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Post by jj on Feb 13, 2006 16:34:15 GMT 1
Oludeniz and Belcekiz, with its long beach, the pine trees lining the sands, and its ever-changing azure colour, is a world-renowned spot. The season lasts almost ten months. There are numerous camping sites, boarding houses, motels and restaurants. There are regular "dolmus" services to this center of attraction. Two kilometers south of Belcekiz, a camping site is established by the Department of Ministry at Kidrak, where you will enjoy the beach with its pines and nightingales. Again in the south, a road leading over incredibly magnificient sights end up at Faralya (Uzunyurt).
Calis, which is one of the most striking residential and rectional centers in the region, is situated 4 kms. north of fethiye. With its kilometers of beach and cool evenings in the heat of the summer, Calis is especially noted for its unique sun-sets.
Further down from Calis, Kargi, with its beautiful beach and the storax trees, is a newly developing site with a number of tourist establishments
Beyond the Fethiye fortress going south, if you follow the road climbing up the slope, some 7 kms., you come to a magnificient lowland where , on the slope facing you, houses of long ago complement each other and the general view; standing like a monument of loneliness as if a waiting to welcome the inhabitant of Kayaköy.
Kaya, Levisi of ancient times, with its more than 3000 houses, two churces, shops, streets and squares, stands, deserted, destroyed by nature and human beings alike. In 1922, during the exchange of Turks in Thrace with the Anatolian Greeks, the city was evacuated and , when the new residents did not take up the existing houses, Kaya become a "City of Ghosts".
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Post by juicyjude on Feb 13, 2006 21:40:42 GMT 1
And Kayakoy is well worth a visit. We spent a very enjoyable morning walking round there with a knowledgeable guide it's quite a unique place and very interesting. Definately worth a visit. ;D
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Post by The March Hare on Feb 13, 2006 21:52:27 GMT 1
And Kayakoy is well worth a visit. We spent a very enjoyable morning walking round there with a knowledgeable guide it's quite a unique place and very interesting. Definately worth a visit. ;D You didn't need a guide jj I would have shown you around. ;D |
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Post by Emma on Feb 13, 2006 22:47:22 GMT 1
Mmmmmm....wish I was there now.......can't wait to go back 'home'
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Post by greg on Feb 13, 2006 23:06:42 GMT 1
Also good if you visit Kayakoy is the walk/climb over the mountain and down to the beach at the Blue Lagoon by Oludeniz. Follow either the white dots or the more recently painted yellow and red stripes. Someone has put a lot of effort into creating a safe and fun route over the mountain to give visitors to this area a very special walking route. The photo opportunities are superb and even my small digital took some really great pictures. I have set one of these as my desktop wallpaper. Just the job in the middle of an English winter. If you intend to try this walk don't forget to wear some comfortable shoes and take a bottle of water with you.
Regards
Greg
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Post by Emma on Feb 13, 2006 23:19:38 GMT 1
Sounds great - thanks Greg  |
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Post by jj on Feb 14, 2006 8:05:21 GMT 1
The Turkish people have an unrivalled reputation for hospitality, the cuisine is to die for, the coastline is a dream, and many Turkish cities are dotted with spectacular mosques and castles. And while costs are rising, Turkey remains one of the Mediterranean's bargain-basement destinations.
Spring and autumn are the best times to visit, since the climate will be perfect in Ýstanbul and on the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. It will be cool in central Anatolia, but not unpleasantly so. Visiting before mid-June or after August may also help you avoid mosquitoes. The Black Sea coast is best visited between April and September; there will still be rain but not so much of it. With the exception of Ýstanbul, Turkey doesn't really have a winter tourism season. Places catering to backpackers usually see Anzac Day as the official start of the season; those catering to package holiday-makers get going in early May. Peak season is from July to mid-September, when most Turks take their holidays. The best time to visit eastern Turkey is from late June to September. Don't plan to venture east before May or after mid-October unless you're prepared for snow. Try to avoid travelling during Kurban Bayramý, Turkey's most popular public holiday; you may also want to avoid the fasting month of Ramadan.
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Post by jj on Feb 14, 2006 8:06:21 GMT 1
Camel Wrestling is still popular in some parts of Turkey. Male camels, held by ropes, wrestle in front of a live audience. And if that wasn't enough, most of the crowd at the camel wresting eat camel sausages.  |
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Post by marmaris98 on Feb 14, 2006 10:05:47 GMT 1
YAK............
