29Nov
Opening date announced for billion-dollar hotel in Turkey, room rates named

The newest project of the Peninsula hotel group, The Peninsula Istanbul, is scheduled to open in Istanbul in February. The group’s first hotel in Turkey, with the declared cosmic cost of a billion dollars, will open in the most popular location on the shores of the Bosphorus. The first guests to book a room at the hotel on the “special offer” the room will cost “only” 1,050 euros per night.

The Peninsula Hotels, a hotel chain that started in 1928 in Hong Kong, specializing in luxury hotels, opens its first hotel in Turkey, “the result of painstaking work to which the brand attaches great importance throughout the world”. Note that in Europe, a hotel of the group opened only in Paris, three other hotels work in the U.S. and six – in Asian countries. The Peninsula Istanbul will be located in three renovated historic buildings on the shores of the Bosphorus – the buildings themselves were built in the early 1900s. Tourists are promised “a view of the Historic Peninsula, flower gardens and the connection of East and West. In total, Peninsula Istanbul will offer tourists 177 rooms ranging in size from 40m2 to spacious suites with sea views.

Clement Kwok, Chairman and Managing Director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, which owns and operates Peninsula Hotels, said, “As an investor with many years in the business, we spend years choosing the best location when opening a Peninsula hotel. Together with our esteemed partners Doğuş Group and Bilgili Holding, we are pleased to expand our global presence with the opening of The Peninsula Istanbul. We have put a lot of time and effort into restoring this beautiful home on the Bosphorus and look forward to welcoming our guests.”

Tourists were also informed that “exclusively for the opening” The Peninsula Istanbul is presenting a special offer of €1,050 per room, including tomorrow. In addition, the first tourists will be able to receive a €100 gift voucher for restaurants, spas and wellness services, and free airport transfers for all suites booked.

25Nov
A gang of raiders who seized a hotel with tourists was arrested in Kemer, Turkey

Six suspects have been detained in an operation undertaken by the Turkish gendarmerie against an organized criminal gang that seized an operating hotel with tourists in the Kemer area of the resort province of Antalya.

Sozcu newspaper reported that law enforcers conducted an operation against a gang of raiders who were found to have forcibly seized an operating hotel worth $15 million located in the popular resort village of Geynuk in Kemer on the Mediterranean Sea. Previously, they had provided the hotel administration with false documents, took a number of other fraudulent actions, and with threats “attacked” the tourist facility. Data on whether tourists were involved in the “showdown” was not reported.

As part of the operation, simultaneous searches were conducted at 7 addresses belonging to 6 suspects. Unlicensed hunting rifle, 19 pistol cartridges, 7 cell phones and forged documents were seized during police raids. Six suspects were detained in the case.

22Nov
Bir Rus turist, bir Türk kadından erkeklerini nasıl seçtiklerini öğrendi ve şaşırdı.

“Sevimli bir hayat Türk kadınlarıyla ilgili değil, kesinlikle” diyen Rus kadın, Türkiye’de erkeklerin aileyi maddi olarak geçindirmesine rağmen önemli konularda kararın kadınlara bırakılmasına şaşırdı. Rus turist, sahil cumhuriyetindeki kadınların eşlerini nasıl seçtiklerini yeni Türk tanıdığından öğrendi ve ardından Yandex.Zen’deki blogunda anlattı.

“Türkiye’de kadın ve erkek arasındaki ilişkinin temel özelliklerinden biri çiftin reisliği. Genellikle Türklerin aileden sorumlu olduğuna inanılır, Türkler ise uysal ve itaatkâr ev kadınları olarak görülür. Bu efsaneleri ortadan kaldırmak için acele ediyorum: erkekler para kazanıyor ve aileyi tamamen geçindiriyor – bu doğru, ancak önemli kararlar eşler tarafından veriliyor “dedi.

Ona göre, Türk kadınları gelecekteki seçimleri konusunda çok talepkar ve seçici, bu nedenle bir erkeğin dış çekiciliği finansal ödeme gücünden daha az önemli. “Erkeklerin ana hedefi aileyi geçindirmek, bizimki ise ev ve çocuklarla ilgilenmek, tüm önemli sorunları çözmek. Ailelerimizdeki yaşam biçimi şuna benzer: koca para kazanır, getirir, karısına verir ve kadın da zaten bunu uygun bir şekilde elden çıkarır” dedi.

Türk kadınları yerel taliplerinde belirli nitelikleri takdir ediyor ve seçimlerini yaparken onlara rehberlik ediyor. Bu aile, sadakat, çocuk sevgisi, sevgili kadına karşı cömertlik: ona altın ve iltifatlar sunmak. Türk’ün kendi arabasının olması da önemli ve hatta zorunludur. Rus kadının da belirttiği gibi, bu, Rusya Federasyonu da dahil olmak üzere çoğu ülkede olduğu gibi apartman dairelerinden ziyade Türkiye’deki lüksün göstergelerinden biridir.

