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  • Traffic Rules in Turkey

    Control Your Speed
    Radar guns and speed cameras are everywhere for everyone’s benefit. In built up areas 40 km/hr. On mo-torways 120 km/hr. Instant fines if caught. You should recive a receipt for any fine paid. Road signs comply with the international hightway Code. Obey instruction signs ie STOP and NO PASSING. Red flashing traffic lights are treated the same as amber – you may go if nothing is coming.

    Tips For Safe Driving in Turkey
    There is a hight incidence of accidents in turkey every year, particularly in the months of July and August and national holidays. To avoid becomming another statistic use common sense and try to folow these guidelines. Do not drink and drive – the rule is absolutely no alchol if you intend to drive and if caught there is an instant fine. Wear a seat belt in a car and helmet if riding a mororbike – both compulsory in Turkey.

  • Vows

    These are often made in the context of religion. At first glance, vows appear to be a promise based on certain conditions. For instance, “If my wish comes true, I will sacrifice an animal”. There are also other vows for the good of a person or a group, such as lighting candles. Vows may be aimed at an animal or object as well as behavior or a change in attitudes. Fasting is one example.

    Places near rocks, trees, water and the graves of holy figures may be used for votive offerings. On the same subject, places which are considered sacred include the graves and tombs of holy figures, intersection points of three or four roads, wells, springs, fountains, pools, lakes, trees, plants etc.

  • Beliefs in Turkey

    Vows,
    Fortune Telling,
    Good Luck – Bad Luck in Turkey,
    Prayers for Rain,
    Sin,
    Spells in Turkey,
    The Little Magic Stone Evil Eye Nazar Boncuk

  • Yacht charter holidays in Turkey

    motoryacht

    Bareboat charter has recently been introduced as another form of yacht hire in Turkey. The charters are undertaken by representatives who are responsible for putting the passengers on board, looking after them and seeing that they return safely to port. Maintenance crews keep these yachts in optimum condition, but it is the people who undertake the charter themselves who crew the boat. Of course, an experienced skipper accompanies the vessel, but once on board the people who undertake the charter perform all of the tasks – the handling of the sails, the seaman’s chores, meal preparation and housekeeping.

    For those who want to escape all kitchen duties on their holiday, there is at least one restaurant at every anchorage; eating out remains an option.The more adventurous and experienced sailors can charter and pilot smaller (9 to 10 meter) motor yachts. Before setting sail, bareboat companies generally brief their clients on the navigational characteristics of the environment, meteorological conditions, where and how to restock provisions, how to act in an emergency and any other pertinent information.

    sailing

    Flotilla sailing, or Sailing with a group of yachts led by one boat, is another great adventure on the sea. Although an experienced sailor skippers the lead boat, the navigation of each individual boat is left to its crew.

  • The Highlands of the Black Sea Region

    With their mountain meadows adorned with colorful wildflowers, the highlands of the Black Sea are characterized by their spruce forests. The verdant appearance and lush green slopes of the Black Sea coasts are due not only to the abundant rainfall but also to the humid and foggy weather. The humidity and the foggy weather gives way to a brilliant sunshine and oxygen rich fresh mountain air as one ascends from the coastal areas high up to the mountains.

    Up here in the Black Sea highlands the mountains are covered with trees like fir, spruce, Scotch pine, cedar, beech, oak, linden, elm, hornbeam, alder and wild hazelnut as well as flowers like snowdrops, wild azalea, forest rose and countless other wildflowers. The Black Sea highlands are found in the provinces of Sinop, Ordu, Giresun, Trabzon, Rize, Artvin, Gumushane and Bayburt.