Dear Reader,

Welcome to issue 17. This issue we decided it was time for some pretty graphs, charts and guides, so please enjoy the extra stats.... We have a feature on locations where the non-Turks are buying in Turkey and in the finance section we've also got enough historic data on interest rates for each of the 10 banks we track, so there's a nice graph there to see how your bank is performing.

Our donations for the webcam and weather station are going well, we're hoping to have the webcam up and running for the next issue. However please keep donating to the weather station fund, which will allow you to see live weather conditions any time of the day (or night), at all times of the year. Naturally, all donors will receive free access to the live service.

Finally don't forget to send your news, events and features in; we especially want to hear from any readers who have visited any sights in Turkey this year, particularly visits to Didyma, Miletos, Priene, Antalya, Ankara, Cappadocia, Aspendos, Gallipoli, Konya, Pergamum, Side, Troy, or anywhere else!

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Dave.

David Good - Editor

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• Yalıkavak Market - (map)
  Bitez Market - (map)
  Güllük Market
  
  
• Bodrum Children's Book and DVD Library - 10am-5pm, Bitez (more information...)
  
  
  
• Alcoholics Anonymous - 5pm, Bodrum (more information...)
  
  
• Live Jazz Night - 9pm-11pm, Casa Dell'Arte, Torba
  Contact: reservation@casadellartebodrum.com, 0252 367 18 48, 0531 516 55 65 
  Location: Kilise Mevkii Mutlu Sokak, Casa Dell'Arte, Torba (map)
  

• Bodrum Market - (map)
  Konacık Market - (map)
  Çiftlik Köyü Market
  
  
• Quiz Night - from 8pm, Turgutreis (more information...)
  
  
• Latin Night in Gümbet - From 10.30pm, Gümbet (more information...)
  
  
• Concert: Orhan & His Bouzouki Orchestra - 21:30
  For more information visit: http://www.orhanosman.net/english/index_eng.html
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KKTT4
  Location: Yalikavak Marina Amphitheatre (map)
  
  
• Concert: Starry Turkcell Nights at the Bodrum Amphitheatre presents:
  Jose Feliciano - Behzat Gerçeker & Enbe Orkestrası - 21:15
  For more information visit: http://www.josefeliciano.com/
  Tickets for the 'Starry Turkcell Nights' organized by BKM, will be available at the Marina Yacht Club, Bodrum Oasis, and the Antique Theater Office, or online at http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KKSZG&pr=BK
  Location: Bodrum Amphitheatre
  
  
• Concert: Gipsy Kings Family "Gipsy Heritage" - 21:30
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KLGPS
  Contact: reservation@casadellartebodrum.com, 0252 367 18 48, 0531 516 55 65 
  Location: Kilise Mevkii Mutlu Sokak, Casa Dell'Arte, Torba (map)
  
  
• Concert: Teoman at Bodrum Hadigari
  For more information visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teoman
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KKJA3
  Location: Bodrum Hadigari Nightclub
  
  

• Turgutreis Market
  
  
• Bodrum Children's Book and DVD Library - 10am-5pm, Bitez (more information...)
  
  
  
• Free Book Exchange - 11am, Bodrum (more information...)
  
  
• Live Jazz Night - 9pm-11pm, Casa Dell'Arte, Torba (more information...)
  
  
• Bodrum Slow Food Group - 6.30pm, Mumcular
  

  What's Slow Food?

  Next Event: Joint Wine and Food Event Slow Food Bodrum and Evdeşarap Yahoo Group Current members of Slow Food International are invited, together with new potential members or house guests that have never attended a Slow Food Bodrum event before.

  Contact: Frank, babazar@superonline.com
  
  
• Concert: Starry Turkcell Nights at the Bodrum Amphitheatre presents:
  Anadolu Ateşi (Fire of Anatolia) - 21:15
  For more information visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_of_Anatolia
  Tickets for the 'Starry Turkcell Nights' organized by BKM, will be available at the Marina Yacht Club, Bodrum Oasis, and the Antique Theater Office, or online at http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KKSZH&pr=BK
  Location: Bodrum Amphitheatre
  
  
• Concert: Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan (MFO) - 21:15
  For more information visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazhar-Fuat-%C3%96zkan
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KKSMU
  Location: Bodrum Cruise Port
  
  
• Concert: Müslüm Gürses at Bodrum Hadigari - 22:00
  For more information visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Müslüm_Gürses
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KKJA2
  Location: Bodrum Hadigari Nightclub
  

• Kızılağaç Market - (map)
  Bitez Flea Market - (map)
  Gümbet Market - (map)
  
  
• Sunday Service - Bodrum International Grace Church (more information...)
  
