Tuesday, December 06, 2011
The New Alanyans are preparing for the Christmas Market

The Christmas Market, organized by Alanya Foreigners Committee, will be held on December 11.

Alanya Foreigners Committee started the preparations for the second Christmas Market. The details of the event were discussed on the Committee meeting, which was also joined by the members of local foreign Asso...

 

Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Migros store opened in Mahmutlar

A new Migros store, located on Barbaros Street, was opened 23rd of November.

Migros is the largest store in Mahmutlar, offering its customers a wide arrangement of daily goods. This 2-story store is located on Barbaros Street not far from Mahmutlar Cultural Center in front of Ares Hotel and Pepe’...

 

Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Old uncompleted building has been demolished in Mahmutlar
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Gazipasa Airport
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Saturday, October 22, 2011
The Turkish property market

When Turkey came as a storm into the European holiday housing market in 2003-04, the developers in Spain shrugged their shoulders, and said: "Let them go on! The interest in Turkey is going to die out by itself within a short time ..."

They were wrong, the arrogant developers in Spain! For ce...

 

Monday, October 17, 2011
25 dogs go to Europe every month

On the World Animal Day, the foreign resident of our district have visited the Dog Care Center.

 

On the World Animal Day, the foreign residents of Alanya have visited Demirtaş Dog Care Center. The group of the foreigners was joined by Alanya Municipality veterinarian Yakup Mecek and An...

 

Monday, October 17, 2011
Gazipaşa is awaiting for a landing permit

Alanya Tour Operators Association (ALTİD) Vice President Hayriye Argun stated that Gazipaşa experiences a serious boom in demands. “If all the demands, made in accordance with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (SHGM) conditions, are approved, 2012 will be the most intense period for Gazipaşa Airport...

 

Thursday, October 06, 2011
100 thousand pedals to sports tourism

Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Holland show great interest in bicycle tours. By 2013, Antalya and Cappadocia regions expect over 100 thousand European cyclists.

 

European cyclists, who come to Turkey for training, stay an average of 18 days. As part of tour, they cycle about 78 km p...

 

Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The beaches will get the ‘stars’

The beaches of the Mediterranean and Aegean coasts, welcoming millions of tourists each year, will be classified by assigning “the stars”.

 

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism will classify the beaches of the Mediterranean and Aegean coasts just like the hotels, assigning t...

 

Friday, September 09, 2011
Alanya luxury villas will be well known in Scandinavia

When driving past at 35 feet road and look towards Tepe is a villa bathed in light. It's TV3 and Nordisk Film has borrowed danish Knud Bjerre's magnificent luxury villa in Tepe to record reality series "Tempted" to Danish and Norwegian TV3. The DK section was recorded from late June until the 6t...

 

Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Alanya Municipality has launched a unique project.

Posters tell of animal rights, protection and to remind people to help stray animals. The campaign is launched at Alanya's many billboards.

The message on the posters is: "All suffering in the same way when they are abandoned," "Do not leave me," "Animals are living beings,...

 

Tuesday, September 06, 2011
New Apartments Complex in Alanya City

NEW ! Properties in Turkey

The construction of Gold Residence III i...

 

Saturday, August 20, 2011
Golf in Alanya!

For the many European owners of apartments and houses in Alanya, good news is on the way: Two maybe three new golf courses are underway, which will attract a whole new audience to the area, and it will extend the season in both spring and autumn. Supposedly one of the projects has one of Alanya's largest hous...

 

Saturday, August 20, 2011
There is no such a thing even in Europe

A new project of Alanya Municipality Parks and Gardens Department is going to be opened to young people’s service on Ramadan holidays. Alanya Municipality boasts that such projects can be found only in the modern cities in the United States of America.

 

The construction works of ...

 

Saturday, July 23, 2011
Terror Attacks in Oslo and Utøya, Norway.

A bottomless tragedy has hit the Norwegian society.

Our consideration and compassion to all relatives and friends.

Our thoughts are with those affected by this terrible event in Oslo and Utøya.

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Friday, July 15, 2011
Turks are happier now

Turks are happier now than they were five years ago according to the results of the 6th Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) research centre survey published recently.

The Turkey Profile study, which is carried out every five years, includes participants from rural and urban Turkey across 24 provinces and the la...

 

Sunday, June 19, 2011
Strong Growth in Turkey Expected to Continue

Turkey goes from strong to stronger and the director of Turkey's central bank said that growth in the last quarter of 2010 will probably prove to be higher than the economic growth that was registered in the previous quarter. The growth in the 3rd quarter of 2010 was 5.5% which wa...

 

Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Turkey to hire 40,000 native English speakers as guest teachers

The Ministry of Education will bring in native English-speaking teachers to work with teachers in English language classes across Turkey starting from the next academic year as part of a project aiming to improve the education of foreign languages in the country.

As part of the project, launched due to...

 

Monday, June 13, 2011
Will contribute to peace, justice and stability

Turkish Prime Minister embarking on a third term, saying Turkey will be the bridge to the West.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan embarking on a third term after the election Sunday, but his party, the AKP - which stands for a mixture of economic liberalism and religious conserv...

 

Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Airline Travel With Your Cat

 Cats fly every day. Although some unfortunate events occasionally occur, these can be avoided if some simple steps are taken. It is impossible to overemphasize the need to consult with the airline well in advance of your trip. This is essential if you hope to avoid last mi...

 

Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Norwegian Independence Day in Alanya

Norway's National Day was celebrated in traditional manner in Alanya. Several hundred had showed up for church services and the opening of the new premises of the Norwegian Seamen's Church in Oba. Also according to tradition, the May 17 parade, started from the Ataturk statue, where Norway's ambassado...

 

Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Gazipasa Airport Looks Set for International Launch in 2011

"This year it looks like is gonna be the real full force launch and that is with a blast."

Those are the words of Murat Sen, a senior member of TAV staff at the Gazipasa airport near Alanya.

At present, people wishing to visit Alanya must fly in via Antalya, which is 90 minutes awa...

 

Monday, April 04, 2011
New wave of foreign investments to make splash in Turkey

Source: ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News

A great number of brands are planning to enter the Turkish market via shopping centers.

Turkey could see a wave of foreign direct investment from 70 international companies seeking growth and profitability in the wake of the glo...

 

Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Gulf’s finance giants seek to purchase banks in Turkey

TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL

Adnan Ahmed Yousif, chairman of the Union of Arab Banks (UAB), has said banks from the Gulf are looking for Turkish banks to acquire.
Speaking at the “Enhancing Shamgen Banking: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan” conference in İstanbul on Tu...

 

Sunday, February 27, 2011
Alanya Most Popular Destination For Buying Property

More than 100,000 foreigners, from more than 44 different countries, currently own property in Turkey. 23% of them chose Alanya.
These figures are taken from a report published by the Alanya Chamber of Commerce ( ALTSO ) : 'Property purchase by foreigners' . ALTSO got its data from the Public Regi...

 

Thursday, January 20, 2011
Turkey: 31 million tourists expected in 2011

28 million foreign visitors went to Turkey in 2010 representing an increase of over 5 percent over 2009.

In the Turkish Hoteliers Federation (TUROFED) annual tourism report, Mr Ahmet Barut, the President of TUROFED said “The total tourism revenue is expected to reach USD 25 billion in 2011 with 3...