ataturk

  1. Mushtaq

    Turkey wrenches helm of Atatürk yacht back from sex ring

    Savarona seized after eight arrests in vice scandal in country where insults to pioneering leader can lead to jail sentences Reuters in Ankara guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 29 September 2010 19.09 BST Turkey's government has seized the state yacht used by Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern...
  2. shazeroo

    Getting to the U2 Concert at Ataturk Stadium

    Can anyone tell me if there is a direct public transport link from Ataturk Airport to the Ataturk Stadium? We are going to the U2 and Snow Patrol concert on 6th September - the first time U2 have ever played Turkey (my husband is Irish and is a huge U2 fan). Snow Patrol are playing support so...
  3. R

    Ataturk 1934

    In 1934 Ataturk said these very moving words about the British soldiers that had fallen in Turkey, "TO US THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE JOHONNIES AND THE MEHMETS, YOU, THE MOTHERS,WHO SENT YOUR SONS FROM FARAWAY COUNTRIES, WIPE AWAY YOUR TEARS. YOUR SONS ARE NOW LYING IN OUR...
  4. culturevulture

    Ataturk comemerations in Altinkum????

    Hi, Does anyone know if there will be any kind of celebrations, festivals, parades, etc., in Altinkum/Didim, in May,to commemorate Mustafa Ataturk? If so anyone got any dates for same? Want to book my flight to coincide with these. :bowl: Thanks, Mary. Come on Ceemac, if anyone knows, you...
  5. ceemac

    Ataturk Airport Wins Award

    Turkey's Istanbul Ataturk Airport won the title of 'The Best Airport of Southern Europe' by Skytrax, Britain-based research group. Here C
  6. ceemac

    Fire breaks out at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport

    ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A big fire broke out at a power generation unit at Istanbul's main Ataturk Airport at around 22:00 local time (3 p.m. EST) Sunday, media said. Firefighters were called to the airport to control the blaze. The cause of the fire was not known and no other details were...
  7. A

    Atatürk's Remembrance Day

    To show our respect and honour we remember him on the 10th of November at five past nine in the morning which is the time when he passed away . He is always in our hearts.
  8. F

    ataturk airport to Sabiha Gokcen

    hi can anyone tell me how far and how easy would it be to get from ataturk airport to Sabiha Gokcen airport,would a taxi be expensive or is there a bus that runs between the 2 ,thank you :roundgrin
  9. KKOB

    Brit Tourist Expelled For Insulting Ataturk

    Good ! Turkey expels British tourist for 'insulting' Atatürk - Hürriyet Daily News and Economic Review
  10. KKOB

    Ataturk Airport Scam

    This has been copied and pasted from the Sublime Portal forum for member's information. Some friends came in from Australia and encountered a new scam to warn visitors about. They were approached by a man waiting just outside the customs hall. He showed them a badge and said he worked for the...
  11. V

    Ataturk's Birth

    Today is Youth and Sports Day in Turkey which commemorates Ataturk's Birth in 1881. Lots of sporting events are going on in the country, and in our local area school bands have been marching through town in celebration, as well as a parade infront of Ataturk's Statue.
  12. M

    Sabiha Goken to Ataturk Airports

    Hi, I've a flight that arrives at Sabiha at 1320 on Sat 14th Feb and need to get across to Ataturk airport to catch a domestic flight departing at 1840 same day. I've not done this before and its been 25 years since I've visited Istanbul. Fromwhat I've read up on the web it looks like the best...
  13. geordie_nev

    Were Ataturk Alive Today

    Not sure if any body is interested but in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s death last week Health Lowry give a lecture entitled “Were Ataturk Alive Today”. It’s very long (its taken me all day to read it) but I also found it very interesting and makes some very...
  14. Martyn

    Woman on Ataturk Bulv just up from Didyma Shopping Center

    There always is a lady who sits on the floor just up from the shopping centre. She holds out her hand and begs for money. Sometimes there is a young boy, maybe about 8 - 11 yrs old with her and also a baby. She seems to be there all the time so I assume she is homeless. Does anyone know...
  15. S

    Breaking news, Ataturk airport on fire

    Its getting really worse by the minute, now they have the sea planes dropping water over the building to try to put it out and going back to the sea picking up more water, its really getting very serious ! BBC.com
  16. G

    Kemal Ataturk - Who was he?

    Undoubtedly the most important and revered man in modern turkish history. The Turkish National Library site has an excellent achive of photos and information on Mustafa Kemel Ataturk. http://www.mkutup.gov.tr/ata-eng.html
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