About Turkey
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According to the Turkish Family law, parents should register a birth of their child within 30 days from the date of the birth at the local Population Registry Office. If the parents are unable to do this, someone who attended the birth can register. The documents required for the birth registration: application form residency or identity...
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Turkey is inspiring and bright, emotional and unique. This is a country famous for its charming “One Thousand and One Nights”. It is multifaceted and breathtaking, challenging and fascinating. From the first moments, you will dive into the world of unspeakable beauty of colors and fragrances, the atmosphere of magic, intoxicating smell of thyme,...
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Regular readers of our articles know that Turkish cuisine is remarkably varied — even people who have bought property in Turkey and lived here for years have rarely tried everything the country cooks. Today we are talking about something almost every visitor has tasted, or really ought to: Turkish pizza. Turkish cooking is generous with meat, lamb...
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In this part of the world a bazaar is more than a place to exchange goods. It is the centre of a town’s life: conversation, gossip, news and events. In the Middle Ages you could not only shop there but play chess or backgammon, have a shave and listen to music and poetry. What is it for a visitor today? Content: A whole culture in one...
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If you are planning a trip to Turkey, it is not enough to visit only one place in order to learn the country. Turkey itself is a mixture of different historical periods and religions and a comfortable climate is combined with picturesque landscapes. So, we decided to make our own list of the most interesting places to visit in Turkey. And there...
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The official language of Turkey is Turkish. It is what local people speak, what street signs and cafe menus are written in. In the tourist areas almost everyone knows some English, and plenty of people speak Russian, so you will not run into much of a language barrier there. It is a different matter for anyone who does not intend to spend the...
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Alanya is a city in Turkey which is famous for its ancient history, wonderful beaches, and beautiful nature. It is surrounded by the Taurus Mountains in the north and in the south it is washed by the Mediterranean. It is located on the peninsula, in the place where the Taurus Mountains are close to the sea. Some people say that the nature of Alanya...
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The Turkish are cheerful and welcoming people who celebrate their holidays generously. Those who bought property in Turkey and have lived there for a long time may have noticed that sometimes the streets get empty and it seems like the time has stopped, or on the contrary, suddenly crowds of people fill up the streets and they walk for days on end....
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Turkey recognizes only those marriages, which are registered at a local Vital Statistics office. And if spouses decide to divorce they need to get a Turkish court decision. A divorce granted abroad does not take effect in Turkey by itself: it has to be recognized through a separate court case, and since 2018 a simplified route through the registry...
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The mosques of Turkey were built to impress. Many of them went up on the proceeds of military victories, as thanks to the Almighty and as a demonstration of the empire’s standing, so nobody economised: gold, marble and hand-painted tile went in by the ton. Most of the famous ones are working mosques rather than monuments — prayers are held in them...
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