Aegean Town
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Strong comeback for a historical fish venue
ISTANBUL - Established in 1934, Tarihi Karaköy Balıkçısı, with a new decor and elevated setting, makes a strong and remarkable comeback. Its new dining area, now serving dinner and alcohol, has opened atop the former restaurant, Karaköy Balıkçısı, and is an up-to-date hotspot with fresh seafood fares and a breathtaking view of the Golden Horn
Me as just another traitor and more Greek than a Greek
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was telling the truth when he bravely said that systematic efforts to force non-Muslim minorities (during and after WWII) out of Turkey constituted an act of fascism. Turkey would have been a better place if today its Greek, Armenian and Jewish populations amounted to hundreds - instead of tens - of thousands. Ironically, one could probably not find in these lands more than a few men who are pure Turks by DNA.
Mountain village high on magic morel festival
FETHİYE - Not everyday you come by a festival celebrating morel mushrooms, but last weekend's 'kuzu göbeği festival' managed to live up to its importance of being a first. Held in Muğla province’s Yeşilüzümlü Village, the festival ’makes a great beginning’ as organizers call it, and takes an important step on its way to becoming a tradition
Coal’s firepower to rule on coasts
ISTANBUL -Producing electricity via coal-fired power plants receives a boost from the Energy Market Regulatory Agency as the agency approves large-scale projects to produce more than 100 megawatts of electricity per year. Environmentalists protest the government’s move, saying coal is too polluting and future energy needs should be meet by renewable resources
A bit of good and bad news for tourism sector
ISTANBUL - Turkish tourism is trying to figure out how it will be affected by the global economic crisis, and tourist arrival figures from Marmaris and Antalya do not make the task any easier. Visiting numbers to Marmaris exceed expectations while those to Antalya are below average so far
Another property scam claim rises from Didim
DİDİM - A title deed scandal is putting British families at risk of losing their homes in Didim, an Aegean town home to 8,000 expats. The familes say they are just ordinary hard-working people that saved to purchase their holiday homes and that they won’t give up without a fight
Women who make progress happen
When the Daily News began the Women in Sight page last summer, we hoped to tell stories of women in Turkey with the plainspoken complexity and modest heroism that such a broad spectrum embodies. After spending a day or a decade in this country, it is easy to see that women, not issues, speak for themselves.
It’s going to be a ’coal-ed’ winter
ISTANBUL - Municipalities and governors’ offices line up to distribute free coal to the needy while many argue that this cannot be considered a good deed because the free coal is low quality and causes pollution that will carry a hefty health bill in the long run. While stove sellers are happy with the boost in business, most coal sellers say they are in dire straits
Inspired from ancient history
ISTANBUL - A normal day for Andrea Mugge may be challenging and full of unforeseen events. “In the hotel business, flexibility is the most important motto every day. I enjoy that aspect very much. Despite all planning, however, a lot of unforeseen and interesting things can happen,” she says.