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German Chancellor in Turkey |
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, visiting Turkey close on the heels of European Union Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn, pressed Turkey to meet its obligation to grant EU-member Greek Cyprus trade privileges if it wants to avoid a crisis in its accession process. “I believe it is understandable and obvious that when member states in the European Union want to cooperate with each other, free trade relations and access to ports and airports should be part of that,” Merkel said at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan. “We will never look positively at opening our ports and airports unless the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots is lifted,” Erdoðan said. “First of all, asking Turkey to do this is not a fair demand.” Turkey is under EU pressure to open up its ports and airports to Greek Cypriot traffic by the end of this year. Finland, which holds the EU's rotating presidency, has floated a proposal aimed at averting a crisis, but it remains unclear whether they can provide a basis for any progress. “We now have a Finnish proposal on the table, and I have heard with interest that this has been welcomed by Turkey and I hope we can solve a difficult problem,” Merkel said. “It is a problem we must address. ... It is a necessary condition for progress with the EU negotiations.” The two leaders were to have detailed talks on the Finnish proposal, which was also discussed during Rehn's visit. The Turkish side welcomed the proposal as constructive during talks with the EU commissioner but stressed that approval of the proposal by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) was important. They also discussed a possible visit by the KKTC President Mehmet Ali Talat to Brussels for further talks over the proposal, said Foreign Ministry officials.
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Ramadan Holidays (Seker Bayrami) |
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calender. The month of Ramadan is also when it is believed the Quran “was sent down from heaven, a guidance unto men, a declaration of direction and a mean of Salvation.” During this month Muslims fast and the fast lasts the entire month. Ramadan is a time when Muslims concentrate on their faith and spend less time on the concerns of their everyday’s lifes. It is a time of worship and contemplation. During the Fast of Ramadan strict restraints are placed on the day of a Muslim. They are not allowed to eat or to dring during the daylight hours. Smoking and sexual relation are also forbidden during the Ramadan month. At the end of the day the fast is broken with prayer and a meal called iftar. After the iftar Muslims spend the evenings in customary with friends and family.
The fast follows the subject to show to the fasting people again how important is eating and drinking for life. When you are hungry even the unloved food tastes well. Food will be more important and more appreciated for the whole year. At Fast Breaking one should invite friends and family and give them dinner. The end of Ramadan Months gets celebrated with three days holidays which are called “sugar holidays”. People visit each other and bring sweets as present. Also children go from door to door in their neighborhood where every house has lots of sweets which will be given to the children.
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Norwegian consulship in Alanya |
During a visit at Alanya’s Mayor Hasan Sipahio?lu by norwegian anbassador to Turkey, Cecilie Landsverk, was mentioned that Norway thinks about openig a consulship in Alanya.
When norewegian ambassador to Turkey, Cecilie Landswerk, visited Alanya she also met Mayor Hasan Sipahio?lu. During the meeting she mentioned, that there were activities fpr opening a consulship in Alanya. Because more and more norwegian citizen are choosing Alanya for holidays as well as people from Norway buy houses as second home or moving to Alanya, a consulship seems to be needed. Mayor Sipahio?lu appreciated this idea and offered any help which will be necessary.
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Farevell from Bulent Ecevit |
Former Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, who in Ankara after many months in a coma following a serious stroke, will be buried tomorrow in Ankara in a state ceremony. A specially signed order by current Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan has cleared the path for the very highest level of state funeral for Ecevit, who although he was never president, will be buried in a ceremony generally reserved for president of Turkey. Police and soldiers were on duty as Ecevit's body is brought from the GATA military hospital, where he died, to Ankara's Kocatepe mosque for funeral proceedings. He was taken to the State Cemetary in Ankara, where former presidents and top commanders from the military are buried. A special order has also been signed by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer for Ecevit to be buried in Ankara's State Cemetary. Thousands of white doves flew up to the sky and more than 10 000 security agents sealed off the streets in Ankara.
