OBSERVER 21 NOV (corel 11)

Issue 21
10-23 November 2006
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ISSN 1306-8911
Former prime minister, Ecevit, dies
F o r m e r Tu r k i s h P r i m e
Minister Bülent Ecevit who
held the post five times, died in
hospital on 5th October in
GATA, the military hospital in
Ankara, where he had been in a
coma since suffering a stroke on
18 May. He was 81. The
hospital said in a written
statement that his lungs
collapsed.
Ecevit was a key figure in
Turkish politics. He was the
leader of Türkiye Republic
Party after Atatürk and İnönü
until he assembled the new
Democratic Left Party. He was
not only a politician, but also a
poet and journalist whose career
spanned nearly half a century.
Just after the news was made
public, thousands of mourners
gathered outside the hospital in
a show of grief over the death of
the former prime minister and
former member of Turkey's
parliament whose secularist
leanings and intellect helped
shape his country's politics.
Ecevit was born on 28 May,
1925, a son of a medical
professor who was himself a
poet and a member of
Parliament. Ecevit's mother
was an artist. In 1946, he
married his classmate, Rahşan,
who would work beside him
throughout his political life. He
worked as a press officer in the
Turkish embassy in London and
continued as a journalist until
1957 when he became the
youngest member of
Parliament.
Ecevit was a strong social
democrat and felt responsible
for authorising trade unions and
giving workers the right to
strike.
Outside of Turkey he is
remembered chiefly for sending
Turkish troops into Cyprus in
1974.
During his political life he
made social reforms such as
making the divorce laws more
equitable and other
constitutional changes such as
banning the death penalty.
It was Ecevit who started to
pave the way for eventual
Turkish entry into the European
Union, making this claim at the
Helsinki summit in 1999: 'This
candidacy and in due time full
membership of the EU is
Turkey's birthright - by virtue of
Turkey's historical
development, its geography and
its present-day attributes.'
President Ahmet
Necdet Sezer
expressed his
sorrow in writing.
'He has always
been an exemplary
personality in our
political history.
During his lifelong
service to the
country he has put
ethical values ahead of all others
and has gained a respected place
in the hearts of our nation.’
In Bodrum members of
different political parties visited
the DSP (Democatic Socialist
Party) offices to offer their
condolences. The DSP is the
party Bülent and Rahşan Ecevit
formed in 1985.
The funeral ceremony will be
given with full state honours
and is planned for Saturday 11
November according to Rahşan
Ecevit’s wishes.
Feryal Çeviköz
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M.Kemal Atatürk
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The Republic of
Turkey.
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ISSUE 21
KURDS AND TURKS (3)
Remergence of Kurdish nationalism and the PKK
During the first 40 years of
my life (1940 to 1980),
Kurdish ethnic nationalism
was never in the foreground as
an important issue. In those
days Kurds of Turkey were
mostly living a feudal life in
the remote eastern and the
southeastern provinces.
Their interface with the
economy and the political
system was through their
feudal landlords (aghas). The
aghas fully cooperated with
the political establishment
and the bureacracy. They
usually supported one of the
mainstream right-wing parties
(representing free market
ideology and Sunni Islam), but a
considerable percentage
supported CHP (The
Republican Peoples Party
representing Kemalism,
particularly secularism). Smart
families usually hedged their
bets; they would split and
support both sides thus they
would always be with the
winning side. The djin of
Kurdish ethnic nationalism was
safely sealed in its bottle.
Following the military coup of
27 May 1960, the most liberal
constitution in the republic's
history was accepted in 1961.
Marxist political movements,
which had been banned to that
date, started taking roots. The
first and the most prominent
among these was TİP (Türkiye
İşçi Partisi/Turkish Labour
Party). It was the first political
party which openly
acknowledged the existence of
a Kurdish ethnic identity and the
problems of feudalism and
economic and social
underdevelopment in the
Eastern regions. TİP's ranks
included many Kurds.
However, for the Turkish
Marxists, socialism was the first
item on the agenda; problems
of the underdeveloped eastern
regions could be dealt with later.
This approach displeased many
Kurdish members of the party.
Within a few years, TİP split
into many factions and was
eventually closed down during
the military coup of 1971. The
seventies were a very turbulent
period in Turkey; student and
labour unrest with street
fighting between different
political groups were daily
occurrences.
The djin was
getting ready to escape from its
bottle.
İsmet İmset, a prominent
writer on Kurdish issues states
that in the seventies there were
at least 12 separatist MarxistLeninist factions operating in
Turkey. PKK (Partiya Karkari
Kurdistan/Kurdish Workers
Party) founded in 1978 under
the leadership of Abdullah
Öcalan (Apo) was one of these.
He was born in Ömerli village,
in the Hilvan-Siverek region of
Urfa, in 1948, to a poor mixed
Turkish-Kurdish family. He
never learned to speak Kurdish.
In the seventies he was a
university student at Ankara,
where he came under the
influence of fellow student and
Maoist guerilla leader Mahir
Çayan.
The PKK initially
started operating in the Urfa
region by attacking local
landlords and rival groups,
exploiting blood feuds, raising
money by extortion and drug
trafficking. It is claimed that in
the 1978-1980 period, PKK was
involved in 354 murders.
Öcalan managed to escape to
Syria in 1979, when he was
about to be arrested by the
security forces.
'This guy is sick in mind, a
complete megalomaniac...'
Syria had a bone to pick with
Turkey concerning the Hatay
province.
But the more
imminent issue was the waters
of the river Euphrates. Turkey
had finished the Keban Dam in
1975 and was planning a
number of other dams. Hafiz
Esat soon realised that the PKK
could be a valuable bargaining
asset.
For 20 years (until
Ocalan's expulsion from Syria
in 1999), the Syrian regime
supported the PKK, providing it
with training facilities in the
Bekaa Valley and bases along
the Turkish border. Others who
wanted to destabilise Turkey,
such as Iraq, Iran and Greece
also provided support.
The
military coup of 12 September
1980 and its ruthless suppression
of ethnic Kurdish nationalism,
created a backlash in the
southeast and a suitable
environment for
PKK
recruitment.
Gradually PKK
developed into a formidable
guerilla organisation with an
absolute leader cult.
All
members had to take a daily oath
of unquestioning loyalty to Serok
Apo; anyone questioning his
decisions faced summary
execution.
After lying low for four years
the PKK started its guerilla
warfare in 1984. Its strategy was
to make sensational strikes and
steal the headlines. They would
hit then disappear over the border
to Syria, Iraq or Iran. In Turkey's
Kurdish regions the populace
faced a dilemma; if they
cooperated with the PKK , they
got into very serious trouble with
the security forces; if they
cooperated with the security
forces, the PKK would punish
them ruthlessly, massacring
whole villages including women
and children. In his A Modern
History of Kurds (a Kurdish
biased book), David McDowall
describes the situation with the
following words: ' The PKK
created a climate of fear. It struck
ruthlessly in the heartlands of
conservatism in Kurdistan... It
created great ambivalence
among ordinary Kurds. Most
feared it, some loathed it... others
secretly (or not so secretly)
admired its daring.' During a
past interview with Turkish
journalist Hasan Cemal, Celal
Talabani expressed his views on
Öcalan with the following words:
'This guy is sick in mind, a
complete megalomaniac... a
Marxist-Leninist... he thinks he is
the leader who will lead the
revolution, not only for all the
Kurds but for the whole Middle
East. The methods he is using is
degrading the Kurdish nation'
Despite PKK's ruthless
terrorism, the majority of
Turkey's Kurds did not agree with
the PKK's views; many Kurdish
tribes remained loyal to the
government. Using these loyal
tribes, the government set up the
village guard system against the
PKK. They were put on the
government payroll and issued
with weapons and ammunition.
On the other hand, those
villages that cooperated with the
PKK willingly or unwillingly,
were evacuated by the security
forces and their inhabitants
were deported to the other parts
of the country. The idea was to
deny the PKK any possibility of
field support.
By Selçuk Şahin
The financial cost to Turkey
was over 200 billion USD
Initially, the Turkish security
forces were not prepared or
equipped for this type of
guerilla warfare; however over
the years as they gained
experience and received the
necesary equipment, they
started to gain the upper hand.
But the Gulf War of 1991,
created a vacuum of authority in
northern Iraq and played havoc
with the economy of
southeastern Turkey.
This
situation provided a new
impetus for the PKK,
consequently the war with the
PKK dragged on until 1999,
with the security forces gaining
the upper hand once again. But
the cost of this insurgency to
Turkey was shattering. Over
30,000 lives were lost, 3,000
hamlets were evacuated,
hundreds of thousands of people
were left homeless, livestock in
the area was reduced to a
fraction of its previous levels.
The financial cost to Turkey was
over 200 billion USD.
In the summer of 1998, the
Turkish government decided to
take the crucial step and issued
an ultimatum to Syria, asking
them to expel Abdullah Öcalan.
Syria who could no longer rely
on Russian support, asked
Öcalan to leave Syria and
Lebanon immediately. On 9
October 1998 he left Syria for
Athens, then on the same day he
moved on to Russia in a private
jet, but he was not allowed to
remain there for long. For
several weeks he was thrown
from one country to another.
On 13 November 1998 he
landed in Rome; his presence
there caused a storm between
Turkey and Italy. After several
weeks of indecision, the Italians
decided to extradite him to
Germany, where the PKK was
classified as a terrorist
organisation and the German
authorities had issued an arrest
warrant for Öcalan.
But
Germany did not want him,
afraid of handling this hot
potato.
Eventually Apo's
friends in the Greek secret
service fixed him up with a
Greek Cypriot passport and on 2
February1999 took him by
private jet to Nairobi, where he
would hide in the Greek
embassy, until an African state
that would accept him could be
found.
The United States, which had
set up a strong security network
in Nairobi, following the
bombing of its embassy there,
alerted Turkey about Apo's new
hideaway and put great pressure
on Greece not to give him
further refuge. Finally on 15
February 1999, he was induced
to go to the Nairobi Airport,
where a plane hired by the
Turkish National Intelligence
Agency (MİT) was waiting. He
was arrested by the Kenyan
authorities and handed over to
the MİT team.