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Post by The March Hare on Feb 14, 2006 15:19:17 GMT 1
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Post by The March Hare on Feb 14, 2006 15:20:19 GMT 1
Also good if you visit Kayakoy is the walk/climb over the mountain and down to the beach at the Blue Lagoon by Oludeniz. Follow either the white dots or the more recently painted yellow and red stripes. Someone has put a lot of effort into creating a safe and fun route over the mountain to give visitors to this area a very special walking route. The photo opportunities are superb and even my small digital took some really great pictures. I have set one of these as my desktop wallpaper. Just the job in the middle of an English winter. If you intend to try this walk don't forget to wear some comfortable shoes and take a bottle of water with you. Regards Greg I must agree with you Greg a lovely area to walk or horse ride over |
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Post by jj on Feb 14, 2006 16:02:02 GMT 1
Also good if you visit Kayakoy is the walk/climb over the mountain and down to the beach at the Blue Lagoon by Oludeniz. Follow either the white dots or the more recently painted yellow and red stripes. Someone has put a lot of effort into creating a safe and fun route over the mountain to give visitors to this area a very special walking route. The photo opportunities are superb and even my small digital took some really great pictures. I have set one of these as my desktop wallpaper. Just the job in the middle of an English winter. If you intend to try this walk don't forget to wear some comfortable shoes and take a bottle of water with you. Regards Greg I must agree with you Greg a lovely area to walk or hore ride over Bob I think you need to re-phrase that last bit |
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Post by marmaris98 on Feb 14, 2006 16:16:30 GMT 1
i knew you would say that ;D |
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Post by The March Hare on Feb 14, 2006 17:53:00 GMT 1
I must agree with you Greg a lovely area to walk or hore ride over Bob I think you need to re-phrase that last bit I know what I ment. ;D |
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Post by jj on Feb 15, 2006 6:48:19 GMT 1
History of Turkey
7500 BC - First Stone age settlements at Çatalhüyük
1900-1300 BC Hittite Empire with Hattusas as capital, contemporary with ancient Egypt and Babylon
1250 BC The Trojan war and the fall of Troy
1200-700 BC Migration of Greeks to Aegean coastal regions. Establishment of the Phrygian, Ionian, Lycian, Lydian, Carian and Pamphylian Kingdoms. The East of Turkey is the home of the Urartians
700 BC Homer is born in Izmir (Smyrna). Aegean Hellenism begins.
546 BC Cyrus the Great leads the Persians into Anatolia.
334 BC Alexander the Great drives out the Persians
130 BC The Romans incorporate Anatolia as the province of Asia, controlled from Ephesus (Efes)
40 BC Antioch sees the marriage of Antony and Cleopatra
47-57 AD St. Paul spreads Christianity and a community at Antioch is established
313 Roman Empire adopts Christianity
330 Constantine lays out the boundaries of his new capital, Constantinople
527-65 Glory of Byzantium under Justinian
638-718 Muslim Arabs besiege Constantinople
1054 Greek and Roman Churches split over theology.
1071-1243 Rise and rule of the Selcuk Turks in Anatolia, Konya is their capital.
1096-1204 The Crusades, marking the beginning of the end for Byzantium, a fascinating period in Byzantine history.
1288 Ottoman Empire appears in Bursa.
1453 The fall of Constantinople - the birth of Istanbul.
1520-66 Suleyman the Magnificent sits on the Ottoman throne controlling a huge and powerful empire.
1682-1725 Peter the Great initiates Russo-Turkish rivalry.
1854 Crimean war.
1909 Abdul Hamid, the last of an unbroken line of Ottoman sultans is deposed.
1914 Turkey allies with Germany in the first world war.
1915 Gallipoli.
1919 Ataturk leads resistance to the allied plan to carve up Turkey.
1923 Foundation of the modern Republic of Turkey by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Many things happen all at once.
1938 Ataturk dies in Istanbul's Dolmabahce palace.
1939-45 Turkey manages to remain neutral during the second world war.