  
• Sunday Funday - 3pm onwards, Gümbet (more information...)
  
  
• Live Jazz Night - 9pm-11pm, Casa Dell'Arte, Torba (more information...)
  
  
• Bodrum Slow Food Group - 6.30pm, Nihavent Sea Food Restaurant, Yalıkavak
  

  What's Slow Food?

  Nihavent Sea Food Restaurant, Geriş Yalısı Cokertme Cad, #109 Yalıkavak Current members of Slow Food International are invited, together with new potential members or house guests that have never attended a Slow Food Bodrum event before.

  Contact: Frank, babazar@superonline.com
  
  
• Concert: Starry Turkcell Nights at the Bodrum Amphitheatre presents:
  Sezen Aksu and Friends - 21:15
  For more information visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sezen_Aksu
  Tickets for the 'Starry Turkcell Nights' organized by BKM, will be available at the Marina Yacht Club, Bodrum Oasis, and the Antique Theater Office, or online at http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KKKR1
  
  
• Concert: Haluk Levent at Bodrum Hadigari - 22:00
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KKJA4
  Location: Bodrum Hadigari Nightclub
  

• Türkbükü Market
  
  
• Alcoholics Anonymous - 5pm, Bodrum (more information...)
  
  
• Concert: Sila at Bodrum Hadigari - 22:00
  For more information visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sıla_Gençoğlu
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KKJA5
  Location: Bodrum Hadigari Nightclub
  

• Bodrum Market - Textiles only (map)
  Gölköy Market - Morning only
  
  
• Yoga Yalıkavak - 9.30am-11am, Yalıkavak (more information...)
  
  
• Mother and Baby Toddler Group - 10am-12.30am, Bitez (more information...)
  
  
• Concert: Nil Karaibrahimgil at Bodrum Hadigari - 22:00
  For more information visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nil_Karaibrahimgil
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KKJA6
  Location: Bodrum Hadigari Nightclub
  

• Ortakent Market - (map)
  Gümüslük Market
  Gündoğan Market - (map)
  
  
• Yoga Yalıkavak - 9.30am-11am, Yalıkavak (more information...)
  
  
• Turkish Language School - Bitez (more information...)
  
  
• Live Jazz Night - 9pm-11pm, Casa Dell'Arte, Torba (more information...)
  
  
• 7th Bodrum International Ballet Festival at Bodrum Castle
  
  A Thousand Heartbeats
  Ankara State Opera and Ballet Modern Dance Company
  
  For more information visit: http://www.bodrumballetfestival.org/index_e.html
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KDOB1
  Location: Bodrum Castle
  

• Yalıkavak Market - (map)
  Bitez Market - (map)
  Güllük Market
  
  
• Alcoholics Anonymous - 5pm, Bodrum (more information...)
  
  
• Bodrum Children's Book and DVD Library - 10am-5pm, Bitez (more information...)
  
  
  
• Live Jazz Night - 9pm-11pm, Casa Dell'Arte, Torba (more information...)
  

• Bodrum Market - (map)
  Konacık Market - (map)
  Çiftlik Köyü Market
  
  
• Quiz Night - from 8pm, Turgutreis (more information...)
  
  
• Live Jazz Night - 9pm-11pm, Casa Dell'Arte, Torba (more information...)
  
  
• Latin Night in Gümbet - From 10.30pm, Gümbet (more information...)
  
  
• Ramadan (Ramazan) begins
  Ramazan Starts today, and will continue for 30 days until Saturday, the 19th of September. Key points to know about Ramadan:
  • Ramadan takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month in which the Qur'an, according to tradition, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
  • It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, sex, smoking, and anything that is not of a good nature or in excess from dawn until sunset.
  • Bodrum is a modern tourist area, so life will continue much as normal, but it's polite to refrain from eating and drinking in public areas during daylight hours. So stick to restaurants, tea houses, and cafes.
  • After sunset (sounded in Bodrum Centre by the castle canons firing), eating begins with a light meal called "Iftar". You'll see that traffic will be heavier around sunset, and traditional Turkish restaurants and cafes will be busier.
  • The last day of Ramadan is followed by a three day "Şeker Bayramı" (Sugar Holiday), a time for eating many sweets!
    

