By Car and Ferry to Alanya
Ruth Ehrlich
I was going to live in Alanya, for how long I did not know but I was going and I was driving there! As I was travelling alone, I took the precaution of practicing the changing of tyres, light bulbs, spark plugs etc on my Honda Civic car. I had a route planned to Venice, where I was to take the ferry to Izmir, Turkey leaving at 9pm on 27 April 1996. Gradually everything fell into place and on 23 April I set off on my adventure to Alanya! The first night was spent near Dover so I could catch a .....
End of an Era
If you do not already know, Turkey has been using the new Turkish Lira (YTL) for almost a year now. With effect from 1 January 2006 the old currency (notes and coins) will no longer be valid and so the ‘million’ note will be a thing of the past!...
Registering for School in Turkey
There are now many foreign residents in the Alanya area and it is not always easy to acquire the correct information on important matters like schooling. Noted below are the basic requirements for enrolling a child from another country in a school in Tur...
Foreign Residents Committee
Another first for Alanya! The setting up of a Foreign Residents Committee. Why was this felt necessary and what has been achieved? This article will hopefully help answer these questions....
YTL - The New Turkish Lira
A new currency unit becomes effective in Turkey from 1 January 2005. The new currency unit is YTL, which stands for Yeni Türk Lirasi, or in English, New Turkish Lira. There is also to be a smaller unit called YKR, or Yeni Kurus....
ABC
Remember that good behaviour results in good treatment. Show respect to the elderly and learn a few words or phrases in Turkish...
The Dolmus buses have retired
The days of the Dolmus buses in Alanya are over. This popular means of transport has been replaced by public buses that have taken over most of the routes in the small streets. This is the result of a Council decision that forbids private bus transportat...
How tourism came to Alanya
Although the first holidaymakers visited Alanya as early as the mid 1920’s you have to wait until after World War II and the discovery of Damlatas Cave before you can say that tourism really began....
This is the weather in Alanya
Alanya is situated 36 degrees 32 minutes north and 32 degrees 1 minute east in the Mediterranean region of Turkey....
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