1946 Charter membership of the UN.
1952 Turkey joins NATO.
1960 Military coup, successive governments ineffective.
1964 Associate member status of EU.
1974 Cyprus crisis.
1980 Kanan Evren leads military coup. 3 years of military government.
1983 Turgut Ozal elected prime Minister.
1985-90 Full EU membership for Turkey impeded by Cypriot issue and questions over human rights record.
1991-93 Suleyman Demirel elected Prime Minister, inflation at 70%.
1993-96 Demirel President, Tansu Ciller Prime Minister, Turkey joins EU Customs Union.
1997-98 5 attempts at forming coalition governments, Islamic Welfare party disbanded, reforms as Virtue and is the largest single party in parliament. Military intervenes to prevent Islamicists forming governments. 75th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic (and 15th of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) celebrated.
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Post by The March Hare on Feb 15, 2006 12:23:51 GMT 1
ATATURK
Ataturk and the Modernization of Turkey
Ataturk is the national hero of Turkey. He has founded the modern Turkish Republic out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire; an empire that is seen as the sick man of Europe at the turn of the century. His modern perspective created a new nation and a country, and a secular state understanding different from most other Islamic countries was introduced by him. Once you step in Turkey, you will see his statues and the busts all over. One of the best books written about Ataturk from a foreigner's point of view is the book titled " The Rebirth of a Nation" by Lord Kinross.
He was born in the year 1881 in Thessaloniki, within the Ottoman Empire's borders at that time, in Greece at present . His full name was Mustafa Kemal and the Ataturk surname, meaning the father of Turks, was given to him by the Turkish people (1934 November 24th.) in accordance with his reforms he has introduced to create a modern Turkish country.
His background is of military, and he served at various posts in the Ottoman army. In the First World War , he was the colonel in charge of Infantry at Gallipoli in 1915 and it is his genious defense tactics that did not give way to the allied forces ( British, French, Anzacs - Australians and New Zealenders and Senegalese) for the capture of Dardanelles and
eventually Bosphorus.
His success and fastly growing reputation disturbed the capital and to keep him under control he was promoted to the Pasha ( General ) position. When the War ended the armies of the allied forces occupied nearly all corners of the country including Istanbul. Sultan and not a very small number of the public saw the hopeful future in the acceptance of either the British or American mandate. Ataturk, however, had a very different vision from the many. He left Istanbul with a small boat, namely Bandirma ( a nice model of the boat to be seen at the Ataturk Museum in Ataturk's
Mausoleum, Ankara), and stepping foot on Samsun, a coastal town in the Black Sea, on the 19th. of May 1919 ( later to be presented by Ataturk to the Turkish Youth as the Turkish Youth Day), the War of Independence started. He wanted Independence.
First with skirmishes , in time with proper army troops, Ataturk and his armfriends' armies started fighting the enemy. Ankara was chosen to be Ataturk's headquarter for its central location and the seeds of a new country were planted there. He and his friends wanted to establish a Republic as opposed to the Monarchy. The War of Independence took
some three years and by the end of the year 1922, all of the invaders had left the country. The Ottoman Sultan fled with a British boat. A new nation was starting to be born.
Ataturk's Revolutions
Political Revolutions
The Sultanete was abolished in 1922, November 1st.
The Republic was declared in 1923, October 23rd.
The Caliphship was abolished in 1924, March 3rd.
Social Reformations
The hat as opposed to fez was introduced. (1925)
The activities of religious sects were banned by law. ( 1925)
Western calender was introduced. ( 1925)
International numeric system was introduced. ( 1928)
The Metric system was introduced. ( 1931)
The nicknames and personal titles were abolished. ( 1934)
Religious attire was prohibited in public ( 1934). According to this law,
religious personalities, irrespective of the religious groups they belong
were not to wear religious attire in public but only in their sanctuaries.
