Dilek Diker Dilek Diker recently met with Ayşe Dağıstanlı about her work with the Kaş Culture House. This month instead of a Kaş artist or artisan, we chatted with someone who dedicates her efforts toward art and culture; Dilek Diker, the manager...
READ MOREHasibe AvciHasibe Avcı was born in Kaş in 1980. Recently Hasibe was “caught in the act” on our bougainville turizm Facebook photo album because Ayşe Dağıstanlı interviewed Hasibe in the Kaş Town Tea...
READ MOREAlex with Discover trekking groupAlex Smith tour guide and local resident of Kaş, Turkey, recently led a group of trekkers on a week long tour. This was their...
READ MOREThe BT paragliding Team in Kaş, Turkey, captained by Veske, were recently featured in Skywings Magazine“The official magazine of the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association Ltd.” Their web site does not feature all of the...
READ MOREYonca Duyan Tour GuideYonca Duyan was in her first year at Bougainville Travel when this photo was taken and she had already established a reputation for herself. She was the only woman tour guide working for BT and is a regular all around...
READ MOREPhil Buckley Walking to Aperlai, March 2008 (NOTE: For an updated anniversary commentary see what Phil has to say in this article titled:Phil Buckley-20 Years After) When Phil Buckley first came to Turkey nearly 20 years ago, he “liked it...
READ MOREDurali Usta and Hatice Hanim Durali Surer who lives in Çerçiler just above Kaş is a wood craftsman and can be found every Friday at the Open Air Market (Pazar). (Guest article by Ayşe Dağıstanlı) See the Durali Usta photos on...
READ MORELycian Way Kyanaei tombKyaneai (or Cyaneae in Greek) means “dark blue” and also “clashing rocks”, though nobody knows why it was so named or which meaning it is supposed to have. Kyaneai is famous for its many sarcophagi...
READ MOREAntalya Sand Festival poster Antalya International Sand Sculpture Festival – Uluslararasi Antalya Türkiye Kum Heykel Festivali Between May 20 to November 20, 2010, the International Antalya Sand Sculpture Festival, in Antalya, Turkey, will...
READ MOREElmalı, Turkey, located about 70 km from Kaş, in the mountain region north, hosts the famous grease wrestling (Yağlı Gureş) tournament every year where the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil. This is the 658th year of oil wrestling and the...
READ MOREAbdal Musa Alevi festival Tekkekoy Every June, in the village of Tekke near Elmalı, there is a commemoration and celebration in honor of Abdal Musa. The celebration in 2010 was from 24 through 27 June. Elmalı and Tekke village are located in the...
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