• Turgutreis Market
  
  
• Bodrum Children's Book and DVD Library - 10am-5pm, Bitez (more information...)
  
  
  
• Live Jazz Night - 9pm-11pm, Casa Dell'Arte, Torba (more information...)
  
  
• 7th Bodrum International Ballet Festival at Bodrum Castle
  
  Tricôté
  Kafig Company, France
  
  For more information visit: http://www.bodrumballetfestival.org/index_e.html
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KDOB2
  Location: Bodrum Castle

• Kızılağaç Market - (map)
  Bitez Flea Market - (map)
  Gümbet Market - (map)
  
  
• Sunday Service - Bodrum International Grace Church (more information...)
  
  
• Sunday Funday - 3pm onwards, Gümbet (more information...)
  
  
• Live Jazz Night - 9pm-11pm, Casa Dell'Arte, Torba (more information...)
  

• Türkbükü Market
  
  
• Alcoholics Anonymous - 5pm, Bodrum (more information...)
  

• Bodrum Market - Textiles only (map)
  
  
• Yoga Yalıkavak - 9.30am-11am, Yalıkavak (more information...)
  
  
• Mother and Baby Toddler Group - 10am-12.30am, Bitez (more information...)
  
  
• 7th Bodrum International Ballet Festival at Bodrum Castle
  
  Harem
  Antalya State Opera and Ballet
  
  For more information visit: http://www.bodrumballetfestival.org/index_e.html
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KDOB3
  Location: Bodrum Castle

• Ortakent Market - (map)
  Gümüslük Market
  Gündoğan Market - (map)
  
  
• Yoga Yalıkavak - 9.30am-11am, Yalıkavak (more information...)
  
  
• Turkish Language School - Bitez (more information...)
  
  
• Live Jazz Night - 9pm-11pm, Casa Dell'Arte, Torba (more information...)
  
  
• 7th Bodrum International Ballet Festival at Bodrum Castle
  
  Harem
  Antalya State Opera and Ballet
  
  For more information visit: http://www.bodrumballetfestival.org/index_e.html
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KDOB3
  Location: Bodrum Castle
  

• Animal Welfare Association Street Animals Benefit Dinner
  
  The Animal Welfare Association (Bodrum and Turgutreis) will be holding a dinner in aid of street animals.
  
  Place: Country Ranch, Islamhaneleri, Turgutreis
  Time: 8:30pm
  
  There will be live guitar music during dinner and music for dancing afterwards.  Price (45TL) includes hot and cold meze plates, a chicken main course, dessert and two domestic drinks. 
  
  Tickets available from:
  • Animal Welfare Association office (open 10:00-5:00pm weekdays) on the square opposite Bodrum post office
  • Country Ranch (0252 382 56 54),
  • Fatma on 0532 414 87 65 if you are in the Turgutreis area,
  • Jayne on 0535 333 07 48 for the Bodrum area
    
    
• 7th Bodrum International Ballet Festival at Bodrum Castle
  
  Herman Schmerman-Pas de deux A Côté d'une partie du temps
  Ballet National De Marseille, France
  
  For more information visit: http://www.bodrumballetfestival.org/index_e.html
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KDOB4
  Location: Bodrum Castle
  

• 7th Bodrum International Ballet Festival at Bodrum Castle
  
  Herman Schmerman-Pas de deux A Côté d'une partie du temps
  Ballet National De Marseille, France
  
  For more information visit: http://www.bodrumballetfestival.org/index_e.html
  For booking information visit: http://www.biletix.com/event.htm?id=KDOB4
  Location: Bodrum Castle
  

Wanted: Car Seat

...for 6 month old baby, for one week end of September, rent, buy or borrow.

Contact: Linda, 0536 445 68 64, lindamgarton@hotmail.com

Wanted: Computer Whiz

I am looking for a computer whiz who can teach me the basics of server management - setting up a VPN, managing users. Also using a remote server for web hosting and configuring the mail server. Also for setting up secure digital downloads in response to strings passed on by credit card agents ... and some other stuff I can't even explain yet ...

Contact: Neil, mail@eldtraining.com

Transform Yourself, Transform the World!