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Ancient church will be restored |
Good news for christians in Alanya: ancient church at castle hill will be restored by turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism and will not be used only as a church as also as a centre of culture.
According to Mayor Hasan Sipahio?lu restoring works shall be finished in 2008. The association of church “Santa Claus” is looking since a long time for an adequate room to use for divine service and pastoral care. Some of german christians expected for municipality of Alanya a preparation of church as there were lots of mosques in Germany. It should be mentioned that mosques in Germany as in Turkey as well are financed privately. Pastor Joachim Kush, who serves in Alanya was happy about those this good news and thanks in the name of all christians in Alanya to municipality and Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
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Major Tourism-Meeting |
Past week a major tourism meeting in cooperation with faculty of business studies in Alanya and Abla Khan University in Almatay and Shimkent University in Auezov in Kazakhstan took place in Alanya.
Meeting was organized for giving lecture on international tourism as among the cultures. “The Turkish-Kazakhstan-International Tourism –Meeting 2006” wanted to find a new view on world-tourism and its future. Meeting took place in cultural center of Alanya as also in the meeting room of Alanya’s Faculty of Business Studies. Speakers of associations like WTO, TÜRSAB and TÜROFED hold speaches at the opening of meeting where 209 reprasentatives out of 40 countries took part. Director of Faculty of Alanya, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Akta? said: “To develope tourism we have to work out a plan. This should be our main subject at this meeting and also we should talk about how we could do the preparation works in an academical and empirical way.” Participating countries had been: Southafrica, Romania, France, Portugal, Greece, India, Korea, USA, Australia, Czech Republik, Nigeria, Cambodia, Malaysia, Ghana, Iran, Ireland, Cyprus, Barbados, Kazakhstan, Russia and China.
Subject to discuss were also the mistakes which were made during the past years and the uncontrolled arise of hotel beds and the problems in evironment as an result. Also the question became discussed: “What did we expect and what became reality?” Critic also was discussed that within the past years lots of milliards USD came in through tourism industrie but just 25-30 percent of this money stay in Antalya. Another point was the building developemt upon the most beautiful land without consideration to natural environment as well there is no developement of sociological-cultural structure. Out of unknown reason Minister of Culture and Tourism, Atilla Koç, Gouverneur of Antalya, Alaattin Yüksel and Director of TÜRSAB did not take part at the meeting.
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City shall be calmed by traffic and noise |
Mayor Hasan Sipahio?lu presented the new traffic- and transport-type for Alanya at ALTSO-meeting.
According to this plan a tramway shall run through city for which should be placed stops in short intervals. Tourist, who spend their holidays in outside areas of Alanya should be brought by busses downtown. As Hasan Sipahio?lu accounted, works continue since 2004 on those plans and became authorised in 2005 already. “For project’s realisation we estimate a time about 4 years. In doing so, Atatürk Street shall be closed for traffic as the city shall look like holiday-resort.” |
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How 2007 will be for Alanya? |
Fortune teller and medium Mücella Uyanlik lives in Alanya since several years and had a look for us to the future.
For looking to the future Mücella puts the Taro cards upon the table in front of her and chooses 10 out of them. At the first already she does not see any hope for a better tourism in Alanya in 2007. “But first of all the main reason is, everybody just sits around, complaining and waiting things coming from somewhere instead of looking forward and creating some new ideas”, she says. “Real Estate sector will have a revitalisation but entire situation of Alanya will change in 2008 when Alanya became an amusement center…The election will hardly not come for Hasan Sipahio?lu as Alanya’s mayor again as well as he not will be a deputy in parliament. But new Mayor will be as strong as he is…”
Mücella Uyanlik recognised her ability to look in the future, when she was 11. She works now officially as a fortune teller and pays even taxes for this profession.
