Actual News from Turkey
Over here you will find actual news or other important messages from TUrkey as well as changes or additional pages in our portal.
Your team from www.alaturka.info
Monday 08. of March 2010 alaturka in new design! More features will follow step by step!
For how long we have tested, corrected and canceled. Not expected problems appear and just parts of solution, new testing ..... but a solution at the end.
Now it is your turn, dear readers and users of alaturka, to follow our ideas and hopefully love the new design and layout of the website. Please have a check and stay with us.
You may use the link to alaturka here to reach the new layout!
A couple of more features will follow soon. Please be patient!
This version of alaturka will be closed end of March.
Thank you for understanding.
Wednesday 27. of January 2010 New design and introduction of new functions in alaturka.info!
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
dear friends and readers of alaturka.info,
maybe you have noticed, that we did not add any new articles or pictures into alaturka.info during the last weeks. The background is a complete revision of our portal with new design and couple of new functions. All this needs to be done next to our other duties which makes it impossible to update the existing version of alaturka as well. Please understand this decision. We plan the publication of the new designed alaturka.info for the 15th of February. Please forgive when not all the functions are included and mistakes appear. We are really working hard to fix all of it.
We thank you for your understanding and looking forward to hear your comments on the new layout. Partwise it might be unfamiliar, but not too difficult.
We will leave the old version online for some time, so that you can use both versions.
All the best to you our dear readers and users.
- team alaturka -
Saturday 26. of December 2009 alaturka Journal in new design and couple of new features, relaunch 15th of February 2010!
After three years of successful existence in the current version of “alaturka Journal”, we decided to work on a new modern layout with couple of new options and possibilities for you, our readers and users, to make it more easy finding topics and themes, enjoying a modern design and finding your articles in an easy way. Easily you will be able to order our newsletter, which is being booked by couple of thousands of readers already.
We welcome a couple of co-authors of different origin like Wolfgang Dorn (Germany), Kate Clow (England) and Allan Huglstad (Denmark) which, from now on, will help to actualize and update the website with new topics and pictures.
Next to it we will re-launch a shop system for offering travel related books, typical Turkish goods and much more. All goods payable via credit card system or pay pal. Even private users will have possibility to offer their goods. At stake we are preparing the new “Yellow Page” section which will be the first part to be online. The complete re-launch is planned for 15th of February. More detailed information will be given soon.
Thursday 03. of December 2009 After the final days at the fair in Izmir alaturka journal sees new challenges!
After successful conclusion of the fair we draw a quite positive balance. Much new information about cities and places, objects of interest and tourist goals were attached collected, new contacts to the responsible persons within the tourism range, who will lead to new reports and photos in magazine and web page in the next weeks and months. You are strained on so far to less well-known places in Turkey. We already enjoy the challenge of the following weeks.
Read more over here!
Sunday 08. of November 2009 Sunshine for backpacking trip in winter - Lycian Trail is awaiting you!
Couple of times we have got messages from our readers asking for some more details about backpacking tours in Turkey, especially for the most well known one, the Lycian Way. After some more research we would like to publish couple of details about this beautiful backpacking tour.
Wednesday 04. of November 2009 Christmas time coming closer - Santa Claus Symposium in Myra on preparation!
Each year between 4th and 6th December, the village of Demre (whose historic name is Myra), well known usually for the quality and the taste of their delicious tomatoes and oranges, faces an invasion of scientists and amateur historians. Then a very special event takes place: the world-famous Santa Claus Symposium.
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Saturday 24. of October 2009 Travel Turkey Exhibition in Izmir 10. - 13.12.2009 - alaturkajournal will join!
A new opportunity for Tourism sector!
Travel Turkey Izmir Tourism Fair & Conference, which grows every year in terms of the number of participants and visitors, will take place at the International Izmir Fair in Izmir in December.
Read more over here!
Tuesday 20. of October 2009 Doganbey - Lovely restored village for interested people in architecture!
During our visit at some friends in Didem we had the opportunity to see some places next to the touristic spots of Didem. After a short walk to see some of the old houses in Akköy and after visiting Café and Art Gallery “Green Olive” we passed the ancient city of Miletos going to National Park Dilek Peninsula. We heard about a village with a couple of old stone houses, we would like to see. After some questions to local people we, at least, could reach our destination.