“En ilginç şey, Türkiye’de önemli meselelerin çoğunun kadınlar tarafından çözüldüğü doğru, kelimenin tam anlamıyla her şeyi kendileri yapabiliyorlar. Kocaları işteyken evi temizleyecek, yemek yapacak, çocuklarla oynayacak, arkadaşlarıyla buluşacak, tüm dedikoduları ve haberleri tartışacak, alışverişe gidecek, tekrar yemek yapacak ve bir daire içinde devam edecek zamanları var. Hatta yardım almadan küçük onarımlar bile yapabilirler – bu onların yetiştirilme tarzıdır. Aslında Türk kadınları ev hanımı oluyor ve nadiren çalışıyor, kariyer yapmak istemedikleri için değil, aksine birçoğu gelişmek, haberleri okumak ve ülkedeki ve dünyadaki olayları takip etmek için çabalıyor. Türkiye’deki okul öncesi sistem farklı: anaokulları yarım gün çalışıyor ve dadılar çok pahalı, bu da tam olarak çalışmalarına izin vermiyor. Bu nedenle kadınlar bebek bakıcılığı gibi zor bir görevi üstleniyorlar” dedi ve Türk kadınlarının “Evin reisi kazanan değil, harcayandır” atasözüne dayanan bir aile içinde yaşadıklarını ekledi. Ancak erkekler farklı düşünüyor ve eşleri de fikirlerini değiştirmek için acele etmiyor.

18Nov
Famous Turkish businesswoman died after falling from the balcony of a cruise ship

Dilek Ertek, a well-known businesswoman in Turkey, who was a distributor of the Tiffany jewelry brand in the country for more than 20 years, fell from the balcony of a cruise ship in Tahiti, where she went on vacation. It is known that the woman disappeared in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The police put forward the version of a murder.

The incident occurred on October 26, but it has only become known now, as they were searching for the 63-year-old tourist. At the same time law enforcement officers conducted an investigation, suspecting her son’s involvement in the disappearance of the businesswoman.

According to news published in Turizmguncel, it was he who informed the security service of the disappearance of his own mother. After checking the CCTV footage, police found the fateful moment when the woman fell overboard, but it was left out of the picture exactly how it happened and whether anyone was involved. At the same time, relatives of the missing Turkish woman reported that she had not been drinking alcohol and would have had to climb the railing to fall off the balcony. In their opinion, she was hardly capable of doing such a thing.

During the search, which has been going on for two weeks, the tourist’s body was not found. It is already known that the son of the famous Turk, who was on a vacation to Tahiti with her, has filed a lawsuit against the cruise company.

15Nov
ANEX Tour made a statement on Turkey for summer 2023

Russian tour operator Anex-Tour has decided on Turkey for next year and announced the opening of early booking sales for the summer season-2023 in Antalya and other Turkish resorts. According to the tour operator’s statement, offers are available with departure from Moscow and 10 other Russian cities.

“Programs on blocks are actual for three destinations – Antalya, Dalaman and Bodrum”, – said experts in “ANEX Tour”. Thus, flights to the main resort province of Antalya tours are available from 11 cities of Russia. This Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Omsk, Perm, Samara, Surgut, Tyumen, Ufa, Chelyabinsk. The flights to Dalaman and Bodrum airports (Mugla province, Aegean Sea) will be booked only from three Russian cities – Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kazan.

In addition, the tour operator specialists reminded holidaymakers about the possibility of booking only ground service in Turkey. The assortment of hotels is rich – more than 500 hotels on Antalya and Aegean coasts are opened.

As for prices, for example, the cost of a week tour for two people in the second half of May with a flight from Moscow starts from 115 thousand rubles in a five-star hotel. The organized tour with a flight from Kazan with the same conditions starts from 148 thousand rubles. The price already includes fuel surcharge.

Let us remind that Russian travelers don’t need a visa or documents confirming safe covid status to visit Turkey. Validity of a passport must be strictly more than 120 days from the date of crossing the Turkish border.

Earlier, Turprom wrote that “Anex Tour” announced a real squadron of flights to Goa – details here.

It should be noted that to select a tour to Turkey next year from Anex or from any other major Russian tour operator at guaranteed best prices editors of TURPROM recommends in one of the well-known online aggregators of package tours: ✈ here is a direct link to Level.Travel and here ✈ direct link to Travelata. These online agencies aggregate absolutely all the tours of all Russian tour operators, which allows tourists to compare them conveniently and choose the best tour packages. The selected tour can be booked immediately, get instant confirmation and pay online through a secure banking gateway and get the documents. Or you can just see and compare the current prices of tours from all tour operators.

11Nov
The first snow fell in Antalya, and tornadoes attacked beaches, causing panic

After the prolonged summer season in the resort province of Antalya the first snow fell. At the same time, in one of the eastern districts of Alanya, a giant tornado emerged from the sea on the beaches, causing panic among the tourists vacationing there. The bright natural changes occurring in the vicinity of the resort were captured by cell phone cameras of eyewitnesses.

According to the Turkish edition of Ahaber, the first snowfall of the season occurred in the morning on the Tahtali mountain at an altitude of 2,365 meters in Antalya province. It has turned cold instead of summer in the resort province: while last weekend the temperature was steady at +24°C, on Monday, November 7, the thermometer plunged to 8°C. It was specified that during the snowfall at the top of the mountain the temperature was about +3°C.

It should be noted that snow falls rarely in the coastal areas of Antalya, so for snow tourists and vacationers climb to the plateau, on top of Saklikent or Tahtali Mountain. According to Haydar Gumrukçu, director general of the cable car that services the mountain, the most important feature of the Kemer region is that all seasons can be experienced simultaneously. While it snows on top of the mountain, tourists swim in the sea.

However, the province was not without a natural disaster: a giant tornado formed near the shore near the Konakli area (a resort village between Antalya and Alanya), worried travelers. When they saw the water tornado approaching the beach, holidaymakers rushed off at a scattering pace. As it turned out later, a powerful tornado was visible from many points in the neighborhood. On social media, users posted videos starring the elements with captions: “Wow!” and “Friends lift water from the sea in a legendary way.” Upon reaching the shore, the vortex disappeared.