In the 15 plus years he’s been based in Turkey Phil Buckley has learnt a few words of the language although his children, at the local school, laugh at his accent. Here he tries to explain a little about why Turkish is special… Learning Turkish is one of the biggest hurdles for anyone who intends…
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Selwyn Hird
Selwyn Hird is a long time resident of KaÅŸ, boat owner and sailing enthusiast. Wyn, as he is called by his friends, has owned a boat for much of his adult life. He has had experience with marinas all along the Turkish coast and most recently harboured his boat in Finike. Wyn is 71 years…
Makyol Marina
We found out that MAK-YOL is the company building the new KaÅŸ Marina. You can visit their website in both English and Turkish. The project is financed by the Turkish Ministry of Transportation, its budget is $11,607,480.00 USD and its completion date is projected to be August 14, 2010. It seems that at the (slooow)…
Halide Bilginer
Halide Bilginer, a member of the BT sales staff travelled around Syria, Jordan and Lebanon in December 2010. She shared with us some interesting highlights about the places and events that happened during her trip. NOTE: All photos copyright © Halide Bilginer, for more photos please take a look at her Picasa Photo Album.
Sunder ErdoÄŸan
Sunder ErdoÄŸanis a local artist possessing not one but two interesting talents; he is a model boat builder and caricaturist. Sunder was raised in the Fener-Balat district of Istanbul and first came to KaÅŸ in 1990. He likes to reminisce about the variety of customs and cultures in his ancient home district. However, he really…
Emre Çevikel
Emre Çevikel is both a PADI certified and CMAS Dive Instructor. He has been diving with the Bougainville Dive Team for the last 10 years in Kaş. More photos of Emre and Kaş Diving on Facebook.
Beran AkdaÄŸ
Beran AkdaÄŸ is an experienced PADI Dive master, a successful businessman, a highly skilled technologist, an accomplished nature photographer and has won awards for his underwater photographs. He is a musician, a qualified astronomer and specialises in astrophotography. He loves travelling, has visited more than 20 countries and is still on the move. In short,…
Atila Kara
Atila Kara, who was born in 1965, has been diving in Turkish waters since at least 1989. He is one of the most experienced Dive Instructors in Turkey. To the other members of the dive and boat crew he is simply “hocam” (my teacher) and he lives up to the title…
Fevzi Dikici
Fevzi Dikici has rejoined the 2012 Bougainville (BT) Dive Team. He was previously a dive instructor for Bougainville for two years during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. “Fezz,” as he is affectionately called, recently returned from Malayasia to partner with Emre Çevikel as a dive leader on the BT Dive Boat in KaÅŸ. He is…
Bayram Okralı Dive Boat Captain
Bayram Okralı is the “Kaptan” of the BT Dive Boat and has piloted it for over a decade. He is a very experienced and licensed pilot and has helped literally hundreds of customers get prepared for their first Discover Dive. He is also famous for his apple tea or “elma çayı,”offered to divers and swimmers…
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