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Winter arrives this week as temperatures plunge across Turkey
Temperatures across Turkey are expected to plunge this week, including in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, as rainy and windy weather continues across the country.
In...
Wendy Coward aka Beatrice James – A Tribute
It was with great sadness to hear today about the passing of Wendy Coward aka Beatrice James who passed away in August.
Beatrice James was...
National News
Seb-i Arus ceremonies, cycling tours invite everyone to Konya
This year celebrations for for Seb-i Arus, the night Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi died, will be held on Dec. 17. Sema rites and ceremonies for...
No more free plastic bags as new law comes into force
A new environmental law that came into force Monday makes the sale of plastic bags mandatory instead of free handouts and orders businesses to...
Reverse vending machines to boost recycling in malls across Turkey by 2021
Reverse vending machines will be put in shopping malls across Turkey by 2021 in order to facilitate more recycling, the head of Turkey's Chamber...
Water orchids invade Orontes River in southern Turkey, alarming locals
Locals in southern Turkey's Antakya are alarmed by water orchids invading the Orontes River, which crosses through the city, and are asking authorities to...
Cameras reveal three trees bears rub against in Turkey’s Kars
Bears in the eastern province of Kars’ Sarikamis forests have their favorite trees to scratch their itches on, motion-triggered cameras installed by the KuzeyDoga...
World News
2018 set to be 4th hottest year on record, UN agency says
Global temperatures in 2018 are set to be the fourth highest on record, the United Nations said Thursday, stressing the urgent need for action to rein in runaway warming of the planet.
In a report...
French man wins 1 million euro lottery a second time
A Frenchman has won a million Euros twice in the last eighteen months on the same lottery, media reported Wednesday, a feat mathematicians said carried odds of around 16 trillion to one.
The lottery is...
St George the Turkish Arab
Today is St George's Day, but many other countries and cities also have this early Christian as a patron saint.
He was born in Turkey; his mother was Palestinian. He's so multicultural we have to...
Today is – International Women’s Day 8 March
History of the Day
Introduction
International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural,...
Cost of British passport to increase
The price of a British passport is to rise by £12.50 from 27 March for those applying by post.
Currently, an adult's passport costs £72.50 regardless of how you apply for it but under government...
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Don’t get caught out
It has come to our attention that anyone who filled in the online application for the Habitation Amnesty and mistakenly entered the incorrect information...
Last minute … Deadline for Habitation Amnesty is extended
Murat Kurum the Minister of Environment and Urbanizationhas announced that the deadline for citizens to avail of the Habitation Amnesty has been extended from...
Health Matters
King of vegetables: The countless benefits of eggplant
The eggplant can be considered both a fruit and a vegetable, but in the languages of the Indian subcontinent, where the eggplant originated, it...
Benefits of pomegranates as countless as their arils
Just like the tiny arils (seed pods) in them, pomegranates themselves have dozens of benefits. Particularly with the anthocyanin component which gives it the...
Turkish baths: A source of healing
Without a doubt, healing baths, unique structures, are one of the Ottoman Empire's major contributions to the world, as the pureness of water was...
Turkey Europes biggest antibiotics user, Mongolia top consumer in world, WHO survey shows
Antibiotics use is dangerously high in some countries, especially in the southern Mediterranean, driving the emergence of deadly superbug infections, a survey by the...
Doppelganger fruits: Don’t let them fool you
While the fall market in terms of fruit may seem to pale in comparison to summer’s gorgeous selection there are a number of hidden...
Local Life
Have a great Bayram!
Wishing all our Turkish friends a great holiday, from all at The Ege Eye and Foreign Citizens Advice Centre
What IS that noise!!!?
A bit about your friendly neighbourhood cicada:
The apparatus used by cicadas for singing is complex. The organs that produce sound are called tymbals, a pair of ribbed membranes at the base of the abdomen....
Tortoises welcome!
I woke up to find this cute couple in my back garden. I look forward to the patter of tiny tortoise feet 🙂
Bayramınız kutlu olsun, Happy Bayram!
Wishing all our readers a very good weekend, from all at the Foreign Citizens Advice Centre and The Ege Eye. We will be closed on Friday 15th of June & Monday 18th of June...
Expat Ladies on Parade
March the 8th is International Women’s Day and many events will be taking place around Kusadasi.
On Thursday from 2pm at the Kervanseray a group of English, American, Russian, Belgian, Dutch and Danish expats will...
