Kate Fennell-Irish Culture in Kaş
Kate Fennell, a TV producer, arts events manager and travel journalist from Ireland, has been living in Kaş for just under a year. Last winter she promoted Irish culture in Kaş by organizing weekly...
View ArticleFright, Friendship and Frustration
Imagine you are a young woman who is physically fit and an experienced sea kayak instructor. Imagine further that you are paddling solo in a sea kayak near the northern coast of Australia. You decide...
View ArticleBelek Öztürkcan-Captain of the Seas
Belek Öztürkcan, formerly a dive instructor for BT, is a ship captain who sails the oceans of the world. Over the years he has worn many caps besides that of captain of an ocean going vessel. He has...
View ArticleNatalie Sayin-A Solo Tour of the South West Coast of Turkey
Natalie Sayin, author of the Turkish Travel Blog writes a guest posting for our January 2012 Newsletter titled Tour of the South west Coast of Turkey. At the end of September, I was finally able to set...
View ArticlePhil Buckley-20 Years After
2012 marks the 20th anniversary of Phil Buckley’s arrival in Turkey. Here is what he told us about that experience… (NOTE: Two years ago, Phil also wrote about The Way We Were.) At some point this...
View ArticleMehmet Bey and Selda Hanım, Cafe Dilan
Mehmet Eroğlu, with his wife Mekiye, and Selda Hacıosmanoğlu own the Cafe Dilan Gözleme Evi, or Turkish Pancake House. It is conveniently located on the corner next to the Kaş municipal parking area...
View ArticleOreo Hotel Renovations
The Oreo Hotel is undergoing a face lift before the start of the 2012 season in Kaş. We thought you might be interested in some photos of the renovation as well as an introduction to the hotel manager...
View ArticleŞaraphane
Gürsel Aksel, her husband Selami and her brother Güngör Çilli own Şaraphane restaurant on the the street immediately below the upper Kaş mosque.The owners are assisted by Izzet abi who works for Selami...
View ArticleOld Articles
If you’ve been wondering where you saw that great article on local wine or that old piece on Turkish Phrases then we’ve got some good news! We’ve just finished migrating all the articles from our old...
View ArticleLeaving Turkey for an English School
Some of our most popular articles have been about living out here as an expat. My guess is that many people in their humdrum hours wonder what the reality of living the dream of upping sticks and...
View ArticleThe Oldest Kaş Accommodation
Mehmet Temel – Andifli Pansiyon – Sardunya Hotel – Sardunya Paşabahçe Restaurantby Rita Schumann. Rita Schumann is from Germany and now living in Kaş. Rita’s daughter Simone is married to BT...
View ArticlePeter Talloen and His Ancient Lycian Sites
Peter Talloen was born in Asseborek, Belgium in 1974. He moved from Belgium and now lives just outside Kaş in Çukurbağ village. He has been married to Nurçin Alp since April, 2000 and they have a young...
View ArticleKen Grubb, the Man Behind TurkeyCentral.com
Ken Grubb is a retired American military policeman who recently moved to Kaş from İzmir. He is the founder of one of the most popular and famous expat forums in Turkey called TurkeyCentral.com, “an...
View ArticleUfuk Güven and the Mountain Marathon Team
BT Partner Ufuk Güven is back in the news. On August 13, 2011, Ufuk, on a team with three of his friends, ran 32 km in the Aladağar Mountains, the tallest part of the Taurus Mountain Range. The run...
View ArticleÇınarlar Pide and Pizza in Kaş, Turkey
Çınarlar Pide and Pizza in Kaş, is run by the brothers Karaağaç; Fırat, Hamit and Cüneyit. Their cousin Hüseyin Akyol is their chief waiter and another cousin, Hüseyin Özçelik, is their pide chef....
View ArticleAlison Tanik of Nomad Tours
Like this post on Facebook We recently spoke with Alison Tanik of Nomad Tours Turkey, an unusual travel organization which arranges home stays and tours for tourists looking for something a bit more...
View ArticleTunç Üvendire
We recently met with Tunç Üvendire who is a professional photographer and asked him about his work as an artist. Along with his wife Semra Yilmaz Üvendire, they have created Silk Road Shop...
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