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Hi there. I am a newly retired english man of 65. Our interest in Turkey began when one of our sons moved there for work reasons and we have visited him in Istanbul lots of times since. We really enjoy it and never tire of Istanbul and gradually other places too. Best wishes, Andy Willis

me & my g/f are spending a week in dalyan 05/07/13 -12/07/13. can anyone tell me roughly how much to hire a scooter for a week pls, also will we be able to rent a small boat ( no licence } ifso who should i contact. any other information which may be relevent will be much appreciated. thanks

Hi everyone, I had been missing Turkey a lot so found this site, it looks pretty good, only problem im having is trying to download a profile picture...

I have joined because I have lived in Side for over 15 years and am interested in the Side Forum. I have my own business in Side, Turkey Property Shop Estate Agents. I am married, 46 years old and have four children and 7 grandchildren. I love Side and the sunshine! I have a good knowledge of...

Hello everyone, my name is Lynn, I live here in Didim & have been resident for nearly 3 years with hubby Mick. I have 3 grown up offspring, 1 living & working in Oz - son Andrew, daughter Emma in Somersham James her husband & son 18 months Oliver & son Matthew his wife Jenny expecting their...

Hey everyone, Alot of you may know my mother and sister (Pennie and Chesney). Ive been reading the forum for about 2 years now I think but never got round to joining so though I should. Anway, Im Beth, Im 19 and I live in fevsipaşa and have done for over 3 years now. I have a Turkish partner...

Hi there. Decided to join as I've been "lurking" the past few days. Looks a great forum and hope to get some good tips from here. best wishes from very wet Scotland. :468bo:

Hi everyone, I didn't want to hijack someone else's thread so I started a new one... My wife and I recently bought a Villa in Yalikavak, which we think is a really cool and beautiful place to be. We looked at many places in many countries i.e. Spain, Croatia etc, but landed in Yalikavak about...

Hi We've recently bought an apartment just outside of Yalikavak and have just returned from a wonderful, wonderful week there. Just trying to read through all the pages of 'best restaurants' thread!..being lazy, we only managed to eat at Dedes, Cumali (think spelt right?) and a restaurant near...

I' am going to Gumbet in September, and i was just wondering where I could go to find really nice beaches. We are going to rent a car, but wouldn't want to travel more than around 2 hours 30 mins from Gumbet. Also could you advise on any places worth a visit whilst we are there, we went two...

Hi all, I have a apartment in altinkum (bought wiy my brother and sister) and have booked flights to shown my wife what I've got! Can you tell me the best way to get from bodrum to and from altinkum (early morning)or is it worth hiring a car. Thanks, Phil Parsons

Elaine and I have lived in Ciftlikkoy (just a few kilometres from Cesme/Izmir) for just over 11 years now. After several holidays in Turkey we decided to retire early and make a hasty retreat from the UK Rat Race. We enjoy travel - and like to arrrange one 'big' holiday each year - and...

hi everyone i come from scotland and my wife and i love holidays usually 4 weeks at a time i have been to turkey many times and we are thinking of trying alanya as we have never been to this area cheers jimbo1

Hi I`m new to all this. We have just bought a house near Chalis. Hello everyone

Hello - New member here Hi there I've just joined! I'm about to sell up here in Surrey, England, and buying an apartment in the Bodrum area. Any advice and help would be very much appreciated. I also know very few people in Bodrum and would like to make lots of new friends! Hope to speak to...

Hi, My name is Jack and I am happily married with 2 grown up sons. I have owned property in Turkey for 6 years but only came across this web site when I met a member at Dalaman airport in April (cant remember her name...sorry). Our Villa is in Ovacik and we hope to move permanently to Turkey...

Hello everyone We just joined the forum after hearing about it from Pete & Mag (Yalikavak forum) - we got chatting to them at our Turkish lesson this week and they recommended the TLF to us. We live near Chorley, Lancashire and are just in the process of buying a place in Yalikavak after...

Hi - We have two properties in Kusadasi. Have been visiting Turkey for many years, and bought our 1st house in Kus 3 years ago. Have been lucky to be able to rent it out, long term. Bought the second house 2 years ago and again, fortunately have someone interested in long term renting it as...

Hi all We have just bought (well its in progress) Bora 1 apartment in Hisaronu during our week there. I want to find out EVERYTHING involved and in so doing discovered this forum. It looks good so I guess I will be here a lot!

Hello - not quite sure how this works but here goes. We are going out to Turkey next week on an inspection trip - we would like our own lawyer has anyone any recommendations on how to get one? We are hoping to buy in Altinkum. :music: