30/08/2008 by Icmeler.

Turkey is an attractive country for tourists.  It was the center of an ancient empire that has lasted well into the modern ages and yet is brimming with new life, vitality and progress.  It is a country of peace and conflict.  It is a place of contrasts, of rugged landscapes, of smooth and sandy beaches, of spectacular views. Turkey has very different faces so naturally there are so many tourist destinations there. Which places do tourists flock to in Turkey?  Here are the top ten tourist destinations in Turkey. Antalya  People say that Antalya is the unofficial tourism capital of Turkey.  Antalya has beautiful beaches, said to be among the cleanest in the Mediterranean, and has a rich archaeological heritage.  The architecture here boasts of Lycian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman influences, among the others.

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29/04/2008 by Icmeler.

Once a sleepy fishing village, Marmaris has ballooned into one of the Aegean coast, if not Turkey.Little of its history remains as the town is now a modern development with tourism at its heart and soul. The population swells to a massive 200.000 in the summer with most hotels, restaurants, night clubs, shops catering to low cost package holidays although there are facilities for all budgets.Despite the development which reaches around 10 km along the west of the bay, Marmaris is also well known for its expanse of green, presents the whole year round thanks th the pine covered hills which surround the town.

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28/03/2008 by Icmeler.

Turkey is restoring access to YouTube after the video-sharing website removed the videos that prompted the officials to block access in the first place. The website said that it has removed the videos a prosecutor deemed insulting to Turkey’s founding father, who established the country after collapse of the Ottoman Empire Turkey has blocked access to the website in the past, due to clips allegedly insulting Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who died 70 years ago. They allowed access again after the disputed videos were removed.

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06/02/2008 by Icmeler.

EasyCruise One - our first viewOriginally uploaded by Wazzza

Accommodation-only specialist youtravel.com has teamed up with easyCruise to take 20 top-selling agents on the inaugural cruise of the line’s second ship easyCruise Life.

The ship will leave Piraeus (Athens) on April 19 for the voyage - a week-long cruise around the Greek islands.

Ports of call include Syros and Samos, Kalymnos, Kos and Paros, and a 24-hour-stay in Mykonos. easyCruise Life will visit Turkey for the first time with a full day and night in Bodrum.

Youtravel.com has an exclusive deal with easyCruise meaning that agents can earn 15% commission on every booking they make at youtravel.com.

To celebrate the launch of easyCruise Life, youtravel.com is also offering a trade incentive of £10 per booking made before February 29.

Youtravel.com sales director Paul Riches said: “Not only will the winners have a chance to be the among the first to sail on the line’s new ship, they’ll also have the chance to meet easyCruise founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou who’ll be onboard for the first two days as the ship sails from Athens to Bodrum.” Source - travelweekly.co.uk

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04/02/2008 by Icmeler.

Every 6 seconds, someone contracts HIV.

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A Swedish court on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old HIV-positive Briton to 14 years in prison for having unprotected sex with 16 young girls and infecting two of them with the virus that causes Aids.
The man, Christer Merrill Aggett, who knew he was infected with HIV, was found guilty of aggravated sexual abuse of minors, and, in the case of the two girls infected, aggravated assault, according to the Solna district court’s verdict, a copy of which was obtained by AFP.

“He purposely chose girls who were underage,” the court said, according to Swedish news agency TT. The victims were aged betwen 12 and 14. Aggett, who has lived in Sweden for most of his life, met the girls on Internet chat rooms.

Between 2003 and 2006, he was reportedly in contact with more than 100 young girls, but the exact number with whom he had sexual relations is not known, TT said. Aggett was ordered to pay damages of 2,7 million kronor ($425 000) to the 16 victims, including 850 000 kronor ($133 000) to each of the two girls infected with HIV. - IOL

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03/02/2008 by Icmeler.

MarmarisOriginally uploaded by DanDanelka

The South-western ‘Turquoise’ coast of Turkey offers great value compared with Spain and Portugal - and its second-home market is growing fast. The two factors which have so far been holding the area back - poor accessibility and lack of mortgages for British buyers - are set to be addressed in 2008.

EasyJet has acquired GB Airways, which serves Turkey’s southern coast, and British Airways will start flying into Antalya on April 10.
In addition, there is also a new airport at Gazipasa. Routes have yet to be confirmed. A law allowing foreigners to obtain mortgages is currently being passed through parliament and will bolster the market further in early 2008.

‘Average price rises of 10-15% are realistic for 2008,’ says Julian Walker of Turkey specialist, Spot Blue. The downsides of this emerging market include negative perceptions of the political situation, a border with Iraq and the volatility of the Turkish currency, the lira.
You can pay anything between £25,000 for an apartment in Altinkum to £1m for a villa in the upmarket resorts of Kalkan, Kas or Bodrum.
Spot Blue (020 8339 6036, www.spotblue.co.uk) is selling two-bedroom villas in the golfing destination of Belek for £85,000.
SOURCE:spotblue.co.uk

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02/02/2008 by Icmeler.

içmeler (güneyden-from the south)

Originally uploaded by YaS-MaNiA

The huge bay of Marmaris stretches for miles with the busy resort town of the same name at its centre. Because of the popularity of this area it is no surprise that over the years other villages around the bay have grown to become holiday resorts in their own right, and we are pleased to bring you two of our favourites. The first is the delightfully quiet resort of Icmeler which is an easy 8km from Marmaris, whilst a little further over the pine clad mountains is the even quieter and ever so pretty village of Turunc.

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02/02/2008 by Icmeler.

Icmeler BeachOriginally uploaded by nechbi

There is plenty to do in and around Icmeler. If you are the kind who loves the sun and the surf, you couldn’t be happier, as the beach is one of the most sought after stretches in the world for its golden sand and shimmering waters. For those with a thirst for sightseeing, Icmeler is a mere 8 kilometers from Marmaris, and most tourist hot spots in and around Marmaris are easily accessible from this vacation spot. Constructed by the Ionians, the Marmaris Castle is 8 km from Icmeler and is now a museum which houses the most amazing collection of archaeological, historical, ethnographic and nautical exhibits.

Take some time off and drive leisurely out of town, to drink in the natural beauty of the surroundings and catch a glimpse of the remnants of an ancient civilization.With its picture-postcard beauty and clusters of Ottoman style wooden houses, Gökova, North of Marmaris, is a well known stopover for yachts that navigate the straits.

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02/02/2008 by Icmeler.

içmeler (güneyden-from the south)

Originally uploaded by YaS-MaNiA

There is plenty to do in and around Icmeler. If you are the kind who loves the sun and the surf, you couldn’t be happier, as the beach is one of the most sought after stretches in the world for its golden sand and shimmering waters. For those with a thirst for sightseeing, Icmeler is a mere 8 kilometers from Marmaris, and most tourist hot spots in and around Marmaris are easily accessible from this vacation spot. Constructed by the Ionians, the Marmaris Castle is 8 km from Icmeler and is now a museum which houses the most amazing collection of archaeological, historical, ethnographic and nautical exhibits.

Take some time off and drive leisurely out of town, to drink in the natural beauty of the surroundings and catch a glimpse of the remnants of an ancient civilization. With its picture-postcard beauty and clusters of Ottoman style wooden houses, Gökova, North of Marmaris, is a well known stopover for yachts that navigate the straits.
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