The plane
carrying Apo landed in Turkey
at 3 am on 16 February 1999.
Selçuk Şahin
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ISSUE 21
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor
I would like to add two
footnotes to Thomas Kutzli's
article, Borders and
Thresholds (issue 20).
Fırstly, if you try to find the
exact point at which one stage
in life's thresholds from birth
to death turns into the next,
you run into Zeno's paradox.
Hegel's answer was to posit an
intermediate stage 'becoming',
but this redoubles the
problem.
Life, which is
co n tin u o u s ch an g e an d
movement, cannot be reduced
to a series of finite stages even
through the either/or of logic,
which probably reflects the
way our brains function,
demands it.
Secondly, if you look at the
body's location in physical
space in relation to thresholds,
you come to the surprising
conclusion that the body's
physical location is centred in
the pelvis! Consider someone
crouching or sitting in a
doorway. Even if their legs,
feet, head, arms, hands and
even most of their trunk are all
extended out, they are still 'in
the room'.
Rodney Strulo
Boy's organs
will live on in
Turkey
Foreigners
to have
ID numbers
White Houses
operation
continues
A British family donated
their son's organs after he
died on holiday in Bodrum in
October.
Seventeen year old Craig
Beston's heart stopped
beating on arrival at
Universal Hospital and he
died despite efforts to
resuscitate him.
The boy's organs were
transferred to Izmir
immediately and one 17 year
old boy and three other Turks
have received a new chance
of life.
Yarımada
Under new measures, ID
numbers will be added to
foreign residents' documents
such as residence permits.
When foreigners register
with official bodies all
processes and records will be
based on their ID number, just
as with Turkish citizens.
Children born as a result of
extramarital affairs between
women registered under
foreigners' registry and men
of Turkish nationality will be
registered under the
foreigners' ID numbers.
Eight of the 14 people
under arrest have been
released in the White Houses
Operation case. Six will
remain in prison until their
next court appearance on
8 December.
The operation against
corruption in building
approvals was started by the
jandarma forces and Muğla
province authorities against
employees of Bodrum,
Konacık and Yalıkavak in
mid-July and reported in
these columns in issue 15.
The New Anatolian
ayse@bodrumobserver.com
Dear Ayşe...
Dear Ayşe
I came home the other day to
find that my laundry, which I
had hung out to dry on my
washing line had been
removed, and placed in a carrier
bag! Then my neighbour came
over and scolded me loudly,
pointing to the the bag. I didn't
understand what she said but
how dare she touch my clothes
and tell me that I cannot hang
them out to dry?
Upset in Umurca
Dear Upset
You didn't mention the contents
of your laundry, but Ayşe is
guessing that they might have
included intimate apparel… in
which case it is understandable
that your neighbours may have
been miffed. Notice that you
will
not come across
underwear being hung in public
in local households.
While Ayşe appreciates the
irony of needing to explain to a
teenage counter boy what cup
size of brassiere you wish to
examine in the local lingerie
shop, it is not in Turkish culture
to display that same brassiere
on your washing line once you
have worn it.
The easiest solution is to dry
your small items indoors,
perhaps using one of the
collapsible square clothes
hangers sold in Koçtaş and
Tekzen. Another acceptable
alternative is to hang your
knickers on your clothesline in
such a manner (behind a large
sheet or in between other items)
so that they are not openly
displayed. (Your neighbour
will then scold you for mixing
underwear with regular laundry
in the same washload!)
Bemusedly,
Ayşe
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establishment of the Turkish
Republic was celebrated as a
state ceremony throughout
Turkey on the 28 and 29
October, with formal wreath
laying ceremonies at the
monuments to Atatürk, the
founder of the Republic, and
military parades. In Bodrum
the district governor, the
mayor of Bodrum, and
military representatives of the
armed forces reviewed the
marching parade of the
schools bands and the veterans
and scouts.
Two army
helicopters flew over several
times dropping red and pink
flower petals on the heads of
the crowds.
In the evening civilians
celebrated with a torchlight
march, dances, songs and
firework displays, organised
by local municipalities Large
numbers of people turned out
in the fine weather.
Republican balls were held
in the following days.
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Environmental Tax (Çevre
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paid to your municipality by
the end of November if you
haven't paid already. Check
with your local office.
Good news from Bodrum
municipality, one of the local
municipalities opening ebelediye on-line services.
Water bills in the Bodrum
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International church opens
in Turgutreis
The first meeting of the
Turgutreis International
Church was held on Sunday 21
October at the Mandalinci
hotel. Many of the Bodrum
congregation travelled to
Turgutreis for the opening and
were joined by local residents
for a special service to
celebrate its launch. It's been
three and a half years since
Bodrum International Grace
Church was first started in a
small rented room next to the
Bodrum Market. Since then
it's moved to bigger premises
with a children's room next
door. A core of local residents
is joined by many English (and
some German) tourists during
the summer for the regular
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conducted in both English and
Turkish.
L a s t y e a r Tu rg u t r e i s
municipality received
inquiries from Christian expats who had moved to
Turgutreis about the
possibility of starting a church
in Turgutreis. In fact a number
of Turgutreis residents already
commute to Bodrum every
Sunday for the service there.
Since then the leadership at the
Bodrum church has met with
the mayor and other officials
who have expressed their
support for a church to be
started in Turgutreis. It has
taken over six months to find
somewhere suitable to hold
meetings but an agreement has
now been made with the
Mandalinci hotel in central
Tu rg u t r e i s ( b e h i n d t h e
municipality building, near the
Farmers Market).
A service will be held every
Sunday at 4pm with
refreshments afterwards
provided by the hotel.
Everyone is welcome. Both
Bodrum and Turgutreis are
non-denominational
(independent) protestant
churches but Catholics are also
welcome. A number already
attend the Bodrum church as
there is no Catholic church
within a two to three hour
drive.
There will be a service of
Christmas carols at 4pm in
Turgutreis on Sunday 17
December at the Mandalinci
hotel. The Bodrum church
will hold their carol service in
the afternoon the day before
(venue to be agreed).
For further information,
please check out the church
advert in each issue of The
Bodrum Observer.
Gümbet fire
A fire broke out at Mystery Bar
in Gümbet's Bar street on 3
Most of you will know that
Brian frequently visits various
parts of the peninsula
observing and counting birds.
His reports have been sent to a
national database, KUŞBANK,
for several years.
This time of year is always
one of change. For example,
around Tuzla in October you
can still find birds that have
been around all summer such as
shrikes and swallows. But at
this time of year they are joined
by birds that are typically
thought of as winter birds here.
Garganey, robins and black
redstarts have re-appeared,
grey heron numbers are high
and the beautiful flamingoes
have increased to over 1000
making this an excellent time to
get out and see what is
happening.
On the downside, as you look
up from Tuzla lake, you can't
November.
It was quickly
brought under control by
Bodrum municipality fire
department who believe it was
caused by fault in the electrical
wiring. The bar was heavily
damaged.
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Tornado in Ören
A small tornado wreaked havoc
on Ören beachfront at the
weekend after a week of stormy
weather.
Local television
showed damage to the summer
seasonal shelters of souvenir and
snack sellers in the Gökova Gulf
township.
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help but see the way in which
the natural hillsides around the
lake are being destroyed as
more development takes place
and work on the golf course
continues.
Don't forget to check out the
website at www.kyteweb.net/
birdsofbodrum. It was updated
in August 2006.
Keith Ward and
Brian Stoneman
Sewage works to start summer 2007
Bodrum’s mayor, Mazlum
Ağan, announced that the project
to bring the disposal of sewage in
line with European Union
standards will be completed by
next summer. The new works, to
be located in the Gümbet
İnceburun area, (see left) will
have the capacity to discharge
10,000 cubic metres of water a
day and will benefit 50 thousand
residents.
And a sewage water pumping
station with a capacity of 10,000
cubic metres was opened by the
Muğla province governor, on 2
November, in Göltürkbükü.
Mayor Halil İbrahim Kaynar
said the construction cost
475,000 YTL and represented a
long term investment in the
municipality
PHOTO: GÖKMEN YÜCE
Steve Bishop
News in brief
Marmaris bomb suspect
detained
A person was detained in the
southeastern city of Gaziantep
suspected of being involved in
the bomb attacks in the town of
Marmaris on 27 August in which
21 people were injured,
including 10 British tourists.
The man was visiting his
family when he was reported to
the police by his father. He was
taken to Mugla on 25 October
for interrogation
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The times are changing at Tuzla
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THE BEST SUNSET OF BODRUM
PENINSULA IS AT GÜMÜŞLÜK
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•RESTAURANT
•SWIMMING POOL
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Uluburun sinks again
A replica of the oldest
k n o w n c a r g o c a r r i e r,
Uluburun was sunk again at
the same location in the
Mediterranean where the
wreck of the original was
found.
The replica, made by
Hayrullah Kes, is 14 metres in
length and 5 metres wide and
cost 40 milyarYTL to make. It
took one hour to sink and will
now be used as an underwater
tourist attraction.
A model of the sunken Uluburun is on exhibition in Bodrum castle.
The ship sank 3,300 years ago off Antalya and is the oldest cargo
PHOTO: AGENTS
carrier known in history. It took one hour to sink.
The wreck was excavated
between 1984 and 1994 at
Uluburun, near Kaş. The
excavation, revealed one of
the wealthiest and largest
collections of Late Bronze
Age items to be found in the
Mediterranean. The
shipwreck was lying on a
steep rocky slope at a depth of
44 to 52 metres, with artifacts
scattered down to 61 metres.
The main cargo, possibly
belonging to royalty, included
about ten tons of what
appeared to be Cypriot copper
in the form of 354 flat ingots
and about 120 disc shaped
ingots. Also on board was a
ton of the earliest dated tin
ingots. Dating of a small
piece of presumably freshly
cut firewood suggests that the
ship sank in 1306BC or
shortly afterwards.