What is the Path of Love?

The Path of Love is:

• An intensive, highly structured process that will change your life forever
  
• Designed for people who long for a spiritual opening and are interested in realizing their full potential
  
• As deep and challenging as it is fun and delightful
  
• An opportunity to break through to new levels of love, passion, personal empowerment and creativity
  
• Presented in a unique atmosphere of unconditional love and safety, leaving participants supported and free to fully dedicate themselves to the inner journey

.......The goal of the Path of Love is to end separation by unifying the
inner and outer world.

Path of Love Turkey - 11th -17th of September in Istanbul

Contact: Melania Gil de Sagredo, turkey@pathoflove.net, www.pathoflove.net

Home Needed for American Staffordshire Terrier mix

This beautiful male American Staffordshire terrier mix dog has been living on the street since he was abandoned last winter. He is well-behaved, very good with children and non-aggressive with other dogs. This sweet dog really needs and deserves a good home. If you are interested in adopting him, please contact us.

Royal Jewellery, Gümbet

Now offering 15% discount & free polishing to all Bodrum Bulletin readers. Free pick up service is available. Contact: 0252 319 26 81 Location: Ayaz Str.83/a, Gümbet 15% Discount and free polishing available!!! (more information...) Have you used this business Recommend it now!

Airport Transfers

Transfers from Bodrum Airport to anywhere on the Bodrum Peninsula - Yalıkavak, Gümüslük, Turgutreis etc...

In individual car:

• 1 to 4 passengers: £36
• 5 passengers and over: £46

To book please email me quoting name and flight number.

Contact:   Jan Ozay, janozay@aol.com
Have you used this business Recommend it now!

Clinic International Dentists, Bodrum

Did you know that dentistry in Turkey is much cheaper than in the UK, and is often done to a much higher standard, using the latest technology and techniques coupled with the highest trained staff? At the Clinic International in Bodrum we provide: All consultations and the diagnosis are done with a full sterilized, computerized technology. We use a special oral camera system to check every detail in magnifying views We have the latest RVG (digital X-Ray) technology to gain you time and comfort, with minimum dose of radiation. We do not charge for consultation in non-emergency cases. Free pickup from your home or hotel

• Diagnostic Consultation and Checkup
  • Digital X-ray
  • Smile design
  • Oral hygiene
• Cosmetic Dentistry
  • Soft tissue contouring
  • Office bleaching
  • Tooth jewellery + sticking
• Dental Surgery
  • Tooth extraction
  • Dental operations
• Tooth Preservation
  • Dental bonding
  • Aesthetic fillings
  • Root canal treatment
  • Post core and pin restorations
• Crowns/Bridgeworks
  • Metal fused to ceramic crown
  • Precious metal fused to ceramic crown
  • Zircon ceramic crown
  • Full ceramic crown
• Dentures
  • Metal frames
  • Full prosthesis

See our website for more details: http://www.clinicinternational.com.tr/dental.php

Special Offer for Bodrum Bulletin readers valid for September only:

• Come for teeth bleaching and get a thorough cleaning for free
• Come for teeth cleaning and get a tooth jewel for free (available in different colours).

Contact: Tania, 0252 313 30 30, taniaboonaert@hotmail.com,
Location: Clinic International, (map)
Clinic International has been Recommended by our Readers - Add your Recommendation now!

Repeat Classifieds:

• Kayrak (Bodrum Stone) fitters
    (more information...)
  
  
• House for Rent: Bitez Yali Sitesi
  (more information...)
  
  
• Handy Man - Native English Speaking
    (more information...)
  
  
• Luxury Homemade Cakes Made to Order for any Occasion
  (more information...)
  
  
• Petition for the Clarification of the Buying Process for Foreigners in Turkey
  (more information...)
  
  
• Traditional Stone-House apartments for Rent
  (more information...)
  
  
• Personalised Greetings Cards
  (more information...)
  
  
• Textile Arts & Crafts Courses
  (more information...)
  
  
• Financial Consultancy Advice
  (more information...)
  
  
• Yoga Classes with Melek - All Levels
    (more information...)
  
  
• House for Rent: Gümüşlük
  (more information...)

