Turgutreis market has been closed for 3 weeks (It's supposed to be open this coming saturday) According to the locals, it was closed by the Mayor because of 'irregularities' in payments & sub letting by some stallholders (political amongst other things) the road works have not been a major problem (yet)
When it re-opens, there should be more local business with stalls & rents (& stallholder behaviour) will be better regulated as licenses will only be issued for 12 months.
Other area updates: Koctas (B&Q) are moving in a month or so to be next door to West Marine (just a short distance before its present position) as both are owned by the same holding company. Going there from Turgutreis/Ortokent you just go a bit further down the road & come back on yourself at the lights/roundabout. The guys in West marine say it will be a lot bigger than the current store. (West marine is also a great store for stuff like fibreglass etc (Car & boat repairs!)
The widening of the road from Ortokent to Turgutreis is progressing well, & much of it could be dual carriageway by summer, it looks like they are going to bypass the Ortokent town centre with a new road from near the cemetery. There are already 4 petrol station now open, on the road to Turgutreis, so they must be expecting it to be very busy!
As most of you know Nutters has been demolished for breach of planning laws, & may re-open as a small beach hut, selling only soft drinks (as original plans) so the locals say....
Gaz