Photos of Bodrum exhibited
at UNESCO
Galip Gür and Mayor Mazlum Ağan at the press conference
announcing the exhibition of The Most Beautiful Bays of the
World Association of which Bodrum is one of the 29 members.
Photographs of Bodrum are included in the exhibition at the
UNESCO building in Paris along with the other 28 locations.
Galip Gür is the deputy head of the association
PHOTO: GÖKMEN YÜCE
Solar house for Bodrum
Representatives from the
Heinrich Böll Stiftung
Foundation met at a
symposium in Ankara on
Clever Energy. The two day
meeting was chaired by Oliver
Schafer from Belgium,
member of the Renewable
Energy Coucil.
The possibilities of
harnessing energy from the sun
and wind in Turkey were
discussed.
Turkish
representative Cüneyt
Karaloğlu described how he
can heat his energy saving solar
house and provide its own hot
w a t e r a n d e l e c t r i c i t y.
Karaloğlu is the director of the
Association of Volunteers of
Bodrum, a member of Bodrum
Habitat and the Bodrum Caria
Culture and Art Foundation.
His solar house was designed
by taking into account that
Bodrum is located on the
37.2 N line of latitude and by
measuring the angles of the sun
on the longest day (21 June)
and longest night (21
December) and at the equinox
on 21 March and 23 September.
Scientists present supported his
project.
Many members of anti
nuclear energy groups from
Europe attended the meeting as
speakers and listeners
discussed aspects of its
possible harm, how to dispose
of its waste and whether the
technology itself is outdated.
Feryal Çeviköz
Interview next issue.
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Mount Aspat: unlocking its secrets
Anyone who is familiar with
the Bodrum peninsula must at
some time or another have
taken note of the conically
shaped mountain protruding
majestically out into the
Aegean Sea, known as Mount
Aspat. Approached on the
Akyarlar road from Bodrum
to Turgutreis, it looms against
the stunning backdrop of the
Greek island of Kos. And
approached from the seaward
side it sits proudly - a verdant
outpost against a mountainous,
barren landscape. From either
side a mountain top castle is
clearly visible and is shown as
Cifit Castle on local maps.
To the casual observer it is a
pleasing vision in a scenically
beautiful location. But is there
more to this mountain than
meets the eye? Having lived in
its shadow for many years and
climbed it on many occasions I
have grown immensely fond of
it. As a result I have probed and
dug around for information to
sate my curiosity. Much of what
I have found is patchy and in
some cases unverified but the
telling of it is consistent with
what locals, experts and books
affirm. What is not in doubt is
that this is a mountain with a
story and one day its secrets will
be unlocked.
A closer look at the mountain
provides tantalising glimpses of
ruins depicting a bygone era of
human activity. Amongst the
most prominent of these are the
castle's medieval defensive
walls in various states of
disrepair. The walls skirt the
mountain, eventually leading
down to the rocky shore where
the remnants of buildings can be
seen. Clearly visible from the
sea is a stone arch which was
Mount Aspat from the sea
filled in long ago as a result of an
earthquake. Could this have
been the entrance to a tunnel
leading to the summit?
Rumours abound amongst the
locals of such a tunnel, its actual
whereabouts no longer known.
The swimmer is assailed by
huge fallen walls, possibly
the result of earthquakes,
which are now a haven for
fish and octopus
Aspat is renowned since
antiquity as a watering hole for
passing vessels. The quality of
the water, still available from a
number of springs, was famed
for not turning stale on long sea
voyages. Perhaps the ruined
shoreline buildings were depots
servicing passing sea going
vessels. Scattered remnants of
marble columns, plinths,
inscribed slabs and other
artifacts along the beaches
clinging to the foot of the
mountain clearly denote an
earlier era predating the walls
and buildings evident to the
casual viewer. And beneath the
sea, the swimmer is assailed by
huge fallen walls, possibly the
result of earthquakes, which are
now a haven for fish and
octopus.
We do know the castle and
walls we see today date from the
fourteenth century and were
built and manned by the
Genoese as one of a series of
fortresses situated along their
sea trade routes to protect their
interests. The castle itself is
small and medieval in style
although evidence of marble
stones used in its construction
connects it to an earlier
building. Inside, now
overgrown with trees, there are
marble slabs and stones littered
about belonging to a more
classical era. Sadly more of
these have disappeared or are
smashed (people searching for
souvenirs or gold) with each
visit I make.
In his book Beyond the
Meander, George E Bean, the
celebrated historian, describes
the Lelegians, the original
inhabitants of the Bodrum
peninsula, with references
going back as far as the Trojan
War. They are considered to be
the earliest Carians and he
mentions a Lelegian town
named Temera which was
located near Mount Aspat.
S u b s e q u e n t l y, M a u s o l u s
abruptly removed the Lelegian
inhabitants from Temera by
force in the fourth century BC to
Halicarnassus (today's
Bodrum). In their wake he left
behind a prison to house those
who dissented and it was
thought to be located on top of
Mount Aspat.
Other stories speak of
pirates, going back to
Lelegian times
Stories from other sources
suggest it was once a healing
place. This fits in with the local
assertion that the oxygenated air
promotes good health. And close
to Mount Aspat there is a
fountain, çeşme, supplied by a
mountain spring, which draws a
never ending line of locals filling
their containers with what they
swear is the sweetest of waters.
Other stories speak of pirates,
going back to Lelegian times,
using the sheltered cove to
launch attacks on unsuspecting
ships and of this same cove being
used by smugglers.
The rock cut tomb
Only a few years ago an
unscrupulous ship's captain
took on a cargo of illegal Afghan
immigrants with the task of
dropping them off on Kos for
Europe. Instead he sailed along
the Turkish coast and
discharged them onto the slopes
of Mount Aspat leaving them
with the impression they had
reached Kos. We awoke to find
Mount Aspat swarming with
lost individuals. They were soon
rounded up by the local
jandarma.
Mount Aspat was originally
called Aspartos which means
'unsuitable place for planting',
but it is surprisingly fertile. Bay
trees and oregano bushes grow
freely on the slopes. Every
spring locals search out these
herbs which they harvest and
then dry and sell in the local
markets.
A walk around the landward
side of the mountain provides
evidence of prior settlements. A
ruin, which five years ago was a
run in for sheep and cattle, has
been excavated by Murat
Balkan, the owner of Temera &
Solida Beach Resort, and a
bathhouse uncovered, dating
back to the fourth century AD.
This is an exciting find with
important implications for the
area. There is also a rock-cut
tomb with two benches inside,
said to be four thousand years
old.
Little more is known of the
history of the mountain. But
those working on the excavation
of the bath house say that the
settlement in antiquity was
called Strobolis.
In their
opinion Mount Aspat is a
significant archaeological site
and, given its position
overlooking Kos and proximity
to Bodrum, more work is
planned to excavate Mout
Aspat. So for all of us who have
long wondered what secrets lie
hidden on this most enigmatic
of mountains, there may now be
some answers forthcoming.
Gerry Rogers
PHOTOS: SUSAN ROGERS
The Music
of Aspat
Aspat has been
immortalised in song called
Çökertme which anyone
who has been a guest at a
Turkish bash anywhere in
the vicinity of the mountain
or indeed Bodrum would be
familiar with. At some time
in the evening the song will
be played and its haunting
tune pervades the room.
People immediately get up
to perform a distinctive
dance, adopting a swooping,
slow motion prance in
unison to the rhythm of the
music.
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ISSUE 21
PHOTO: YIĞIT UYGUR
PHOTO: BITEZ MUNICIPALITY
Out and about...
In Bitez the celebrations for Republic Day kept going through the night. A
group of children unfurled a Turkish flag and walked with it through the
streets
PHOTO: CDB
PHOTO: ANNIE ESENTEPE
Eighty three years of the Turkish Republic was celebrated on 29 October all
over Turkey. Here in the peninsula, the main ceremony in the sports stadium
featured all the schools of the Bodrum municipality
Children, marching dressed in Bodrum regions folk costume, had earlier
performed folk dances in the Republic Day ceremonies
Bodrum Kaymakam Abdullah Kalkan (second far right) and Mahmut Kocadon
(far left) , chairman of the Bodrum Chamber of Commerce (Bodrum Ticaret
Odası) presented gifts to Shipyard Owners and Master builders for their work
on Bodrum's unique gulets. Pictured above are: Erol Ağan, Mustafa
Denizaslanı, Ali Kemal Denizaslanı, Engin Denizaslanı, Mehmet Nalbantoğlu,
Ekrem Başeğmez, Hasan Gülteş, Erol Özyurt, Mehmet Özyurt, Tuğrul Acar,
Ahmet Özükara, Mehmet Durmaz (Büyük Kırlı), Niyazi Demiröz, Ali Dikan,
Mesut Tabak, Hasan Yanık and Hüseyin Sezer
PHOTO: CDB
PHOTO: BTO (BODRUM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)
Year 2 class at Turgutkarabağlı school (Bodrum) had a cake to celebrate the
83rd anniversary of the Turkish Republic
Bodrum peninsula shared some of the Turkey-wide heavy rains at the start of
November and roadcrews had to to clear roads, and some business places had
to call in help to pump out stormwaters in low-lying areas
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Authors Jennifer Eaton Gökmen (left) and Anastasia M.Ashman (centre) signed
copies of their book 'Tales from the Expat Harem' before the Ladies Lunch, here
pictured with Leslie Morrisetti of Turgutreis
Organisers of the lunch Jane Baxter and Priscilla Windsor-Brown held the
lucky ticket draw for prizes donated by Life Centre, Marina Yacht Club, Bodrum
Private Hospital, The Bodrum Observer, and included several books from
Çitlembik Publishers, and life coaching and yoga lessons.