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We wish all our readers a peaceful 3. Sunday in Advent and a beneficial week before Christmas. |
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An ugly action |
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Head of journalist’s association Alanya and owner of Dim Medya Group, Mehmet Ali Dim, sayed: “The murder at our collegue Hrant Dink I take as an organised provocation against the positive developement of Turkey”. Father of three children and publischer of an armenian-turkish languaged weekly paper was shot at Friday, January, 19. in front of the building of his editiorial office. Thousands of people mourned and protested against this ugly acttion. |
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Farewell of Ismail Cem |
Former foreign minister Ismail Cem, an architect of Turkey's improved ties with Greece and one of its most prominent social democrats, has died here at the age of 66. He stood for the reconciliation with Greece and for the membership in EU of Turkey.
Born to an upper crust Istanbul family in 1940 and studied at english-languaged Robert College in ?stanbul. Cem began a career as a journalist while in his 20s after a law education in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Paris.He came to national attention in 1974 when he was appointed head of the state broadcasting company TRT at the age of 34 and brightened up notoriously conservative radio and television broadcasts with a reformist administration he set up. Cem belonged to the turkish minority of “dönme” who were jewish and disappeared from toady’s Thessaloniki/Greece to Turkey and converted to Islam. Conversion took place centuries ago but still turkish nationalists said, that he actualy was a “Jew”. He learned to love photography from his father which stayed his beloved hobby during his whole lifetime. Cem was a trustful partner worldwide and he said that the membership of EU was no option rather is was an “obsession”. He also said that Turkey has to be open to the west without giving up its oriental mentality. But its place was in the European Community according to Atatürk who also was originated in Thessaloniki. |
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Could you do your work eventually? |
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At Friday, February 9. power delivering company AKEDAS announced a power cut about 2-3 hours maximum because in this district new cables should be established. Actually, whole day power blackouts took place. At service department under the telefon number 186 nobody even answered the phone. Inhabitants of Gülerpinari Mahallesi had been upset because all electric and electronical equiment in households will be damaged because of power blackouts. Now voices arise and ask: „Actualy, head of AKEDAS Ibrahim Sirin is doing what?“ Before winter started, Ibrahim Sirin promised whole citizens of Alanya that there will be no power cut again because all cables were established under earth. „Why he did not keep his promise?“ residents ask. |
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20 hotels for sale |
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Because of bad summer season past year and less hope for betterment within this year several hotel owners decided to sell their hotels. According to the association for Tourism (ALTID) foreigners show interest for the hotels on sale which are mostly 4-star-hotels with a capacity of beds between 200-300. Furthermore, in those areas where developement plan was enlarged, apart-hotels became knocked down for constructing flats. Likewise a trend is watched which turns back to “Boutique-Hotels” which means to individuell hotel rooms. Even the therapeutic words of minister of culture- and tourism, Atilla Koç, in 2007 Turkey will be frequented by tourists more than last year, seem to be unimpressive in the face of real situation. |
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“We are the ambassadors of happyness” |
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To live comfortable without hard work lots of young men changed their profession to be a “Gigolo”. Some of them told the press: “We are the ambassadors of happyness at tourism sector”. They do not see that something is wrong with ist. “The most of us dream of going to Europe through the contact with a foreign woman”, one of them said. The 21-years-old young man says, he came to Alanya five years ago to work in a hotel. But soon he realized that there was another way to earn money. “Actually I try to meet young women between 18-25 but in between I meet elderly women. I meet them in Bars or Discos. They don’t offer directly money to me but for being together with met hey buy presents”. But there is another side of the subject as a bar owner tells: “When I went to Germany last time, I met one of those boys in the middle of the street with his luggage. The woman told him that she lives apart from her husband on her own. When he stood in front of her door he realised, that this was not true and on top of everything husband made carnal offers to him. When the boy did not accept this offer they turned him adrift. I bought him the ticket for going back to Antalya.” |
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Big coup of police |
A big coup of Alanya’s police under the name “Hunter” came through simultaneous in Alanya, Gazipa?a, Hatay and Mersin. 28 persons became arrested.
