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The pearl of the Turkish Riviera

2008-04-20T06:33:00.000-07:00

Alanya, in the south of Turkey, is one of the most beautiful cities on the Riviera on the so-called ;blue coloured coast. It lies in front of the mountains with red earth, surrounded by two large sandy beaches and beach promenades with hotels, bars, cafes and restaurants. History tells, that Queen Cleopatra also liked to walk on the sand and to swim in the blue ocean. Therefore the Roman Antonius gave her Alanya as a present. Alanya is an ideal location for holidays: comfortable, elegant, with a lot of green areas. In winter we have a mild Mediterranean climate.

Alanya is one of the important centres of Turkey for fruit and vegetable culture. The land is good for growing lemons, oranges and bananas and woods of Aleppotrees (20m high) and Libanon trees.

You can find special titbits in Alanya. You should try ;grilled mutton dumpling with vegetables and on coal grilled fresh fish

why Alanya?

2008-04-20T06:28:00.000-07:00

Alanya is not only in the summer perfect, there is little to separate it from its winter. With the European citizen who flees from the cold wet Europe, and gladly spends there winter under the sun over here. Climatically the winter is mild and is free from frost. Mild temperatures between 15 and 18 degrees you will find here between December and April.

Anywhere else in Turkey you will not find the Taurus Mountains as near as here in Alanya.

In Alanya the real estate prices are affordable in comparison to other European countries. Meanwhile more than 13000 Europeans live in Alanya, so English is very common here as is the German language. Meanwhile the city offers a large selection of different newspapers, Magazines and other publications among them for example the German-language newspaper, Prima Turkey or for the Dutch guests Hello also ;Orange& which is in both German and English.

By the continuous discussions for the entry of Turkey into the European community Turkey is now in the upswing. The positions specified above were discovered and have been known for a long time by numerous foreign investors.

Point one in the property market shows up in Turkey an uncommon rise of the prospective customers. Many regions developed to Top Location& of the property market, whereby the prices are still payable. The same situation as in Spain in the last 15 - 20 years can be compared.

The economic integration between Turkey and the European Union continues its progress thanks to that of the customs union, which has now nearly been in force for 10 years. Turkey is the only country, which is in the Customs Union before joining the European Union. The European Union holds a large portion of the foreign investments in Turkey. It is also one the principal trade partner of the country.

The progress during the entry process, accompanied by the important structural reforms in the Turkish economy, will attract more foreign investors, which will reflect itself positively in the trade relations between Turkey and the European Union.

The largest capital of Turkey is their recent and well trained workers. Turkey is at the same time the prominent country with the delegation of students abroad for the higher education, including the USA. In the whole world Turkey is the fifth rank in this area. It is expected that this contributes considerably to the improvement of the human capacities not only in Turkey, but in the whole region. A country of 72 million Inhabitants, which has a Pro-Head-Income of 4172 US Dollar for the last year, is a substantial market for each multinational enterprise. If we correct this in view to the gross national product around the purchasing power priority after Pro-Head-Income in Turkey, then it is nearly about 8000 US Dollar.

Damlataş Cave

2008-03-27T09:21:00.001-07:00

Damlataş Cave was discovered in 1948 quite by accident while minig for building of the harbour. It is located at the western foot of hold peninsula. There is a 50 m passage at the entrance. After the passage there comes a cylinderical cavity. This leads to the basement of the cave. The stalactite and stalagmites inside the cave were formed in 15 thousand years. Besides its fascinating beauty the cave is famous with its air which is beneficial to asthmatic patients. Following the rumors that asthmatic benefited from breathing the air in the cave, scientists analyzed a sample of the air to verify the fact that the air was indeed beneficial to patients suffering from non-allergic asthme. They found that the air in the cave contains 10 to 12 times more carbon dioxide than normal air and has % 95 humidity. Temperature in the cave is 22 degrees centigrade. Both the radioactivity and ionization in the cave may contribute to the benefits derived from breathing the air in the cave. Entrance is due to payment. There is a small market around and in front of the cave is a beach.

Before

2007-12-15T13:34:00.000-08:00

Before I was a Mom

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Chewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom

I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom

I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom -

I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,

the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

Send this to someone who you think is a special Mom.

I just did."