PHOTO: CDB
PHOTO: CDB
Some of the women who attended the Ladies Lunch, included Nebahat
Tokgöz, Leyla Aras both of Bodrum, Sue Tekin of Yalikavak and others
PHOTO: LJR
PHOTO: YARIMADA
Winter brings on the handcraft season! Some members of the Habitat
international residents group were found preparing gifts for sale at the
December Christmas round of feasts and bazaars (see What's On)
Children trick or treating in Bitez on Halloween. Debbie, Georgie,
Billy, Jack, Toprak, Ilgaz and Almira
Guyanan born American actor Marc Gomes (left), married artist Kathyrn
Arnold (centre) (pictured here with a friend) at their new villa in Yalıkavak
where they intend to spend their holidays. Gomes has had a prolific career
in stage and television
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ISSUE 21
Cities: baby alone in Babylon
The author sings a song by Bert
B re c h t a n d K u r t We i l l ,
dedicated to all immigrants to
Bodrum from the big cities:
"Oh tell me the way to the next
little village
oh don't ask why
oh don't ask why
for if we don't find the way to
the village site
I tell you we must die
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we
must die...
Oh moon of İstanbul
We tell: our hearts are full...
Oh moon of Alabama
We now must say good bye
We lost our good old mama
And must have a village
Oh you know why...
Since the dawn of time, the
city has been likened to the
labyrinth, the brain, the
uterus, civilisation, progress,
emancipation.
'Stadtluft
macht frei' - the air of cities
makes us free - as the people
of the middle ages used to say.
As soon they touched the
gates of a town their slavery
ended. Cities are the third
power between pope and
emperor.
Did a prince
except Attila - ever govern
from village?
It is written: 'There will be
grass where your cities stood'. I
saw Jericho more than 5000
years after it was founded and
saw that that was true.
Our Halikarnassos?
Let's be realistic,
though important to us,
Bodrum is a village.
Even Rome sank to the
size of 15,000 souls in
17th and 18th
centuries, before it
grew to be a metropolis
again. Only Istanbul...
But it is out of control,
isn't it?
Recently an
American armed
forces report uttered
serious doubts
concerning cities.
More than rogue states
they 'produce terrorists
and give far better
shelter to them'. There
are, so they say, far too
many buildings in a
small space. How easy
it was in the old times
to conquer countries
and to defend one's
own! Take Baghdad as
a turning point.
Americans spent just a
few days to take Iraq. But have a
look now. More and more
quarters of the city are out of
control.
A young American has just
written a book called Urban
Tribes, in which he describes a
new group of citizens: young,
ever see the border of their
town and they cannot imagine
ever getting there. The only
border they know is the dark
sky by night with its
pale stars behind the
smog. Lagos and the
adjacent cities
constitute the
broadest shanty town
on earth with
aproximately 70
million people.
Sociologists have
already baptised
these agglomerations
'feral cities' as
parallels to 'failed
states'
The legend of a
better life in a town
is a myth
unmarried, mobile, enjoying
city-lifestyle, without any
dependence on family or other
peer groups.
Gangs have taken control
It struck me that most of
these characteristics fit the
urban guerrilla perfectly too.
After Somalia, Lebanon and
Afghanistan here we are with
another example of a state
without sovereignty. Gangs
have taken control and, thanks
to the mobile phone and the
internet, their network is at
least as efficient as that of the
CIA and MI6.
Istanbul has an estimated 15
million inhabitants. Nobody
knows exactly how many and
I don't think the authorities
have the means to find out.
Tokyo? A nightmare. Only a
few people in Mexico City
While cities are still
the motors of the
economy they are
also constantly
growing centres of
poverty. Within the
cities that dualism is
hardening: here are
the rich quarters with
walls, security
controls, video
cameras they are the no-goareas even Google-Earth
cannot see through. How do
they both develop? The rich
produce few children but make
money. The number of poor
increases through birth and by
migration. There is no chance
to rise into the upper class by
your own means. The legend
of a better life in a town is a
myth, but the poor are still off to
the cities. What do they find
there? Undercover economy,
mafia, prostitution, crime and
the hope that things will
change. The ties of village life
vanish. Yes, even 'honourkilling' is a reminiscence of the
countryside. In town you'll kill
for less reason. Who has the
power?
These quarters are out of
official control and they exist
not only in Sao Paolo or Mumbai
but already in London, Paris,
Milan, Hamburg and Berlin.
Since the US government
declared war on terror, gangs in
the American cities have
boomed.
Mafia and other
groups outside the law are
shown in TV channels (The
Sopranos) and have widespread
networks and social structures
far superior to those of the state
and give a feeling of solidarity to
their members. Authorities?
Government? Politicians? Get
lost...
More and more children grow
up in the streets, without
parents and without shelter.
They naturally connect to such
groups. Neither family, nor
school, nor military service can
possibly provide such a
common feeling and warmth
for them. And since the chances
of accomplishing any normal
career are near to zero, a life as
a beggar, a criminal or even a
suicide bomber becomes more
probable...
More and more mesmerising
are the neighbourhoodconnections. Neighbourhoods
give shelter, mostly because
everybody knows everybody
and anyone unknown arouses
suspicion. In towns the small
village is rising from the dead
again.
But nowadays, the
familiar connections are not
from the past (relatives, blood,
tradition) but arise from free
choice. At the same time these
emerging neighbourhoods
operate light-years away from
existing political systems
which are disintegrating fast.
And those feral cities may even
speed up the disintegration of
whole nations. You cannot
hope for any help from aircraft
carriers, cruise missiles or
great-Middle-East-projects to
stop that development. Thus
cities are the true mirror of our
contemporary development.
(c)Thomas Kutzli
Bodrum 2006
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Mehmet Çelik, is exhibiting his
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Bodrum at the Jazz Now Art
Gallery.
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Four days of fun sailing with the Bodrum Cup
So many people have talked
to me about the Bodrum Cup.
For some it's a myth, out of
reach; for others it's no longer
what it used to be. So how it
was before? Very friendly and
good natured. And how it is
now? Expensive, snobbish
and too commercial.
I had the luck to be invited by
A r y a Ya c h t i n g t o j o i n
Nostalagia, a gulet of 18.5
metres, in the blue flag
category.
It was a great
experience. I learned a lot
about sailing, about the crews
and new Turkish words like
tremola, the most important
word during a race. When you
hear this word, watch out, we
are going to turn, be ready to
duck to avoid being hit by the
boom.
I sailed with a mixed team:
two sporty Turkish women and
a German woman; two French
women with no knowledge of
sailing; a Bulgarian man called
Nico, a cook, a young seaman,
Mehmet the captain and
Cengiz, a blind man. From
Cengiz I learned how it was
possible to sail while being
blind. He knew when a boat
came close and he always
asked for its name. From the
name he knew its category and
if it was a potential competitor.
Sometimes he gave advice to
Captain Mehmet who didn't
always follow it.
The end of a race day was
always enjoyable. On the first
afternoon the weather was
warm and sunny so the first
arrivals had time for a swim.
Once all the boats had moored
it was easy to go from boat to
boat and chat with everyone. I
was curious to visit other boats
and to speak with other teams.
Only few people were aloof,
most were open and affable.
Many different professions
were represented: musicians,
fishermen, entrepreneurs,
travellers, and from so many
different countries.
I should have gone home that
same evening so I could go to
my Turkish lesson the next
day. One of sailors offered to
give me a lesson in Turkish
conversation after the race. So
without feeling guilty I stayed.
Good choice.
On the second day there was
only a gentle breeze. The
boats have 30 minutes to get to
the starting line. Only eleven
boats made it in time. The
other 59 boats were out of the
race. Despite this they
decided to continue
sailing and race between
themselves with a bottle of
whisky as the prize. Some
of them finished before we
did in the official race.
That evening we moored
in English Harbour and
local villagers joined the
crowd to listen to Nilüfer's
concert. Everyone was
happy, dancing, singing,
drinking and having fun.
On the third day it
rained. As we had come
second the day before, the
captain decided to empty
out the reserves of clean
water. No more showers!
He explained that this will
make us 4 tons lighter. Is
this the reason we won, or
was it the dynamic team?
Now we have the same
number of points as Ayaz,
our chief competitor.
Tomorrow we must win.
On the fourth day all of us
are feeling the stress. We
wait for the start but there's
no wind. If the wind is
behind us, it will be
impossible to win without
a spinnaker which we don't
have. But Murat from the
next offered theirs as they
were out of the running.
Three hours later the race
started. We won without
using the spinnaker.
Barbara Ateş
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Left: Cengiz surrounded by the
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Top right: Captain Mehmet in
action.
Middle right: For this boat the
race is over, hit by a larger boat.
Bottom right: All our friends are
with us to celebrate the victory.
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ISSUE 21
Restaurant Review
MILA: a tasty taste of Europe
You won't find Mila just by
wandering around, you won't
stumble upon it by chance, and
you won't spot it from a
distance. You have probably
wished many times that such a
thing could exist here in
Bodrum just as it exists in most
European cities and villages: a
cosy, down-to-earth, friendly
little place serving delicious,
unpretentious, original meals.
A neighbourhood meeting
point, a welcoming table, a
charming host with the right
attitude to food and company:
the pleasure to share.
Well, now you have it, if not
right at your doorstep, close
enough to tempt you: up the hill
in Kumbahçe, above the
Diamond of Bodrum Hotel, just
a few steps up from the entrance
of Monastir Hotel`. What was
for many years the
neighbourhood's bakkal is
today Mila, Figen Mirel's new
creation.
She lives in the
apartment right above it and
reigns over it like a queen,
draped in her colourful dresses
and ethnic jewellery.
Figen's life story reads like a
novel, full of travelling,
adventures, bouncing and
rebounding, ventures,
enthusiasm and deceptions,
friendship and love. Born in
Istanbul, she was often in
Switzerland during her
childhood following her father's
business obligations.
She
graduated
from the
American
College in
Istanbul and
then took up
journalism in
P a r i s .