The coup of Alanya’s police led to 28 imprisonments. Under the name “Hunter” simultaneous razzias took place in Alanya, Gazipa?a, Hatay and Mersin because of human- and drugs-smuggel, prostitution, extortion and smuggel of ancient goods. Beyond the suspects stood three women. During the razzias 4 unregistered pistols, 4 guns, 1 metal-detector, 5 kilograms hashish, 2 kilograms cannabis seets, 15 fotos of ancient goods, calling cards of prostitutes and their passports were found. At our deadline questioning of supects continued. Police of Alanya succeeded with the coup against criminals. |
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Georgetown at ÖHEP-College |
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Alanya’s Georgetown University Foundation visited the high-school-classes at the private Hamdullah Pasha College, to introduce the education system of Georgetown-University. Prof. Dr. Scott Redford and Dr. Kathrin A. Ebel told the students, that they would appreciate more student’s and cultural Exchange between USA and Turkey. “We would love to create a dialogue between our students and turkish students. We love the turkish culture very much and we want to learn more about it. There are differences between turkish and american education system, which we want to explain as well. It is important for every student, to study abroad as it is helpful to learn foreign languages as well as foreign culture and ways of life”. Students of ÖHEP asked their questions in english language. |
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World’s longest cake made in Alanya |
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A Guinness certificate has been delivered to the cooks of Alanya who baked “world’s longest cake” last year. On April 25th, 2006 in Alanya, 285 turkish cooks have broken a world record with their 2 720 meter-long cake. “This record has been an international symbol of Alanya. We think it is important for both, Turkey and Alanya. We expect this record to be used in publicity campaigns. Our record has officially been accepted to records book of Guinness and will enter in next year’s edition of the book”, Bayram Ergün, Chairman of the Mediterranean Professional Cooks’ Union said. |
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House of Comedy or City Council? |
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According to ILHAS News Agenxy (IHA) members of city council of 6 000-inhabitant’s community Çiplakl? decided, that men of this community should be allowed without being divorced or being a widower to marry a second time. Member of city council Murat Arslan, father of five children and grandfather of seven grandchildren said: “Our wives become old or bad and cannot have any children anymore. If second woman agrees, a man should be allowed to marry her”. Mayor of Ç?pakl? and member of AKP Uysal: “I agree to this decision out of my heart”. Women from Ç?plakl? showed a reaction on their part: “If we want to take a second husband would the gentlemen of city council this accept as well?” Nursel Yalc?n asked. Responsible lawyer of “Orange-Weekly-Newspaper”, Behçet Kurtic says: “A man is not allowed to marry until he is divorced or a widow. This against this violates the effective civil law and the law in general”. |
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April 23, “Children’s Day” |
Nisan 23, (April 23.) ist an official holiday in entire Turkey which was created by the founder of the Turkish Republik in 1920. Turkey is the only country around the world which has this National Day for children. After the Ottomans had fallen during World War I., Turkey had been occupied by other European countries, such as England, Italy and France. Atatürk was a commander who gave his army courage. After a while they fought against the Europeans and just like the Ottomans, they slowly took back control of their country. After Turkey was back in the hands of turkish people, Atatürk became elected as leader of the new Republik. He started to build up the government and created what is today the Republic of Turkey. Atatürk loved children and he often said: “Children are a new beginning of tomorrow”. He even dedicated the day 23rd of April to the childred which today is celebrated as Children’s Day. On April 23. children from other countries became invited to Turkey and take part at the ceremonies in their traditional clothes from their homecountries. Meanwhile, the Children’s Day got celebrated in other countries as well as he became called since 1992 “International Children’s Day” for the better understanding between different nations, when UNICEF recognized the April 23. Just in Berlin are 700 000 visitors expected for the celebration of the turkisch children’s day.
