Along Çalış Beach promenade in Fethiye is a separate bank of four cafe bars – and it has a bit of a magnetic draw for us. One of those places is EY’s Bistro Bar. EY’s Bistro Bar, Çalış Beach Over the years, we’ve whiled away many an hour at neighbouring Calisto. And, relatively recently, EY’s …
An easy and delicious, homemade labneh recipe for you in this article. There’s a certain satisfaction in reaching for your own, homemade, versatile creamy labneh cheese that makes a great spread or dip as part of your Turkish breakfast – or as part of your meze table. It also makes for a great cheesecake ingredient. …
No sooner had I said that the Fethiye weather had cooled down in last month’s Fethiye news roundup – the temps and the humidity shot up again and it was like the high summer had never left us. So let’s try again for the month of October… Because I am sitting here and we’ve got …
Vibrant flashes of colour and an injection of life and activity into a usually sleepy pathway along the canal in Fethiye: Welcome to Fethiye Sokak Lezzetleri – Fethiye Street Foods. This is the canal that flows past the Fethiye Tuesday market and into the sea on the corner of the harbour. And unless you walked …
Autumn – or Fall for our American readers – is apple season. And for this article, we’ve got a really quick and easy apple tart recipe – a la Turka, of course. It also has the benefit of being completely delicious. We all know the French are famous for their apple tarts (Tarte normande for …
What can we say about the month of August in Fethiye? Let’s have a monthly news roundup of daily happenings. Of course the temperatures were high, the sun was beating down and, on some days, the humidity levels made life a tad uncomfortable. As I type, however, September has arrived. And, with that, the flick …
Every home should have one: A go to chicken and rice traybake recipe that guarantees to satisfy every time. In Turkey, that recipe is called tavuk kapama. Over the years, our tavuk kapama has developed and been tweaked here and there. So much so that, these days, what we actually have a is a fırında …
Goodbye to July and hello to August. And that means a look back at our monthly news from life in Fethiye. And, as is often the case in summer, this month has kind of passed us by where news is concerned. We’ve been busy! Aşure Time Also known as Noah’s pudding, aşure is traditionally made …
Marmaris; there aren’t many British people who haven’t heard of this southwestern Turkish town. Whether you consider it to be famous or infamous, Marmaris is arguably the most well-known Turkish resort in the British package holiday world. As such, it was a tourist destination that didn’t just escape our travel radar; we actively pushed it …
Update June 2025 – Unfortunately, the Fethiye-Marmaris seabus is no longer running. Apparently not enough people used it last year. On 2nd July 2024, a ceremony was held in both Marmaris and Fethiye to mark the inaugural journey of the Fethiye Marmaris seabus. The previous day had seen similar ceremonies as the Bodrum – Turgutreis …