Instead of
reporting she
c h o s e
fashion,
opened a
boutique in
Istanbul in the
'70s and
s t a r t e d
travelling
extensively to
Italy working
closely with
top Italian
designers. A
few years
later she
opened one of
the first
I t a l i a n
restaurants in
Istanbul, in
association
with Ahmet
Çapa, owner
of the legendary Şamdan. A
couple of years later she started
a catering business with Club
MILA
a tasty taste of Europe
29. In the summer of '88 she
opened, with an Italian friend,
Ti t i ' s B a r i n To r b a , a n
experience that she still recalls
as exhilarating. As years go by,
nothing seems to stop her or
quash her vitality. In 1990 she
opened, in Istanbul/Nişantası
(and simultaneously in
Bodrum), a livemusic bar and
restaurant
which was
called Figeyra,
combining the
first part of her
name with the
last part of her
b u s i n e s s
partner's name,
Hümeyra, the
renowned
actress and
performer…
Finally, in 1995,
she chose
Bodrum as her
refuge and
permanent
residence.
And now Mila
(named after
Mina and Ela,
h e r
t w o
grandchildren),
a project born
out of her desire
to be on the
move again and
to allow her
many friends to
enjoy her
wonderful cuisine: there are a
few tables indoors, for a
maximum of 12 guests and a
quiet little terrace opening out
onto the narrow street. Figen
intends to offer dishes that are
not commonly found in
Bodrum, most of them with a
French and Italian twist: juicy
and tender red meats, gratins,
fish and beef tartars and
fondues, along with some
traditional Turkish fares such as
special homemade mantı and
köfte, as well as glorious pasta
dishes and risotto.
Being a bit off the beaten
tracks, it is best to call her and
make a reservation, express a
personal request for that special
dish you are really craving for,
or simply give her carte blanche
to spoil you. It is the perfect
place for gathering up a few
friends and enjoying life, in an
atmosphere of perfect savoir
vivre and savoir faire. If you
decide to just pop by, Figen has
something delicious in store for
you every day. And all winter
long.
Climb the hill, indulge and
spread the news …
Antonella Culasso
Figen speaks fluent English,
French and Italian
Telephone 0535 734 1540
MILA Café and Restaurant
Kumbahçe,
Mustafa Kemal Paşa Caddesi
58, Barış Sitesi, Bodrum
The best
Chinese food
in town
Looking for a cosy, friendly little place serving delicious food?
If so, come to Mila, Figen Mirel's new bistro
offering juicy red meats, fish, fondues, glorious pasta and risotto
along with traditional Turkish fare such as homemade mantı
and köfte.
It is best to make a reservation but if you just decide to pop by,
Figen has something delicious in store for you every day.
And all winter long.
Telephone 0535 734 1540
Mustafa Kemal Paşa Caddesi 58, Bariş Sitesi, Bodrum
(above the Diamond of Bodrum Hotel
and just a few steps up from the entrance of Manastir)
GOLDEN SPOON
by the sea at Bitez for
best quality and best service with no service charge
Brunch starts first day of Bayram 24 October
Credit cards accepted with no commission
Travellers’ cheques exchanged
Free taxi. Take away with free delivery
Children's menu and full English breakfast
Find us at number 50 on Bitez sea front.
Phone (0252) 363 7203 Fax (0252) 313 6674
www.goldenspoonbitez.com
reasonable
prices
•
set lunch 7YTL
everyday
except Sunday
•
excellent
Pekin duck
OASİS Alışveriş Kültür ve
Eğlence Merkezi
Telephone
0252 317 11 16
new season
A great place to eat and spend quality time at our beach-side restaurant.
Our menu offers you international cuisine cooked fresh by our chef Ozan
who has joıned us from Vona .
Our menu offers over one hundred dishes for you to choose from.
Come and relax in the new atmosphere of New Season.
Join us for our famous breakfast which is served Saturday and Sunday
10am - 2pm
Reservations and free shuttle service can be arranged by phoning
0252 363 8477
Browse our website at www.newseasonrestaurant.com
We look forward to seeing you
Çökertme Caddesi No. 60, Bitez Yalısı, Bodrum
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ISSUE 21
Open sesame
Anyone paying attention to
the daily national press may
have been slightly amused if
not amazed by the wonderful
success story of the Simit
S a r a y ý , Tu r k e y ' s n e w
successful fast food outlet. As
its name suggests it
specialises in the country's
favourite traditional sesame
coated bread snack often
described as the Turkish
bagel. I remember when the
first Simit Sarayı opened in
Taksim Square a few years
ago. The queue spilling out
on to the street made one
think that the simit had been
reinvented. Currently, Simit
Sarayıý has 30 branches in
Istanbul and many others in
major cities around Turkey.
Recently, Haluk Okutur, a
company partner, said 'Our
target is to surpass the number
of McDonalds restaurants. I
hope to see our signs all over
the world', adding that Simit
Sarayı had been offered
distribution services from
several countries including
Germany and Dubai. One can
only wonder when a branch
will pop up in Bodrum?
But, for a moment, let's just
stop and think where the simit
would be without the humble
sesame seed. Recently I was
dismayed to see an article
making headlines in one of our
English language dailies.
Sesame farmers were drying
out their harvest on the
highway just outside Edirne,
the gateway to Europe.
Risking the utmost danger on
blind bends of the Çevre yolu
the farmers claimed there was
nowhere more suitable for
drying their harvested seeds.
The life of a sesame farmer is
certainly not an easy one.
Ninety nine per cent of the
world's sesame is manually
harvested. However, unlike
cotton and tobacco crops, the
seeds are not daunted by threats
from early rains as the resilient
seeds are safely protected
within their capsules. Seeds
that escape from their capsules
during harvesting are turned
back into the soil and guarantee
the next year's harvest with the
minimum of fuss. Let's hope
too they are able to resist the
genetic engineering barons
faced by other produce farmers
- another topical subject here in
Turkey.
Sesamum Indicum, is an
annual (sometimes perennial)
grass like plant reaching
heights of up to two metres.
The plant requires a fairly long
and warm growing season of
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Full Menu available
Open for dinner
every night
Traditional Sunday
Lunch 16 YTL
Full English Breakfast
9 YTL
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Location:
turn uphill from the
basketball courts corner on
Bitez Beach. 300m
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tel: (0252) 363 9016
GSM: 0536 358 0146
But give a moment's thought
to what an amazing product of
nature sesame really is. It has
been around since antiquity,
one of the first recorded plants
used for its seeds.
Early
Assyrians circa 3,000 BC
believed their gods drank
sesame wine as a prelude to
creating the world. A drawing
on an Egyptian tomb of 4,000
years ago depicts a baker
adding sesame seeds to dough.
The Chinese also claim to have
been using it for 5,000 years,
burning sesame oil to make
soot for ink. Ancient Greek
soldiers carried sesame seeds
as energy boosting emergency
them a nearly perfect food.
Sesame seeds contain
extraordinary quantities of
methionine and tryptophan,
amino acids missing from most
other vegetable protein sources
that are important for healthy
liver and kidneys and the
utilisation of B-complex
vitamins. Sesame seeds also
contain calcium, potassium,
phosphorus, vitamin B and iron
but no cholesterol.
Sesame seeds have a unique,
nutty flavour with a crunchy
sensation.
Their size and
texture make them the best
choice for topping breads,
breadsticks and buns.
A
hamburger just isn't a
hamburger without a sesame
seed bun. Maybe the Simit
Sarayı and Macdonalds have
more in common than they
realise.
Food for thought!
Angie Mitchell
(serves 4)
This dish is so easy. I have adapted it
from the wonderful book Classic Turkish
Cookery by Ghillie Basan. Apparently it
is of Aegean origin though Northern
Cyprus and the Black Sea region offer
variations. It should be very garlicky and
have a crunchy topping. Give it a go!
4 chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 cup tahin (sesame paste)
1 tablespoon pekmez (grape, date or
mulberry molasses)
Juice of 1 lemon
4-8 cloves of garlic, crushed with salt
(depending on your taste use as much or
little as you wish. The more the better)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Dry roasted sesame seeds and
breadcrumbs for the topping
Preheat the oven to 200C. In a bowl, put
the tahin, pekmez, lemon and crushed
garlic. Mix into a smooth, creamy paste
and season with salt and pepper. Add the
chicken and leave to marinade for 1 hour.
Spoon everything into a shallow ovenproof dish sprinkle the breadcrumbs and
dry roasted sesame seeds over the top.
Bake in the preheated oven for 25
minutes. Finish off under the grill for a
toasted topping if necessary.
Serve with a fresh herby green salad, rice
and freshly baked bread.
Afiyet Olsun!
AM
For information and details of cookery
lessons and workshops, contact Angie
Mitchell, info@turkishkitchen.org
Angie is the author of Secrets of the
Turkish Kitchen
Queen Apart Hotel
English Sky TV
Drop in for a drink
at the Bar
with the view
10am to midnight
Early Assyrians circa 3,000
BC believed their gods
drank sesame wine as a
prelude to creating the
world
rations and the Romans made a
kind of hummus from sesame
and cumin, a dish of course we
are all familiar with to this day.
For Brahmins sesame has been
considered a symbol of good
luck and signifies immortality.
Here in Turkey sesame is not
only needed daily for the
wonderful simit but also for
tahin (crushed sesame paste)
and helva, a sweet meat widely
recognised in the Middle East.
Commercial brands of helva
can easily be found in
supermarkets and are
wonderful for giving a power
kick, being packed with
nutrition and sugar.
For
breakfast a great Turkish
alternative is a mix of tahin and
pekmez (grape syrup)...
wonderful on toast.
Sesame oil is a non-drying
oil, highly stable and a valuable
asset in hot climates as it rarely
turns rancid. It is rich in
protein, a polyunsaturated fat
used in margarine production
and cooking oils.
Nonculinary uses include soap,
cosmetics, lubricants and
medicines. In southern India it
is used to anoint the body and
hair.
Sesame seeds have
excellent nutritional value.
They have a high and unique
protein composition making
Tahinili Piliç Sesame Baked Chicken
Bitez
Saffet and Ann
announce
We are open for the
winter season from
2nd November.
four to five months and
therefore thrives in Turkey's
coastal plains and alluvial
areas. Once mature it is cut and
left in stacks to dry out in the
sun. The dried stalks are then
shaken to release the seeds.