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Documentary film-makers in Alanya |
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For the 6th documentary festival in Alanya Gülseren Suzan and Jochen came to Alanya. The two film makers live in Germany and became awarded several times. They made together almost 25 documentary films. Their film “New home Alanya” which was produced to years ago, shows the daily live of Germans in Alanya. According to the film couple the film was appreciated very much by turkish migrants in Germany, as he shows finally the other side of migration and could help for more understanding to the turkish migrants in Germany as in Europe. The new film of Suzan and Menzel: “The metropol Be?ikta? at the Bosporus” was introduced at film festival. The film tells the story of Istanbul’s district Be?ikta? and compares with the situation today. The films of Suzan and Menzel are worth to watch. Organisator of festival, Memnone Karasu announced, that for the festival 2008 a workshop is planned where children should take their view of their daily live in Alanya in a film which will be shown at festival as well. Mrs. Karasu wishes very much, that turkish and foreign children, who live in Alanya will take part at the workshop. |
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Preferred by foreigners |
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According to Mayor Alaattin Çak?r foreigners, who want to settle down in Alanya, prefer Mahmutlar. First of all Dutch and Irish settled down in Mahmutlar, Çak?r reported. “The prices of our flats are between 125-200 000 Euro”, Mayor Çak?r says. “We brought building quality up to a high Standard not only for the real estate sector as also for our infrastructure”. Alaattin Çak?r underlines, that at this time 10 000 new flats are under construction and that Mahmutlar expects a total volume 1,5 billions Euro out of real estate sales. |
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Beach Music |
For entertaining sunbathing tourist at the beaches, A??k Kamberi plays typical turkish instrument, the “Saz” for the sun-worshippers with anatolian songs. He wears the ottoman Fes and a T-Shirt made out of the turkish flag with an traditionell anatolian vest and became an attraction at the beaches of Alanya.
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Ostrich suffers under the high temperature |
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African heat makes no odds to the ostrich but the climate of Alanya with its high humidity he can’t stand. At the Ostrich farm in Konakl? where ostrichs grow up since 6 years the animals suffer extremely under the high temperature together with the humidity of the past days. Owner of Ostrich-Farm, Mustafa Demir, called fire-department for help to cool down the animals. Several of them already swooned and some young animals died. Alanya expects a temperature increase up to 42 degrees C while actually highest temperature in Alanya was recorded 34-35 degrees. But for this year century’s heat was prognosed. |
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Wedding in Alanya |
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After they spent their holidays first time in Alanya past year they felt in love with Alanya and bought a house outright and decided for settling down in Alanya. But before they wanted to get married. They invited friends and relatives from Norway and even the priest came from Norway. With a wonderful organized ceremony they gave the “Yes” to each other “till death do us part”. With a rich menue the event got celebrated until late evening hours in an restaurant near the beach. Wedding in Alanya already occurs common; couples combine holiday and wedding ceremony. The so called “Wedding Tourism” became manifested in several holiday areas in the meantime. |
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Chief of Army meets Erdo?an |
Behind closed doors Chief of Army and Erdo?an had a talk. It was the first encounter since the military threatened to intervene in the presidential election last week. The meeting lasted more than two hours and there was no immediate announcement after the talks. Last week, Erdo?an nominated his close ally Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül as candidate for the presidency, but Gül failed to win enough votes in the first round of the election. Army, who sees itself as the guarantor of secularism announced articulately its concern about a possibly islamization of politics and warned for an renunciation of the secular state. Indirectly a coup was suggested as a possibility New parliament’s election was brought forward from November to July 22.
Furthermore, Ankara Prosecutor’s Office initiated an investigation against Erdo?an for his remarks that described the decision by Turkey’s Constitutional Court as a “bullet shot at democracy”. |
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Bomb blast rips through downtown |
“We say, that terror is a phenomenon that can hit anyone at any time”, Prime Minister Erdo?an told reportes at the scene of the explosion. “This shows that we need to cooperate against terrorism on an international platform”. Erdo?an said, the explosion took place at a time when the security forces had stepped up measures for possible attacks in the summer months. “Is it a suicide bomber or a parcel bomb? Technical teams are working on this”, Prime Minister said. He also declined to put the blame on any terrorist organization for the blast, saying the investigation must continye. But reports indicated that the outlawed Kurdistand Worker’s Party (PKK) is likely to be behind the attack. “It would be propaganda in the name of terror if we announce a name”, Erdo?an added. Pakistani nationals were believed to be touring the area, which appeals to tourists with its historical buildings. In addition to Erdo?an, Chief of General Staff Gen. Ya?ar Büyükanit and force commanders also rushed to the scene of explosion. “Who feeds terrorist groups? Who’s behind them? That’s what we need to look at”, Büyükanit told reporters. He also said, further attacks in big cities could take place. This attack occured as Ankara hosted an international defense industry fair, with some 400 companies from dozens of countries displaying their goods. The site of the explosion was close to the Anatolian Museum of Civilizations where Büyükanit was scheduled to hos a reception for visitors of the defense fair.