The surname law.( 1934)
The modern secular system of jurisprudence is instead of religious law is
integrated.( 1926)
The liberation of the women of Turkey by giving them political and social
rights.
a) Rights brought with medeni kanun ( 1926)
b) Rights for women to be elected for the parliment
Educational and Cultural Reformations
Unity in Education ( 1924 )
Introduction and the acceptance of the Roman alphabeth. ( 1928 )
The foundation of Turkish History Institution
The foundation of Turkish Language Institution
The Principles of Ataturk ( Kemalism)
The doctrines of Ataturk or Kemalism is a system of thought based on the facts of Turkey. It is shaped with the will of the Turkish nation through a long historical background. Above all, Kemalism is the introduction and the rendering of the rights to the nation. It is the expression of the national sovereignity.It is an attempt to reach the level of the modern civilizations, it is westernization, modernization. It requires to experience a modern social life, to establish a secular state, and to govern with a positive science mentality. The principles of Kemalism can be viewed in two groups: "The Basic Principles" and "The Complementary Principles".
The definition of the principles as Ataturk has expressed them:
The Basic Principles
Republicanism
Nationalism
Popularism
Etatism
Secularism
Revolutionism
The Complementary Principles
National Sovereignity
National Independance
National Unitiy and Togetherness
Peace at home Peace abroad
Modernization
Scientificism and Rationalism
Humanitarianism
Ataturk's Address to the Turkish Youth
Turkish youth!
Your first duty is to project and preserve the Turkish independence and the Turkish Republic forever . This is the very foundation of your existence and your future. This foundation is your most precious treasure. In the future, too, there may be malovelent people at home and abroad, who wish to deprive you of this treasure. If some day you are compelled to defend your independence and your republic, you must not tarry to weigh the possibilities and circumstances of the situation before taking up your duty. These possibilities and circumstances may turn out to be extremely unfavorable. The enemies conspiring against your independence and your Republic may have behind them a victory unprecedented in the annals of the world. By violence and ruse, all the fortresses of your beloved fatherland may be captured, all its shipyards occupied, all its armies dispersed and every part of the country invaved. And sadder and graver than all these circumstances, those who hold power within the country may be in error, misguided and may even be traitors. Furthermore, they may identify their personal interests with the political designs of the invaders. The country may be impoverished, ruined and exhausted. You, the youth of Turkey's future, even in such circumstances, it is your
duty to save the Turkish independence and Republic. The strength you need is in your noble blood within your veins.
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Post by The March Hare on Feb 15, 2006 12:29:32 GMT 1
Marriage
Since the adoption of the Republican Civil code in 1926, based of the Swiss Civil Code, Turkish males can marry only one woman at a time. It is forbidden by law in Turkey to marry before the age of 15 in the case of females and 17 in the case of males. Early marriages are more frequent in the rural areas than in the cities, where the education, military service, acquiring a profession and other factors tend to delay marriages. In rural areas, marriages are generally in line with the wishes or approval of the families involved whereas in cities it is generally the couple themselves that make the decision to marry.
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Post by marmaris98 on Feb 15, 2006 15:59:50 GMT 1
dread to think what/who my parents would have chosen for me....................probably some geek
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Post by The March Hare on Feb 15, 2006 17:15:46 GMT 1
dread to think what/who my parents would have chosen for me....................probably some geek Like wise |
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Post by jj on Feb 15, 2006 18:40:53 GMT 1
Turkish Women
Turkey is a battle between tradition and progressive thought, between Islam and the WASP club of the European countries. As with many other aspects of Turkish culture the role of women in society is a tug-of-war, fought with varying degrees of enthusiasm and success in different parts of the country.
As this guide is aimed primarily at visitors to Turkey let's talk about the differences you might notice upon arrival in Istanbul, or Ankara, or one of the coastal resorts (3 fairly different parts of Turkey). For me the first noticeable change is that women are not employed in restaurants, cafes and bars. Chefs, waiting staff, barstaff are almost all male. This is as true in all parts of the country.
This is not to say that women are not being accepted into the workplace. Banks and offices, travel agencies, tour operators are all employing women and Turkey has it's share, well probably slightly less than it's share, of female entrepeneurs. What is different is the visibility of working women to the visiting foreigner.
This is also reflected in the clientele of eating and drinking places. Outside of 'touristy' areas you will find a scarcity of couples or unaccompanied women in many cafes and restaurants.
It is not unusual to see 40 or 50 men chatting and drinking tea in a smoke filled room or on a sunny terrace without a single woman present. I am not surprised that many women find this intimidating, I find it intimidating as well.
Guide books will tell women to seek out the Aile Salon or family room, not such a bad idea but it's a little bit like having to sit outside of the pub with a packet of crisps and a bottle of fizzy orange.
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