According to the Tapu ve Kadastro Genel Müdürlüğü (or to put it simply; "the department that looks after land-ownership in Turkey"), there are 81,321 properties in Turkey whose TAPU (title deed), is registered by a non-Turk, and in total the land the properties cover accounts for nearly 21 square miles of Turkey (about the same area as the borough of Manhattan).
Of these 81,321 properties, the two leading foreign owning nations are Germany and Britain., with about 23,000 and 19,000 registered properties respectively. So given how vast Turkey is, where do we all choose to have houses?

The 5 provinces of Antalya, Aydın, Istanbul, Izmir, and Muğla, account for nearly all of the British property. Here's the break-down for British and German owned properties for these 5 provinces:

To see more details, and to see how a further 8 nationalities break down across these provinces, including land ownership, please keep reading this article online HERE

Previous Features:

• Bridging the GAP a flavour of South East Turkey
• A Short Break to Istanbul
• Our Impact on Others
• Springtime in the Garden of Eden
• Aphrodisias and More
• The Magical Reality of Spring
• A Hidden Village Near Bodrum
• Ephesus & Pamukkale by Car
• Istanbul to Bodrum by Coach
• Car Depreciation in Turkey
• The Price of Food
• A Touch of Bodrum in Montreal
• Car Rental and Airport Transfer Report
• Our Facebook Page
• The Sausage King
• Life Coaching

Keeping Your Computer Up-to-date; Microsoft Update

OK, after a short break, we're back to PC maintenance. This time we'll talk about "Windows Update" and "Microsoft Update".

As we've seen previously, there are many things we can do to ensure our PC is running optimally, and safely; from ensuring we have the latest virus scanner installed and installing a firewall to "defragging" your hard disk and removing temporary files. However one thing that's also key is ensuring that the core Operating System and system files are up to date. Fortunately, if you have a broadband internet connection, and are running a recent version of Windows, this is an easy task using "Microsoft Update"

Confusingly there are a couple of things we need to clear up:

Firstly, naming;

• Windows Update is the name given to the (automatic) method of updating the core Windows Operating System.
• Microsoft Update is a newer system which fully replaces Windows Update, and additionally updates other Microsoft products (e.g. Microsoft Office). 

If you are given the choice, follow directions to use the newer Microsoft Update system.

Secondly, the methods. There are two common methods to run the update system;

1. Via a web browser: http://update.microsoft.com Note: must be run using Internet Explorer.
   Using this method allows you to do a one-off update. It is designed for more experienced users, or for users with limited internet access.
2. Via the Control Panel: Click the Start button, click All Programs, and then click Windows Update.
   This method is the best option for novice users as it will automatically download and install updates.

For a detailed step-by-step guide to using Microsoft Update, please keep reading this article online HERE

If you'd like to know more, would like a certain topic covered, or have questions, please contact me at dngood@gmail.com

More Articles:

• Keeping Your Computer Up-to-date; Microsoft Update
• Bodrum Bulletin Donations System
• Cheap International Phone Calls
• Securing your data forever - Free Online Backup solutions
• TTNet Online Services
• Other Turkcell Services
• Checking your TTNet Quota
• Manage your Turkcell Phone online
• Optimising Photos for Email
• Spyware, Malware and other 'nasties' removal
• Problems with MSN/Live Messenger and SPAM?
  
• Virus Scanners
  
• Clean temporary files from your computer
  
• Defragmentation
• Creating an Email Account - Gmail
• Useful Links (currently 46 links)

Stewed Apricots

Ingredients: 2kg apricot flesh (orother fruit) 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water

Method:

1. Wash the fruit then halve and remove the stones. Cut into even sized pieces and place into a large saucepan.
2. Add the sugar and water and gently bring it to the boil, stirring frequently and gently so the fruit doesn't stick to the bottom, or break up.
3. Simmer the fruit until it is just soft and keeping it's shape, any longer and it will go mushy (same great taste just doesn't look quite as good!)

This recipe can also be used for plums and nectarines, although you may need to add more sugar depending on the tartness of the fruit. It can be frozen in portions and kept for when the fruit is no longer in season!

