Turkey’s Blue Card Scheme Discharge of any kind may be considered illegal in Turkey. While the authorities are not known to inspect foreign-flagged yachts for tankage, a black water tank...
Bodrum from the sea – photo taken from Facebook. BBC World News reports that Turkish Coastguard vessels have been assisted by private boats and yachts to evacuate holidaymakers from beaches...
Damaged church of St Nicholas, Kos (CREDIT: Lousia Gouliamaki AFP) Aegean Earthquake. A report from www.independent.co.uk A 6.7-magnitude quake struck in the Aegean Sea on Friday night 20th July 2017,...
As we write this, the two person crew of the fifty foot ketch Irene (Peter and Ginger) have been on board constantly (mostly*) for 90 consecutive days, with no end...
Turkey’s history spans almost 10,000 years. Along the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, there are acres of ancient ruins – many world-renowned. Cities of substantial size, developed from 2600-1900 BC, were...