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Night of Fear |
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In the night of July 16-17. a fire in Demirta? broke out which enchroached within shortest time neighbor-villages because of the dry heat and the upcoming wind. 3 villages became evacuated, 20 houses burned down and 300 hectares forest and agricultural plains cane to grief. In the village of Seki among others foreigners were evacuated who stayed in their villas. 7 extinguish-helicopters, 6 extinguish-airplanes, 70 extinguish-trucks, 6 bulldozers and a ateam of 300 men worked to bring the fire under control. After a short breather of fire departments fires sparked at Dim Valley, area of Damlata? and Türkta? village and Orkurcalar, where approximately 50 hectares forest burned down. The fire in Dim Valley could be brought under control after 2 days. Fortunately, nobody became injured. Gouverneur of Antalya, Alaadin Yüksel came to Alanya for getting an idea of the situation. He said that those, who were responsible for the fires are going to be penalized. According to District Administrator of Alanya, Hulusi Do?an, 100 hectares forest and 200 hectares agricultural plains became destroyed. Gendarma took a suspicious in Dim Valley under arrest. |
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Famous binational couples |
Not only tourism brought them together – couples from different nations in Turkey. They exist for a long time. Here some famous examples.
Kemal and Katrin Dervis. The former turkish economics minister Kemal Dervis and his american wife Katrin.
Sinan and Rebecca Cetin. Turkish film maker and producer is married since 14 years with german Rebecca. The couple has three children.
Vedat Alaton and swedish Femke Diskaus.
Dr. Ergin Mengi and his german wife Eva. The couple is married since 48 years. They have 2 sons – here with one granddaughter. |
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Big Hope for Charter Flights |
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It was planned that in first leg airplanes with a capacity of 20-40 passengers will approach airport of Gazipasa. Turkish-austrian company plan within a term approaching bigger planes. These news reported Major of Gazipasa, Cemburak Özgenc past week. Turkish flight controlling authority announced, that airport of Gazipasa was rented out for a term of 25 years to the turkish-austrian company. I was announced, that fort he first leg airplanes with a small capacity will approach airport and later a licence for bigger airplanes shall be given. Company was financally strong and there are big hopes for these operators. Airport of Gazipasa stayed un-operated since almost 10 years and there have been several start-ups for operating. District of Alanya sets big expectations for tourism in this air traffic. |
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Alanya is flying… |
Airport Operation Company TAV could assert itself for Gayipasa Airport for a leasehold of 50 000 USD per year and a participation on profit of 65 per cent. General Manager of TAV, Sami Sener announced at a press conference; „We will open the airport within one year and we are expecting a capacity of travellers during the first already of 3 million. We will bring the airport to the latest international standard. Alanya got enriched by a modern airport“, he closed.