Previous Recipes:

• St. Marina’s Chocolate Cherry Compote
  
• Chocolate Cherry Fondue
  
• Aphrodite’s Cherry Pie
  
• Cut-lugged Willie’s Cherry Cranachan
  
• Cappelle’s Pickled Cherries
  
• Mireille’s Galette des Rois
• Fresh Lemonade
• Fresh Cherry Cake
• Bean Hotpot
• Vegetable Rice Cake
• ANZAC Biscuits (Turkish Style)
• 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake
• French Onion Soup
• Quick Lemon Curd
• Wild Boar
• 3 Courses for 10TL
• Cassoulette

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Flight Update - 10th August, 2009

Flight information gathered on the 11th August, 2009 from skyscanner.net

Need help using price comparison sites like Skyscanner? Click HERE for our guide on how to get the best from Skyscanner.

easyJet 2010 Flights
easyJet have started to release their flights between Bodrum and Gatwick for 2010, there are some bargains to be had, especially if you're looking to fly between the end of April and beginning of May, as return flights can be picked up for under £100.

Bodrum Milas: Live Arrivals - For Milas Airport International arrivals, click HERE.

For more information or booking, please contact: info@bodrumtour.com

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The full directory Readers' Recommendation Directory on the website currently has 46 businesses, click HERE to view it, or click on "Directory" on the top menu of the website.

Note, however that you need to be logged into the website to view the detail pages. If you are having problems logging in, please click HERE.

New Recommendations:

• Dentists
  • Derya Guncan Ortmen(New reviews added)
• Finance
  • NEW: Melissa
• Legal
  • Erkol Law Office (New review added)

We currently have requests for recommendations for the following businesses:

• a trustworthy property management company
• a ferforge metal worker
• private gullet charters from Yalıkavak
• pet-sitting/kennels

Recommending a company is simple - just email us with the details, and a short testimonial!

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If you have a question about any aspect of life in Bodrum, let us know and we'll post it to this section as an open question. But here's the important bit - we need your help to answer the open questions; so please don't be embarrassed - send us your questions, and answers.

I'm still working on a way to organise these a bit better on the website - so please bear with me! For the meantime, please use the website search facility (top right of every page) to help you find content.

Q58: I bought my apartment off a builder and received my TAPU in 2006. I also paid the builder to get a Habitation Certificate however, he has now gone bust, and I do not have the certificate! Does anyone know if I can continue the already started process, or if I have to start again, can anyone explain step-by-step as to how I get a habitation certificate?
A57: Know the answer, or have any advice? let us know!

Q57: I had a container of household effects shipped here when I arrived in Turkey, for which I paid taxes and a deposit on entry. I am now looking to leave Turkey and head back to the UK. I would like to leave the house furnished and give away a lot of my stuff so that I don't have to pay to ship it all to the UK. I realize that my deposit would be forfeited (1,600TL). I have been told that if I don't renew the permit for my household effects they triple the deposit amount and fine me. They say "what comes into Turkey must go out", but does anyone know what happens if I leave Turkey leaving behind everything I paid tax and the deposit on?
A57: Know the answer, or have any advice? let us know!

New Answers:

Q55: I would like to know if anyone has suggestions as to where I can join a gym by the month? I know that the marina offers this option, but I would like other options in the Bodrum area too.
A55.1: Try Dedeman, Bodrum/Life Style on 0252 319 45 45, fatma.tuncer@dedeman.com or,  The Marmara Bodrum on 0252 313 81 30, bdemir@themarmarahotels.com, or the Salmakis Resort, Azka Hotel or any other 4 - 5 star hotels which have this service. --Tomurcuk
A55.2: The Delfi Hotel in Bodrum also offers gym services by the day, month or year, I used them last year and they have a great gym there and its open 12 months a years, had a personal trainer on site too. In fact they offered me a huge discount for a 6 month or yearly membership if you pay upfront in cash. If I remember right, they offer different packages to suit what you want. --Laurance
A55: Something to add? let us know!

Q54: We currently pay 4.5TL per ton of water supplied to our apartment. Our water supply comes from an underground reservoir/well. Our apartment has a meter, and we pay the money directly to the developer who built our sitesi.  Can anyone confirm if the rate we are paying is reasonable?
A54: We have wells in Gumsan 1 and 2 in Gümüşlük, but in the summer season the water is brought by tanker. We have a charge of 5TL per ton a year. --Stuart
A54: Something to add? let us know!

Unanswered Questions:
Note: the full list of unanswered questions are listed on the website HERE.

Q56: Has anyone seen Condensed Milk (or an equivalent), available anywhere over here (I know you can get it from Kos, but was looking for somewhere a little more local!)
A56: Know the answer, or have any advice? let us know!