The 'open sesame' of Arabian
Nights fame, probably derives
from the sound the ripe seeds
make when they burst from
their pods.
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THE BODRUM OBSERVER
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ISSUE 21
Cryptic Crossword No.21
Sudoku
No 21
Level: medium
The rules of Sudoku are
simple. Enter digits from 1
to 9 into the blank spaces.
Every row must contain one
of each digit. So must every
column, as must every 3x3
square. Each Sudoku has a
unique solution that can be
reached logically without
guessing.
Solution to Sudoku No. 20
Puzzle by websudoku.com
Puzzle by websudoku.com
This crossword contains a large number of unusual words.
ACROSS
1 West African gazelle that's
rather vocal (5)
4 Den of iniquity's
discovered when teenage gang
member is hauled back in front
of wise judge (9)
9 Sound the waterway with a
circular vessel (4-5)
10 Unlike airbag, a rag has
neither ____ to encircle (5)
11 Obviously being drunk, I
may call taxi round (13)
14 Tense fellows taking
Ecstasy and grass (4)
15 Unfortunately, skinhead at
heart bore race hatred (10)
18 Watering hole? (10)
19 God of love - and discord
(4)
21 Ordered to resit maths
exam, primarily in Fermat and
Pythagoras? (13)
24 C o c k n e y S c o t s m a n
belonging to a US sect (5)
25 Soldier gets issue, we hear,
of woollen fabric (9)
27 Expresses willingness to
keep goal - for the prison
team? (9)
28 Comb-like swimming
organ - a number can be found
in fringes of coelenterate (5)
DOWN
1 Will's merchant gives
brandy to a couple of soldiers
perhaps (10)
2 Ring about oven from
Perth (3)
3 Try your speed against
mine - for a bunch of flowers
(6)
4 Straw-plait that's brown
and durable (9)
5 Acid that causes disease in
cattle, chiefly (5)
6 A cross I shall have to bear:
not to be ultimately savoury of
armpit (8)
7 Salts from Iceland love
greenish-blue fish (11)
8 John captures black wolf
(4)
12 At last detain Fagin, crafty
robber, and you have the right
to fine him (11)
13 Writer is wise to miss
European varnishing-day (10)
16 Shows more ingenuity and
stings more than one's
competitors? (9)
17 L o v e s i c k s h e p h e r d
disturbed hornets, bringing in
the last of sheep (8)
20 13 letters written by one
Conservative? That shows
some sort of energy (6)
22 Broad connecting ridge
that occupies some
geographers (5)
23 Moor was ruined by him
blowing away half the capital
(4)
26 Thyme's regularly found in
area of pasture (3)
Thanks to Alberich
www.freecrosswords.net
THE BODRUM ECHO
is an email notices service,
without attachments, that
arrives regularly each week.
Use it if you want to buy, sell,
contact, or seek information.
It is very simple and has served
as a good starting point for new
settlers as well as old for the
past four years.
To s u b s c r i b e e m a i l
bodrumecho@superonline.com.
Solution to Crossword No. 20
Turkish for all occasions
BU NE PERHİZ BU NE
LAHANA TURŞUSU
What sort of a
diet is this that
has cabbage
pickle it?
English-Turkish Crossword No.6
All answers are Turkish words. To increase your vocabulary, try
solving the crossword puzzle before looking up the answers in a
dictionary
Turks use this saying about
someone who does not
behave as they say they do
ACROSS:
1 Helpers, assistants (11)
10 Meadow (3)
11 That, this (2)
12 A kind of camel living in South
America (4)
13 It turns the verb into a past
participle (2)
14 Oh! (2)
15 To become well-behaved (8)
17 Moment, backwards (2)
18 Abbreviation of Iridium (2)
19 White, backwards (2)
21 Province, country, backwards
(2)
23 To go hunting (8)
25 White, backwards (2)
26 Used to connect two sentences
as which, that (2)
27 Makes the word negative,
backwards (2)
28 Bottom (3)
31 Name, backwards (2)
32 A music note (2)
33 To be intimate (11)
1
2
3
DOWN
To get tired (8)
Hunt (2)
Industrial line (5)
4
5
6
7
8
9
13
16
20
22
24
25
29
30
31
Beam (4)
Question form (is it?) (2)
Warm (4)
A music note (2)
Mercy (4)
To calm down, feel better (10)
Drop (5)
Back (4)
Mother, main (3)
Good fortune (5)
Screw (4)
To (for time) (4)
Mark (2)
Rope, backwards (2)
A music note
Prepared by Feryal Çeviköz
Solution to Turkish-English
Crossword No. 5
THE BODRUM OBSERVER
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ISSUE 21
Please send details of coming events to
contact@bodrumobserver.com
What’s On
The Fifth Annual Skindiving
competition in Bodrum is on 10
and 11 November. This year it
commemorate's Dara Çetinkale,
one of of Bodrum's first skindivers.
316 7718
Dance and Latin dance courses
and dance nights
Bodrum Belediye and Bodrum
Latin Dance Club dance lessons at
BBC Salsa Club, Bodrum.
Courses in other towns on the
peninusula might be organised.
0532 282 9624
Ay t u n ç B e n t ü r k D a n c e
Academy, in the Karia Princess
Hotel, Bodrum. (behind Migros).
Courses and shows in Latin,
Oriental, Hip-hop, Sirtaki.
313 9389, 0532 657 7968
The Bodrum Municipality Folk
Dance Group starts again for 20
year olds and over, at the new
practice rooms underneath Tansaş.
0252 316 77 18, 0532 374 31 42
Art galleries
F r o m 11 N o v e m b e r t o 2
December, an exhibition of
paintings about women by Hatice
Önal, entitled Ne Olusa, Ne Olsun
Seviyorlar (Whatever happens
their love continues) at The
Marmara Hotel Bodrum's art
gallery
Until 13 November, Mehmet
Çelik's Ceramics exhibition at
Jazz Now Art Centre and Gallery
Oasis Shopping Centre (level
below THY offices). 317 2057,
317 1019, 0543 658 6618. Open
1pm to 9.30pm everyday
Collected artists' works at
Bodrum Cam Sanat Galleria
(The Bodrum Glass Art Gallery)
behind the fruit stalls.
A fine selection of artists'
work exhibited.
316 9323
www.bodrumcamsanat.com The
gallery is also an excellent artists'
supplies shop
Bodrum Municipality Art
Gallery in the municipal buildings
on the harbourfront.
Further
exhibitions are planned
On display for winter in Kırmızı
Cafe Restaurant, Bodrum Harbour,
Canan Berber's dramatic
paintings and collages
November. Enquiries and
applications to BAYK clubhouse
Milta Marina, Bodrum
On long term public display
Burhan Doğançay's selected
works in his private studio. Yamaç
Evler, Turgutreis.
Turgutreis
Municipality Public Relations.
382 8373/4
For children
382 72 95 www.countryranch.net
or www.irismaritime.com
Markets
Live music
Hadi Gari Bar, Centre of Bodrum.
Reservations: 316 0048, 0533
2090380. Restaurant and bar open
for winter from November 15
The Marina Yacht Club at
Bodrum marina.
All year
around live bands every night
of the week between 11pm
and 1.30am.
316 1228/9
info@marinayachtclub.com
Kedi Müzik Klubü at Oasis. 317
1168 (after 7pm). Friday Live with
Murat Arkan (guitar and vocals),
Sunday night open jam sessions,
Monday night Karaoke, and on
Tuesday 'old 45s' night which
restarted in October
Tam Tam Bar Restaurant, 316
5791, 0532 366 2757. Friday and
Saturday nights, Kemal Köker on
guitar, İlknur Hanım's menu
available. Derviş Görgün Cad no
37, Umurca Mah.,Bodrum.
Bar Two, opposite Sabanci Park,
on Akyarlar Road,Turgutreis.
Occasional music Friday and
Saturday nights.
On 17
November, the popular local
musician John Smith plays oldies,
goldies and rock'n roll. 9pm to
1am. Enquiries to Aybars on 382
9282.
Salsa Bar and Restaurant, Bitez,
from 15 November, live music
bands with a difference.
Please tell us if you know of any
more live music on the peninsula
contact@bodrumobserver.com
Sailing
The Bodrum Off shore Yacht Club
holds the 3rd Fikret Kızılok Cup
yacht regatta on 11 to 12
For weekend courses in sports such
as: chess, wushu, taikwondo,
basketball, football and swimming.
Contact Filiz at Bodrum
Municipality, 316 7718
Marmara College. workshop and
courses include yoga, papermaking
for adults and children.
Jazz
percussionist master Okay Temiz
is giving his Rhythm Courses to
children. 358 61 13/4. (If enough
interest, he may do courses for
adults too)
Courses and workshops
From 16 October to 16 November
the First International
Gümüşlük Stone and Concrete
Sculpture Symposium, on the
football field, Gümüşlük
Enquiries Gümüşlük Municipality.
394 4480.
Yalıkavak area residents who wish
to learn Turkish are welcome to
attend Turkish language courses
that began on Monday, 2 October,
2006 at 10.30am at the municipal
community activities room above
the Yalıkavak Ziraat Bank ATM
next to Halk Bank. Yalıkavak
Municipality Public Relations.
358 4102.
Ayşegül has returned to Bodrum to
teach Turkish for all levels of
ability. 05327685345
Private Turkish lessons in
Yalıkavak. (See Classifieds, page
18)
Leyla Konuk, artist, whose
paintings have been on exhibition
this summer at Bitez and Bodrum,
is giving art classes over winter, in
German or Turkish. 0535 3322673
Reflexology workshop Sunday 26
November 10:30am to 4pm with
Debbie Yalçın. Places limited.
0535 6897353
Horseriding lessons and safaris at
Turgutreis Country Ranch.
Monthly memberships available.
Phone: 0252 382 56 54, fax: 0252
Bitez Bit Pazar (secondhand and
handcrafts) every Sunday 9am to
4pm.