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Monday 19. of October 2009 Short trip to Akbük next to Didim!
Akbuk is a place with a beautiful bay and surrounded by protected forests and olive groves. Located on the south west coast of the Aegean Region, approximately 19km from the lively resort of Altinkum, 65km from Kusadasi and about 70km from the Bodrum Airport. If you would like to go to the Akbuk district there are local minibuses that leave from Altinkum and the Didim city centre.
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Saturday 05. of September 2009 The easy way to travel in Turkey - use the buslines similar to Greyhound!
Once arrived in Turkey the question how to reach another town or place may appear suddenly. It is not the railway which is the basic transport media like in Europe. In Turkey people use an excellent bus system which is comparable to the American Greyhound system. Modern busses of high technical standards and equipped with air conditioning, TV and wireless internet connection are on service on the long distance roads within Turkey.
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Thursday 03. of September 2009 For most of us the dream of our life - a holiday home in a Southern Sun Paradise!
On the following pages we would like to add some hints and tips to one of the major topics of foreign people moving over here - construction. The ideas we are talking about are comon in Europe already but quite beneficial to think about over here as well. All of the mentioned ideas are practisable in Turkey as well, even your local constructor may tell you something different. All necessary equipment is available in Turkey but often the constructor is not interested to organise them. For sure his solution can be cheaper in short term view, but we all know what is going to happen with energy costs and for sure with our environment.
Please read more over here!
Monday 31. of August 2009 The Secrets in the underground of Hagia Sophia! Steps creating a Documentary!
With his team which is composed of divers and speleologists; director Göksel Gülensoy, who is passionate about Hagia Sofia that impresses people with its dimensions and architecture, brought the secrets which are hidden in the depths of Hagia Sofia to light.
Read more over here!
Saturday 15. of August 2009 New pictures of Cappadocia at our picture gallery! Please visit Üzengi Valley, Rose Valley and Cave House Hotel!
Tuesday 04. of August 2009 alaturka Journal Cappadocia, Gazipasa, Bodrum and Shadow Play ready to order now
Little later new version of „alaturka journal“ will be published. Delivery to the sales places is nearly finished as well. In between we did some contracts to delivery companies (Yaisat) along the Turkish Aegean and Turkish Riviera coastline so that the magazine will be available in markets and book shops as well.
As mentioned you can order the magazine by using the email form as well.
Thank you very much in that regard.
A full year’s subscription in Turkey will be 20,- TL plus additional cargo!
Order right here now!
Monday 13. of July 2009 Climbing Park in Oymapinar Manavgat new highlight in the area
The climbing park gives you a chance to see your environment and yourself from a different perspective. Imagine yourself climbing between 1,5 and 10 metres high in a climbing network. The stuff always provide complete safety by equipping their guests with a professional climbing belt, climbing ropes, hooks and pulleys.
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Tuesday 23. of June 2009 alaturka Journal Kusadasi, Pamukkale, Old Istanbul and Wellness edition ready to order now!
Right now we have published new version of „alaturka journal“. Delivery to the sales places is nearly finished as well. In between we did some contracts to delivery companies along the Turkish Aegean and Turkish Riviera coastline so that the magazine will be available in markets and book shops as well.
Sunday 21. of June 2009 Now open as well - Our day off at Izmir Wild Life Park
İt was a quick decision during our stay in İzmir for printing the new version of the magazine ‘alaturka journal’, to take a day off for visiting to the new opened İzmir Wild Life Park. And arriving over there we were surprised about the seize of the Park and the mostly natural materials used for all the animal cages, the walk ways and all other animal facilities.
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Sunday 07. of June 2009 Now open- Climbing Park in Manavgat / Oymapinar - Leisure activity for all!
The climbing park gives you a chance to see your environment and yourself from a different perspective. Imagine yourself climbing between 1,5 and 10 metres high in a climbing network. The stuff always provide complete safety by equipping their guests with a professional climbing belt, climbing ropes, hooks and pulleys.
Read more over here....