Q53: Has anyone started the process of getting their Tapu changed to Kat Mulkiyet? If so, what is the procedure? What documents are required and do they need to be originals or copies? Does the new Tapu have to collected at some future point from the deeds office? As 100,000's of new documents are going to have to be issued, is there going to be a massive backlog??
A53: Know the answer, or have any advice? let us know!

Q52: We would like to bring out a 25 litre drum of damp treatment paint. Can anybody advise us on the easiest and cheapest way of getting it there?
A52: Know the answer, or have any advice? let us know!

Q49: I would like to try and arrange for us to retake our vows with an Anglican priest officiating. Does such a person exist in Bodrum? I have heard that there is an Anglican community in the town but do they have a priest?
A49: Know the answer, or have any advice? let us know!

Old Questions:

Previously answered questions have now been archived to the Q & A section of the website:
http://www.bodrumbulletin.com/community/questions

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Here we list businesses which offer Bodrum Bulletin readers a discount.

• Car Rental/Airport Transfers:
  • Bodrum Tour (Onelli Tour/Rent-a-car) - up to 15% off (more information...)
• Restaurants & Bars:
  • Le Cafe Bodrum, Yalıkavak - 10% off (more information...)
    • FREE WiFi and authentic Italian coffee
  • Morgul Antik Restaurant, Yalıkavak - 10% off (more information...)
  • Teldolap Restaurant, Gümüslük - 10% off (more information...)
  • La Pasión, Bodrum - 10% off (more information...)
  • Our Secret Garden, Yalıkavak - 10% off (more information...)
  • Bombay Cottage, Gümbet - 10% off (more information...)
  • Gümbet Café Bar, Gümbet - 10% off (more information...)
• Other:
  • NEW: Royal Jeweller's, Gümbet - 15% off and free polishing (more information...)
  • NEW: The Marmara Bodrum SPA - 10% off (more information...)
  • Yoga Holidays - 10% off (more information...)
  • Tamarisk Watersports Centre - 10% off (more information...)
  • Natura Hotel, Lake Bafa - 35% off (more information...)
  • Bozdağ Ski Centre, Izmir - 10% off (more information...)
  • Teldolap Apartments, Gümüslük - 10% off (more information...)

If you would like to list any kind of business here, it's free - all we ask is that a discount is offered to our readers, contact us now!

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Finance
GBP-TL Exchange Rate

GBP to TL Exchange Rate - 16th July 2009 to 12th August, 2009

30-Day Internet Interest Rates

For information about this graph, and for more information and rankings please click HERE.

Corrections or other rates? let us know!

Understanding Interest Rate Accounts in Turkey - Click here for a quick overview of e-Deposit accounts and how they work.

Miscellaneous

Annual Property Tax - 2009 annual property tax is (over)due. Go to your local Belediye to make this year's payment.

Vehicle Tax - Don't forget that the second payment for 2009 is now overdue. We recommend that you pay this at the Bodrum tax office (tax paid online through a Turkish bank has a tendency to end up being paid to the Muğla tax office). To see how much you'll have to pay see the 2009 Vehicle Tax Calculator.

Paying your Electric Bills automatically from your Turkish Bank
Some of you will have noticed that in the Muğla region, Tedaş have now been semi-privatised, and are now Aydem. One of the most important changes is that billing is now monthly (rather than every 2 months). Aydem are also a lot more aggressive towards late payments of electric bills, and will cut off electricity once a bill is just one month overdue. To prevent this, and for a more efficient way to pay, simply take any electric bill to your Turkish bank and they will set up an automatic monthly payment, and you'll never have to worry about paying a bill again. Please consider this - especially if you do not live in your house all year round. It takes minutes and really is easy.

Paying your Phone Bills automatically from your Turkish Bank
As with your electric bill, if you'd like to set up an automatic monthly payment for your phone or internet service, simply take any bill to your Turkish bank who will setup an automatic monthly payment for you.

Cheaper calls from your Turk Telekom Land-Line - (more information...)

Migros Online Shopping - (more information...)

Translated TEDAŞ (Electric) Bill - View it HERE (courtesy of Fethiye-Times.org)

Translated Traffic Accident Form - View it HERE.

Car Prices - Check HERE for links to manufacturers' current (Turkish Lira) price lists.

Important Phone Numbers

Found something you want to tell others about, or do you want to pass on some important information to others? Let us know now!

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