For general markets of food,
clothes and household goods:
Mumcular market every Sunday;
Türkbükü every Monday; Milas
general market every Tuesday;
Bodrum every Tuesday for the
'cloth market' clothes and materials
(no food); Ortakent, Gümüşlük and
Gündoğan every Wednesday;
Yalıkavak and Bitez every
Thursday; Bodrum, Konacık and
Yalıçiftlik have a market every
Friday, Bodrum being only for
fresh food.
Turgutreis is the mega street
market, perhaps in its last year in its
present form for fresh food and
household goods, clothes and you
name it every Saturday.
All start early mornings. There are
also mahalle markets when a few
fruit and vegetable sellers set-up on
a street corner in a local area on a
given day
Further afield
The photograph exhibition of the
Paleolithic cave paintings in the
Latmos Mountains above Lake
Bafa and Heraclea, taken by the
German archaeologist Anneliese
Peschlow who discovered them in
1994, went on exhibition at the
Sadberk Hanım Museum in
Istanbul from 4 November. The
exhibition will come to Muğla in
May 2007
For the diary
At 8pm on 25 November, the
Bodrum Municipality Music
Association will give a concert in
classical Turkish art songs at the
Bodrum Belediyesi Nurol Kültür
Merkezi (Oasis)
Akdeniz Çevre Platformu
(AÇEP) meeting at Maya Hotel,
Bodrum, 24, 25, 26 November.
Discussions on environment,
conservation, nuclear energy…
At 8pm 30 November, the Avni
Dilliğil theatre group will give a
stage performance at the Bodrum
Belediyesi Nurol Kültür Merkezi
(Oasis)
The annual Yıbaşı Şenliği, the end
of year gift and fundraising bazaar
will be held in Oasis Shopping
Centre 16 to 21 December.
Organised by the education and
cultural association and charity,
Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme
Derneği (ÇYDD) they will take
applications for tables from
handcraft artists and associations.
313 6269 weekday afternoon office
hours
The annual Christmas Room days
will be held at Mangalcı
Restaurant in Kızılağaç on the
first and second Sundays of
December.
Bodrum Church Christmas Carols see page 5.
Please list your Christmas and New
year events in this column by
contacting 313 7456 or
contact@bodrumobserver.com
Meetings
Bodrum Bridge Club.
Tournaments every afternoon at
3.30 pm (except Sundays). English
speaking tournament director.
Visitors are welcome.
Oasis
Shopping Centre, below THY
office. 317 1103
Uçan Üniversite is meeting again!
After a long summer holiday we
gather every Tuesday at 5.00pm in
the atelier at Kıbrıs Şehitleri
Caddesi, Ataman Is Merkezi H/1,
Yokusbaşı/Bodrum. Interested as
an artist? Please join us. As some
members of the group left we are
reorganising our activities. Please
contact dilekkutzli@gmail.com
Rotary Club meetings: Bodrum
Rotary Club meets every Tuesday
8.30pm at Dedeman Hotel.
Karia Rotary Club meets every
Monday 8.30pm at Dedeman Hotel
Habitat International Residents
Group meets at La Fontaine Cafe
Bar, Bodrum opposite PTT. First
Wednesday of the month at 6pm.
Volunteers for secondhand clothes
and books stalls at the Oasis
Christmas/New Year Bazaar are
very welcome.
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ISSUE 21
Classifieds
First 20 words only 10YTL
Telephone 316 9090 ext 14
advert@bodrumobserver.com
Special autumn offer: place your classified ad for two consecutive issues. The price stays at 20 words for 10YTL
Servıces
Annette Ertan, Bodrum
Consulting & Translations.
annette@bodrumconsulting.com
+90 554 261 8248
Kim's Library: a lending library
of mainly English books can be
found above Sünger Pizza,
Bodrum, in SJ Yachting Office.
Need a handy man? All types
of work carried out to high
standards.
Electrical work,
shelving, pictures, curtain rails,
blinds etc. Flat pack furniture
furniture assembled and
installed.
New home
prepararion a speciality.
No job too small or too
large! Call Peter on 0538
231 7047 or e-mail
info@bodrumhomecare.com
8 MILES music dvd shop at
Oasis. We rent a huge personal
archive of original musical CDs
& DVD movies. CDs are also
on sale, secondhand books,
original jewellery and ceramics.
OASIS Shopping Centre,
bottom floor, next to and behind
cinema. 317 2446 GSM 533
7 4 3 2 8 3 6 e m a i l
atillatatar@yahoo.com
Would you like to learn Turkish
(and enjoy the experience)?
Group tutorials with an
experienced instructor will
begin in the first week of
November. Individual, private
tutorials available on request.
For details please phone
0532-575-23 56
Moving? Our removal service
will re-start in November.
Complete service:appliances
removed and re-installed,
furniture dsimantled and reassembled, lights fitted etc. Box
loan and packing service also
available. Call Peter on 0538
231 70 47 or e-mail
info@bodrumhomecare.com
Brand new house for sale in
Gümüşlük (with a pool). 0538
263 24 93
For Sale from owner: Delightful
house, 1 minute from Bodrum
Harbour, 100m2, 3 bedrooms, 1
bathroom, modern kitchen,
livingroom, fireplace, garden &
roof terrace with castle view.
Price: £130,000 Tele: 0535 312
0676
Business for sale or rent
Must sell, leaving the
country. Successful real
estate business since
1996. Yalıkavak. 80 m2.
reasonable rent.
For
further information:
i n f o @ e u ro re a l e s t a t e
bodrum.com:
0537 667 44 11
Cars
Winter car rental 2006 models,
Long rents available.
Full
insurance.
Unlimited km.
0 2 5 2
3 1 3
3 0 0 9
www.bodrumtour.com
Activities
Courses in patchwork, paper
collage and papermaking for
children and adults. Bettina's
Studio and Art Gallery at
Marmara College.
Information: 0537 580 67 39.
Birdwatching with Brian
Stoneman (DHKD)
0 5 3 6 3 1 9 3 2 6 6
www.kyteweb.net/birdsof
bodrum
Meetings
Bill's friends (AA) Bodrum
meetings in English Monday
and Thursday at 5pm.
In
Turkish Tuesday and Friday at
6pm. 0535 790 67 60 or 0536
344 39 74
Personal appeal
Property for sale
MUST SELL detached
deluxe villa in natural
setting. Panoramic
seaview over Yalıkavak
marina.
4x4 pool.
Remote control garage.
Air/heating.
0537 667 4411
Missing: 4 copies of the
Cornucopia Magazine which I
brought to the Ladies Lunch
disappeared - issues no: 28, 29,
30 and 31. Probably my own
fault as you might have thought
they were freebies. If you did
pick one up and didn't pay for it
please contact me Bettina 0537
580 67 39 I will be delighted to
have it back or sell it to you.
Suggestions from the Ladies Lunch
When you gather 115 women in one
place there are sure to be plenty of
ideas buzzing around and the annual
lunching ladies event has proved to
be a great forum for voicing ideas
and wishes. The car boot sale is now
a regular event in Bitez for example.
So what do they want this year? The
list is long but with a little effort and
organisation the community will
benefit, so volunteers please.
Sometimes there are clubs and
organisations already offering
exactly what they are looking for.
It's just a case of knowing about it,
keeping an eye on the Bodrum
Observer and the peninsula's unique
e-mail service the Bodrum Echo for
sales and services. If you aren't
already a member then contact Karen
at bodrumecho@superonline.com
A reading circle (book club). The
usual format is a monthly meeting
with 6 to 10 people, a book is chosen
in advance, read and discussed by
members at the next meeting.
Greenhouse Kıtap Evi in Istanbul is
prepared to import and deliver books
from Europe so each member of the
group can get a copy of the chosen
book.
Marina Yacht Club has
suggested their comfortable sitting
room as a meeting place with a cake
and coffee deal of 8YTL per head.
What better way to spend a couple of
Dereköy
Valley
Local residents are looking
for volunteers to monitor the
wildlife of this valley - the
birds, animals, insects, and
flowers - in fact all aspects of
the nature there. You don't
need to be an expert. Anyone
who has knowledge or is
interested in helping to
protect this last unspoilt
valley in the peninsula can get
involved. If you can spare
some time this winter, please
contact Brian Stoneman on
0536 319 3266.
hours on a winter afternoon! So if
you are interested in joining contact
janeb@superonline.com and let her
know if you would be willing to be
the co-ordinator.
Investment Club. Members meet
once a month and invest! Anybody
out there with some financial
knowledge or interest in setting up or
participating, e-mail
janeb@superonline.com
Yo g a / M e d i t a t i o n
Monika
monika.munzinger@gmail.com
0536 7235166 and Melek
melekhakyemez@hotmail.com
0536 3442974 can provide
information regarding classes and
workshops
Dog Training Contact Rosemary at
romadog2@yahoo.com
0533
4939005 or the Turgutreis Country
Ranch on 382 5654 or 0532 274 4517
Walking/trekking Group - For
organised weekly walks and treks,
sometimes venturing a little further
afield, there is a weekly walk in
winter. Contact the Bodrum Nature
Sports Club (Doğa Spor Külübü)
bodosk@bodosk.com,
www.bodosk.com
Salsa/Oriental Dancing Courses
are being run by the Bodrum
BODRUM FORUM
www.bodrumforum.co.uk
An information and discussion
forum for all people visiting
and residing in and around the
Bodrum peninsula. Share your
Bodrum experiences. Ask and
give unbiased advice to other
members from bar and
restaurant reviews, bargains
found, through to your
experiences of moving abroad.
Good advice starts here…..
For more details contact:
Heidi Yıldız 05333865444
ARE YOU A BRIT LIVING ABROAD BUT MISSING
THE UK?
ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT COMING HOME?
ITV1 are making a new documentary series about British Ex-Pats
who are considering moving back to the UK.
We're keen to hear from Brits who have lived abroad for at least 5
years without (or very rarely) visiting home, but who are now
thinking about returning permanently to Britain.
Perhaps you miss your family and friends, maybe schooling is a
problem for your kids, or you simply yearn to step back into
British culture.
