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Dear Member and Friends, Today we are commemorating the Victory Day of Republic of Turkey. This very special day is the anniversary of the final step on the way to the independence of today's democratic and modern Turkey that has been passed down to us by Atat�rk, the great leader of the Republic of Turkey. As Antalya City Blog, We are wishing you a memorable Victory Day!

Temperatures has reached 40�C (104 �F) in Antalya, and Holiday Season is in Full Swing! Here are scenes from Antalya holidays:  

Leading travel brands and organisations are set to go head to head later this month in what promises to be a thrilling World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony. The event will be hosted by the Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa in Antalya, Turkey on August 31st 2013 , with the show returning from the second time in three years. Hailed as � the Oscars of the travel industry �, World Travel Awards is acknowledged across the globe as the ultimate travel accolade, and celebrates those brands that are pushing the boundaries of industry excellence.  Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa Cornelia Diamond Golf Resort & Spa provides the perfect setting for the event, exemplifying the spirit of World Travel Awards to push the boundaries of excellence in travel and tourism. Since opening, the resort has rapidly established itself as the ultimate place for golf and luxury, amidst an idyllic Mediterranean setting.  More than 500 organisations from across Europe, spa...

International Cycling Festival will be held for the second time in Antalya, Turkey.  Antalya is ready to welcome approximately 300 cyclist from various parts of the world. From August 29 to September 1 , cyclists will tour on their bikes from the Taurus Mountains to the blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea in Antalya and around the greens , history and natural beauty of the Old City , G�kdere , Lara , and Termessos for 4 days . Don't miss the 2nd International Antalya Cycling Festival. For more information: http://www.antalyabisikletfestivali.com/ 

Chamber of Electrical Engineers and the Antalya Chamber of Architects Antalya Branches had organized successfully the First Solar Semposium on 17 to 18 September 2010 in Antalya, with the aim of gaining the solar energy related technological innovations and applications and dispatching, intensification the knowledge in Turkey. Antalya Branch and the Chamber of Electrical Engineers and the Chamber of Architects Antalya Branch, are organizing the 2nd Solar Semposium at 31st October to 2nd November 2013 in Antalya where at least 300 days of sunshine per year exceeds 1,312 kWh sunshine strength is falling per square meter per year.  The aim of the symposium to gather the professionals from private and public sectors that are working in the implementation of these technologies, the law makers, public executives, researchers, academicians and industrialist around content rich forums, to help to spread the usage fields of solar energy, to inform our public about the domes...

Antalya is one of the most visited cities in the world,  every year it attracts an average of 10.5 million tourists. From ancient times, through the Ottoman era, to this very day, Antalya has always been a thriving and lively city, and the city has been given many nicknames:   Home of Attalos: Attalos was a King of Pergamon and the founder of modern-day Turkish city Antalya. As long as 2000 years ago King Attalos II of Bergama ordered his most favoured courtiers, "Go, find me such a place on the face of this earth that all kings, all rulers will hanker after it. Find me such a place that nobody will be able to take their eyes off it. Go and find me paradise on earth." In spite of the difficulty of carrying out such an order, even, in a sense, its impossibility, the courtiers set out and travelled far and wide. They travelled for weeks, for months but could not come upon a place such as the king desired. Until, travelling one day down the road known as �ubuk ...

St. Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus, was born in Patara and became the bishop of Demre, in Antalya. Contrary to the popular belief that Santa Claus lives in the North Pole, he actually lived in Myra (An talya) . St. Nickholas was born to a wealthy and religious family in Patara, where he spent most of his childhood studying the Sacred Script in Church. After the death of his parents, St. Nicholas dedicated his life to helping people. You can learn more about St. Nicholas by visiting his house in Myra, which has now been converted to a museum. You may also visit cayagzi with springs at a warm temperature that are said to having healing minerals in them that can cure skin disease. Ephesus and Halicarnassus (the place for the two of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world) are in Turkey. The ancient city of Ephesus located near the Aegean Sea in modern day Turkey, was one of the great cities of the Greeks in Asia Minor and home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the S...

    For the first EXPO of Turkey , EXPO 2016 Antalya , EXPO 2016 ANTALYA THEMED PERMANENT POSTAGE STAMPS were up for sale by the General Directorate of PTT . You can purchase this special postage stamps from PTT Post Offices . The Price of the stamps is 2.20 TL.

The Side International Culture and Art Festival is the result of enthusiastic and persistent efforts of the Municipality of Side since 2001. Side owns outstanding Roman and Hellenistic heritage and today is an important Mediterranean resort town, distinguished with the quality standards of its tourism facilities.  The Festival presents impressive performances by renowned interpreters at magnificent venues such as the Ancient Theatre of Side and the Temple of Apollo. This festival has been an EFA member since 2010. The Side Culture and Art Festival is now in its 13th year. Most of the events will take place at the ancient sites of the theatre and temple of Apollo in the coastal resort of Side. All events will start at 9.30pm and there is no cost to enter. The aim of the festival is to showcase a number of world famous orchestras, musicians and dancers which will each contribute towards a combined celebration of art, history, music and tourism.  Festival Program: Cl...

Organized by the Municipality of Alanya , the 13th Alanya Street Basketball Tournament will be held between August 14 and 18 , 2013 , in front of   Alanya Rihtim Waterfall . Tournament schedule is as below : August 14, 2013 14:00: Press Conference ( Alanya Cultural Center) 14:30 : Technical Meeting ( Alanya Cultural Center) 17:00 : Opening Ceremony ( Rihtim Waterfall Front ) 17:20 : Start of Match ( Rihtim Waterfall Front ) 23:00 : Day Final ( Rihtim Waterfall Front ) 15-16-17 August 2013 17:00 : Start of Match ( Rihtim Waterfall Front ) 23:00 : Day Final ( Rihtim Waterfall Front ) August 18, 2013 17:00 : Animations ( Rihtim Waterfall Front ) 18:00 : Final Matches ( Rihtim Waterfall Front ) 19:00 : Award Ceremony ( Rihtim Waterfall Front ) Application : 75th Year Gym : +90 242 519 43 61 Atat�rk Sports Hall : +90 242 522 53 52 Indoor Swimming Pool : +90 242 511 30 70

Alanya has completed preparations for Europe Nations Challenge Tennis B12 Finals. The to u rnament is organized by the European Tennis Association ( Tennis Europe ) and will be held in Alanya between 8 and 11 August 2013 . This year, 8 countries will participate to the finals. Tennis matches will be played in Alanya Sports Complex with the s u pport of Turgay Soysal Tennis Academy Club and the Municipality of Alanya . Czech Republic, Poland , Great Britain , Serbia, Croatia, Romania , Belarus and Italy will face each other in this important event .

Recently, a research was carried out abo ut desire of R ussians to establish permanent life in Antalya.  Ayla Deniz who is a master st udent of the Geography Department of Institute of Social Sciences of Ankara University st udied on the topic of ' Transnational Migration from Russia to Turkey: Russian Migrants in Antalya ' with the s upport of the Professor Dr . Murat �zg�r. In thise research, interviewed face to face with 114 Russian living in Antalya . The information accelerated by the processes of the globalization and the human dynamism and the new ways of practical living created by the political, economical and the structure of the environment changes occurred after the dissolution of the Soviet Union cause different immigrant groups heading to Turkey and raise the number of the immigrants.  Antalya, one the most important touristic city of Turkey has become a popular target of the immigrants internationally soon after the 2000�s.  In this context, it...