, rapid development has changed much in Seydikemer and the surrounding countryside. Even so, Değirmen Köşk, a traditional restaurant on...
View ArticleDon’t forget – Turkey is staying on Daylight Saving Time
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE Turkey has decided to no longer follow Daylight Saving Time (DST), so won’t be turn back the clocks by an hour on October 30th. An official announcement on Thursday 8th...
View ArticleFethiye Times News Week Ending 30 October 2016
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE Fethiye Times News – our pick of what’s been going on in Fethiye and around the region over the last week. Republic Day Celebrated On Friday Turkey celebrated the 93rd...
View ArticleDramatic rescue in Fethiye – earthquake response exercise
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE If you were in Fethiye last Thursday morning and anywhere near Beşkaza (the town square) you would be forgiven for thinking that something serious had happened. Billowing...
View ArticleMessing about on boats in Göcek: D Marin’s Wobbly Boat Race 2016
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE As any sailor will tell you, there is nothing better than messing about on boats. After a busy summer’s serious sailing, D Marin in Göcek runs an annual event,...
View ArticleCould one mighty Fethiye cabbage feed you for a week?
Fethiye Times - LOVE-FETHIYE At this time of year Fethiye’s greengrocers and markets are full of autumn vegetables. One in particular, the humble cabbage, comes in such an enormous sizes that the...
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