We'll help you explore the reality of coming home, and prepare you
for deciding whether to stay abroad or return to your roots.
If this sounds like you, or if you know anyone who might be
interested, please contact Amy Robbins as soon as possible by email:
amy.robbins@fevermedia.co.uk
Or call (+44) 020 7697 1425
municipality. Call 0532 2829624 or
enquire at the BBC Salsa Club Bar in
Bar Street. At the Karia Princess
Hotel the Aytunç Bentürk Dance
Academy has recently opened
offering lessons covering Latin,
oriental, hip hop and sirtaki. Call
313 9389
Clothes Exchange and Charity
Shop Cumhuriyet Kadınlar Derneği
(Republic Ladies Association) has
started a charity shop in Yalıkavak
where clean clothes and furniture are
gratefully received. The shop is
situated opposite the windmill on the
sea front. Call Sevim Özdikici on
385 2184 for details. Also, Habitat is
collecting second hand clothes for
the Christmas and New Year fair to
be held in Oasis from 16 December.
Contributions can be delivered to
Oasis on 15 December or you can
contact Angela 0536 827 8686 or
Terttu 0538 503 4404
Other ideas: Turkish Cookery
Courses, Sushi Making Course,
Amateur Dramatics, Painting
Course, Photography Course, a
Mothers and Toddlers Club and for
the youngsters a Scouts/Guides type
organisation. So if you know of
anybody offering any of these, please
l e t
u s
k n o w
a t
contact@bodrumobserver.com and
we can print details in the next issue
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Cinema Guide
Please call cinema to confirm screening details
Cinemarine Oasis
10 to 16 November
317 0001
EVE DÖNÜŞ
14:45, 16:45, 19:00, 21:30,
Sat & Sun also 12:00
THE DEVIL WEARS
PRADA
SAW 3
Testere 3
12:00, 14:15, 16:45, 19:15,
21:45
Comedy, drama
2006, 109 mins
Language:
English with
Turkish subtitles
Director: David Frankel
Starring: Meryl Streep, Anne
Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley
Tucci, Adrian Grenier, Simon
Baker, Rebecca Mader
Meryl Streep is brilliant as
demanding fashion editor
Miranda Priestley. Her first
assistant strives to please and
emulate her. She hires a young
woman who knows nothing of
the fashion industry, has never
read the magazine, and doesn't
know who Miranda Priestley is.
When Miranda demands that
she obtain the next unpublished
Harry Potter manuscript, she
gets a complete makeover and
determines to succeed in the job.
14:15, 16:45, 19:15, 21:45,
Sat & Sun also at 12:00
Crime, horror, thriller
2006, 107 mins
Language: English with
Turkish subtitles
D i re c t o r : D a r r e n Ly n n
Bousman
Starring: Tobin Bell, Shawnee
Smith, Angus Macfadyen,
After eluding the cops,
psychopathic killer Jigsaw
( To b i n B e l l ) t u r n s a n
abandoned warehouse on the
edge of town into a gruesome
torture chamber in this third
instalment of the horror series.
Jigsaw's new protégée Amanda
kidnaps a doctor who's forced
to keep the evil master alive.
Barely clinging to life, Jigsaw
begins to carry out his
gruesome plans for the lady doc
and another helpless victim
(Angus Macfayden).
THE TEST
Sinav
14:15, 16:45, 19:15, 21:45,
Sat & Sun also at 12:00
Comedy, drama
2006, 120 mins
Language: Turkish
Director: Ömer Faruk
Sorak
Starring: Jean Claude Van
Damme İsmail Hacıoğlu,
Yağmur Atacan, Rüya Önal
Portrays the life of high school
students who suffer under the
pressures of the university
entrance exam. They come up
with the daring idea of cracking
the university question
database. But there is only one
thief in the world who
possesses the skills to do this...
and how can they convince him
to come to Turkey and do the
job?
HOKKABAZ
12:15, 14:15, 17:15, 19:45,
21:15
Comedy
2006, 122 mins
Language: Turkish
Directors: Ali Tamer Baltacı,
Cem Yılmaz
Starring: Cem Yılmaz, Mazhar
Alanson, Özlem Tekin, Tuna
Orhan, Tuncer Salman, Ayca
Abana
Revolving around a young man
who plays a small time stage
magician who is fired from his
job and goes on tour around
Turkey accompanied by his
best friend and unstable father.
Filmed in Istanbul, Gallipoli
and Eceabat.
Drama, 2006, 101 mins
Language: Turkish
Director: Ömer Uğur
Starring: Erdal Tosun, Sibel
Kekilli, Altan Erkekli,
Mehmet Ali Alabora,
Perihan Savaş
COMING
SOON!
Karia Princess Bodrum
316 6272
THE GUARDIAN
14.00 (weekdays only),
16.30, 19.00, 21.30
Action, adventure
2006, 136 mins
Language: English with
Turkish subtitles
Director: Andrew Davis
Starring: Kevin Costner,
Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward,
Melissa Sagemiller, Clancy
Brown, Omari Hardwick
There is a perversion, much
practised in Hollywood movies,
that might be called sadopaternalism, whereby a
surrogate father treats a gifted
but difficult pupil with derision
and constant punishment. The
aim is to bring out the best in the
victim and to make him into a
he-man. The Guardian is a
typical example and stars Kevin
Costner as a veteran US Coast
Guard deep-sea rescue
swimmer. He's assigned to
teach at the Coast Guard rescue
school after a particularly hairy
mission off the coast of Alaska
and gives the overconfident,
boastful young Ashton Kutcher
a very difficult time.
BARNYARD
Parti Hayvanları
Sat & Sun only: 12:00, 14:00
Animation, family, comedy
2006, 90 mins
Language: Turkish
Director: Steve Oedekerk
When the farmer's away, all
the animals play ... and sing,
a n d d a n c e . E v e n t u a l l y,
though, someone has to step in
and run things, a responsibility
that ends up going to Otis, a
carefree cow.
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ISSUE 21
He wanted the Turkish Republic to last forever
The day is 10 November 1938.
Sixty eight years ago, at the
Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul at
five minutes past 9 o'clock in the
morning, at the age of 57 years,
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first
president of Turkish Republic,
died.
Every year on 10
November at the same time the
people of Turkey come to a halt
and stand in homage to his
memory. Sirens sound all over
Turkey and people sound their
car horns. The flags of Turkey
fall to half-mast. Some people
cry, some promise to work harder
to keep his reforms alive. Some
drink a glass of rakı and eat white
roasted chickpeas, one of his
favourite tastes. The songs he
loved are sung in restaurants, on
the radio and TV stations.
He spent 15 years as political
leader of the Turkish Republic
after it was set up at the end of a
long, tiring war of liberation. In
that short 15 year period he
introduced a broad range of
sweeping reforms - in the
political, social, legal, economic,
and cultural spheres.
His
achievements in Turkey are an
enduring monument to Atatürk.
Few have achieved so much in so
short period as he did. Atatürk
transformed the life of a nation
decisively. This year Turkey
celebrated the 83rd anniversary
of Republic Day remembering
his words 'My humble body will
be ground one day surely. But
The Turkish Republic will last
forever'. Tributes have been
offered to him through the
decades by such world statesmen
as Churchill, Roosevelt, Nehru,
de Gaulle, Adenauer, Bourguiba,
Nasser, Kennedy and countless
others.
A White House
statement, issued on the occasion
of The Atatürk Centennial in
1981, paid homage to him as a
great leader in times of war and
peace. It is fitting that there
should be high praise for Atatürk,
an extraordinary leader of
modern times, who said in 1933:
I look to the world with an open
heart full of pure feelings and
friendship. His words about
peace are well known: Peace for
nation, peace for the world.
'The name of Atatürk reminds
mankind of the historical success
of one of the greatest men of this
century: his inspirational
leadership of the Turkish Nation,
his open view in understanding
the modern world and his might
and courage as a military leader.'
John F Kennedy,1963.
Feryal Çeviköz
Volleyball
T h e Tu r k i s h w o m e n ' s
volleyball team has moved into
the second round of the 15th
world championship, along
with 15 other teams including
China, USA, Germany, Brazil,
Poland, Russia, defending
world champions Italy and
championship surprises SerbiaMontenegro and Taipei China.
In the first round played in
Nagoya Japan, the Turkish team
defeated Peru and Egypt, but
lost to Italy, Cuba and SerbiaMontenegro. The team went
into the championships ranked
as number 15 in the world and
will play the second round
against Taiwan, Japan, Poland
and Korea.
AA
Chess Tournament
Overall winner Can Ertan (far left) with his parents Barış and
Annette, and Atilla Gürmen (far right)
Bodrum municipality's
Bodrumspor's new fixture for
chess, the Republic Cup Chess
Tournament started on Friday 3
November 3 with 157
participants although
preparations had only been made
for a maximum of 116 to register
and compete in the four age
classes.
The tournament was held at the
Bodrum Sailing Club at Içmeler
and was organised by Atilla
Gürmen and two more arbiters.
At the prize giving on Sunday 5
November, Mayor Mazlum
Ağan was reported to be
astonished at the turnout for the
competition. There were 67
participants of primary school
age, 58 of middle school age, 21
Lise and 13 adult participants.
A parent took the mayor to task
for the municipality not
supporting chess talent in
Bodrum and for failing to
support the chess trainers' course
held at Marmara College
recently.
The Habitat international
residents group stepped in at the
last moment and together with
ÇYDD subsidised the 30
teachers on the course. All 41
students, at least 50 per cent of
whom were women, passed the
test and went back to their
schools where already an
increase in chess courses have
been reported.
Chess playing children look
forward to getting a Satranç
Lokali from the municipality
soon as well as more support for
Atilla Gürmen and other Chess
Club organisers.
Results:
Little ones: Ekin Aktaş - Nafız
Ilıcak school, Gündoğan
Yıldızlar: Emre Can Oral Marmara College
Lise: Doğukan Tok - Bodrum
Lisesi
Adults: Can Ertan - Anadolu
Lisesi