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Old Alanya houses to recondition |
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„Nobody schould look at the restoration of old Alanya houses as an useless investment“, head of TÜRSAB, Remzi Avci said. „These houses give a natural face to every town and are an essential porperty.“ Why nobody was interested in the old houses until today and anyway less of them were left, was not understandable, Avci said. „These houses tell the history of our town and can be integrated in tourism, but nobody seems to think about investment in this way“, he regret. Alanya has so much more to offer than just sun-sea and beach but even it’s citizens seem not to realize the richness of Alanya. Just look around“ |
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Carelessness with fatal consequences |
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Missunderstanding of holiday- and freedom-feelings make also tourists make forget some of the rules in road traffic as here at one of the numberless Jeep-Safaris, where all thoughts of security for even the own life are switched off. Publisher of daily „Yeni Alanya“ took the photograph of the Jeep with its two „free riders“, because for him a trip with such an overstaffed vehicel was dangerous and he thought mentioning it in his newspaper. Unfortunately, short time later we received the news by police wireless, that this jeep made an accident where driver lost his life and several vehicle occupants got injured. In fact, operator of the tours will be called for account but participants of those tours should not do it without recognizing certain security-standards and should not accept such an overstaffed vehicle in no case. |
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Syedrali |
At February 15, 2008 the opening night of No-Budget-Film „Syedrali“ occured in the cinemas of shopping center „Alanyum“. Film became brought to the screen by Celal Remo and his team.
„Syedrali“ tells a story out of old times which should be happened near by Syedra. Celal Remo, the director and writer of the screen.play worked in Europe years ago. He wanted to reinvent himself in Alanya while he made a film without money and with an amateur-team. At opening night a big rush appeared to the film that the first performance instead of just in one in had to occured in all three cinemas at the same time. People sit on the stairs and additional chairs but inspite several visitors had to stay out. However, who wants to take a look at the first film production of Alanya can do so in the upcoming weeks.
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Orhan Pamuk wins Nobel Literature Prize |
Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk won the Nobel Literature Prize 2005 for a body of work that probes the crossroads of Muslim and Western cultures. The decision let came up ambivalent feelings. One part is prowd and other part feels hoodwinked.
First time Nobel Prize goes to Turkey. The Jury of Stockholm dignified with this decision the critical and controversial author Orhan Pamuk and his intermediary rule between Turkey and the West. Turkish intellectuals appreciated the decision as a sign of hope: “This is a historical moment”, author Adalet A?ao?lu said. Turkish government congratulated Pamuk for the award. “The price will help turkish literature to find more attention abroad”, the ministery of Foreign Affairs announced. Also Minister of Culture, Atilla Koç was very happy, an assistant said. The Swedish Academy said Pamuk "in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city Istanbul has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures."
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Many misunderstandings.. |
The commentators spoke of "Veiling obligation at the Beach" or of it that the religious-conservative government party wants to forbid bathing clothes to the holiday-makers in Alanya. The local AKP politican Hilmi Ar?kan had however only suggested to request the tourists dressing appropriate outside by beach and Swimmingpool - women such as men. Now, the local AK-Pary is attacked to harm the tourism. Said tourists asked by reporters of the German television channel ARD they find it completely normally that one does not walk in the Bikini or trunk on the road. |
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Mourning and Anger |
The mourning about the dead soldiers, killed in the offensive of the terrorist PKK is as big as the anger. In Alanya, in entire Turkey people went on the streets demonstrating against the violence and the terror at the border to Iraq.
The offensive of PKK at Turkish border soldiers do not leave anybody unconcerned in entire Turkey. The old and the young, right and left – all show jointly how they condemn the violence of the terroristic group. Voices of calls for invasion of Turkish army among the demonstrating people arise and browbeat the government. Even students write upon their banners that they want to become soldiers for fighting against the terrorists as several of demonstrating people use the opportunity to vent their’s anger. A young man overflew a car with petrol and set them in fire. With all mourning and entitled anger, it is necessary to act thoughtful and not to continue heating up the temper. |
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Good news for foreigners |
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District-Head of AKP, Hüseyin Güney and Major of Tosmur, Musa Özdemir visited director of police in Alanya, Turgay Caliscan to become informed about actual state of affairs concerning the residence permits for foreigners. Caliscan could give the good news already and in the future the permits can be given directly in Alanya and don’t need to be proved by foreign police in Antalya first. Furthermore, Güney and Özdemir thanked fort he good works of police staff during the summer season and as well for the efforts for handling the subject of easening residence permits for foreigners. |
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Arshive |
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