Watching the recent fall of several economies, the Turkish banking system has been a good example in the international finance arena.Its sustainable profitability, strong position and full compliance constituted a brilliant look even in the harshest days of the financial turmoil, the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. This is certainly based on the [...]
Today I’ll go through my inbox and respond to some questions. The first question concerns Turkish property law and family law together. The email reads as follows; “Dear Berk, I am English and I have had Turkish nationality through marriage for the last 14 years. I own a villa in Turkey which we currently live [...]
During several hundred years the visitors of Kamyanets-Podilsky City are amused by the view of Muslim minaret before the entrance to the main city Catholic temple. Many refuse to recognize what they see but to believe that that is true they are told an ancient story… Story of Minaret. In the seventeenth century the Turks [...]
“Hello Berk Çektir. I’m starting to apply for my Turkish citizenship and have read some of your information. But the one question I have is, where do you start? A little about me: I live in the ?zmir area, have been married for 10 years to a Turkish man and moved to Turkey in May [...]
If you’ve seen the ads for Tim Burton’s re-imagining (re-imagineering?) of Alice In Wonderland, you know the pop goth director has infused this flick with his typical layer of wholesale gloom. Wonderland’s actually called Underland now, the skies are grayer than Ed Asner, and Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter looks like Zombie Carrot Top. It’s such [...]
The British have had a notorious love affair with holidaying on the Spanish Costa since the seventies. And as more and more flocked, the diversity of holidays available expanded. Spain now offers high end luxury holidays, other end of the scale bargain breaks and pretty much everything in between. But is the British love affair [...]
Istanbul is the jewel of Turkey, the land of exceptional cultural and natural treasures, country of contrasts and contradictions, history filled with epic episodes. If you already had a chance to visit this beautiful city, probably you’re waiting for the day to go back. If you still haven’t, treat yourself with a trip to this [...]
Every country is known to have a special drink that they offer throughout the day. In Turkish culture is the Black Tea. It is produced on the Eastern side of Black sea coast, Rize province, which has a mild climate with high precipitation and fertile soil. Turkish tea is one of the most important part [...]
However, the best deals may be found with the travel agents. Travel agents will have good deals with accommodation included in their prices. So getting cheap flights to Turkey from the UK may be more cost effective if you book the flight ticket as well as your accommodation via the travel agent.
The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) utilized its ninth successive year participation in the East Mediterranean International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (EMITT-2010) in Istanbul to promote and market the emirate as a leisure and business destination in the East Mediterranean markets which are emerging as a promising market for Dubai’s tourism industry. [...]
Hi Folks, pardon the dust as we renovate our site, we will try to keep the dust to a minimum while reconstruction continues. Have a look around -and keep in mind we are just getting use to it ourselves. We do promise to get back to the news and views just as soon as possible. [...]
