The Fethiye Anti-smuggling and Organised Crime Squad have revealed that during a search of a luxury yacht that was anchored in the bay at Ölüdeniz, they found a total of 512,500 packets of black market cigarettes worth 3 million Turkish Lira.               The Fethiye Coast Guard were involved in …

Updated.. A shock today for everyone concerned as a buses brakes failed on the way into Ölüdeniz. The vehicle had come from Karahan Mehmetbey University in Eastern Turkey bringing students here for a holiday. As it came down the hill the brakes exploded and it gathered more and more speed before crashing through the wall …

Are you selling or thinking of selling your property in the Fethiye area?                 If the answer is yes then don’t waste any more time and contact us immediately. The news is out that foreign people will be able to buy easier in Turkey but the only problem …

The news that every real estate company in Turkey has been waiting for has come. The Turkish Parliament has been discussing a new property law, to end reciprocity as a barrier to foreign buyers and allow foreigners to buy more land in Turkey. Well, now the law is passed. With the approval of new legislation …

A 40 year old Russian holiday maker died when a paragliding jump went wrong. Alexander Bulaton yesterday jumped from Geyran Mountain near Üzümlü which is approximately 17km from Fethiye. Things went wrong during his flight and he finished up landing in the forest area near Kizibel. Following a search he was found by his colleagues …

The filming of the new James Bond film ‘Skyfall’ has been deemed as a great success in Turkey but according to a report on the morning television news, there have been reports that the film will give the wrong impression about the country.                 Fox television presenter Fatih …

News has been released today that the price of a dolmus ride anywhere in Fethiye is go up by 50 kuru?. Considering the average price before the rise was only 1.5 Lira, this means that the average increase is a whopping 25%. If before you were paying 1.5lira for your normail route this will now …

16 children from a Fethiye primary school had to be taken to the state hospital when they complained about having upset tummies after drinking free milk. The 4th year students were given medication and retained for a short time while their conditions were checked. Meanwhile the governor has ordered an investigation. Report from sondakika.com

The news is coming through from the Turkish news agencies that the 4th leg of the World Motorbike Enduro Championships will be in town this weekend with the race to start from the towns Tuesday Market area on Saturday morning. Apparently the event will be similar to previous years with the main event taking place …

There are approximately 7,000 ex-pats that live in the Fethiye area all year round with this figure expanding closer to 30,000 in the summer months. Every one of these people has at one time of another said to themselves, ‘OK, I am going to learn how to speak this language.’ Then it’s off to the …