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ISTANBUL—On a wide staircase opposite a popular bar in Turkey’s largest city, a group of people sit watching the sunset, enjoying cheap drinks and snacks they’ve brought from home. They used to frequent the bar, and they still want to. They just can’t afford it. ISTANBUL—On a wide staircase opposite a popular bar in Turkey’s largest city, a group of people sit watching the sunset, enjoying cheap drinks and snacks they’ve brought from home. They used to frequent the bar, and they still want to. They just can’t afford it. “The situation continues to get worse,” said one of the…
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveler (UK).When residents of the pretty Austrian lakeside village of Hallstatt blocked off a major tunnel with signs telling visitors to “Think of the children,” they highlighted what happens when a place becomes overrun with tourists. Hallstatt has just 800 residents, but it receives about 10,000 visitors a day, a population increase of more than 1,000 percent. And Hallstatt is just one of a growing number of places where residents are resenting the influx of tourists.The term “overtourism” is relatively new, having been coined over a decade ago to highlight the surge in…
Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Foreign investors are beginning to move into Turkish stocks and bonds as the Turkish government’s economic policy reforms have attracted the interest of fund managers who had retreated from the country in recent years. The three deals this week are the latest sign that some foreign investors are taking a wait-and-see approach following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s abrupt change in economic policy direction after winning general elections in May. Turkish lenders Vakıfbank and Yapı Kredibank successfully sold a combined $1.3 billion in…
Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães has committed to a move to the north London club this summer despite being targeted by reigning Saudi Professional League champions Al Ittihad. Gabriel Magalhães has new hair this season (Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC) Mikel Arteta will be playing for a new Arsenal side this season, and not just because of his four summer signings. There was a lot of summer transfer activity at the Emirates Stadium, with speculation rife that centre-back Gabriel Magalhães would be heading to Saudi Arabia. Despite appearing in all 38 Premier League games for Arsenal last season, the Brazilian’s place in the…
Shekinah and Sarpar 90 Days Filmed in Istanbul Fiance: The Other Way Shekinah and Sarper from “90 Day Fiancé” are constantly criticized by viewers because of their looks. One of the main couples of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way season 5 is Shekinah and Sarper. They began a long-distance relationship, with her living in Los Angeles and him living in Turkey. This season will showcase their romance, with Shekinah traveling to Turkey to learn more about him and decide if he is the one. Viewers are supposed to pay attention to their relationship history, but fans only comment on…
“If we are going to attack Mr. al-Bülhamid, we need to ask about his roots,” said Gökçek, a former Ankara mayor. Sinan Ulgen, a senior fellow at the Carnegie European Think Tank, also noted this trend. “The Abdulhamid issue is a re-imagining and re-conceptualization of the Islamist fantasy of the republic’s narrative,” he said. More broadly, Jürgen does not believe that the furor over the volleyball player is polarizing the country, and believes that most Turks enjoy success in the sport on the international stage. Ta. After being attacked by an online commentator who identified himself as King Abdulhamid II,…
A young mother of four has “starved” for more than 18 months after going to Turkey for weight loss surgery. She went to Turkey in February 2022 for weight loss surgery.After the surgery, Shannon felt so sick she couldn’t eat or digest her medication.Her teeth began to rot and her hair began to fall out.She was diagnosed with malnutrition and suffered multiple organ failure.The Creggan woman was waiting for a life-saving liver transplant but was too weak to be transferred to London.Shannon was taken to intensive care and died at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry.At Shannon’s funeral this week, Father Daniel…
My wife and I just got back from a five-week trip to England, where we enjoyed a once-in-a-decade US-UK family reunion in a moated mansion, a week in a cottage in the Cotswolds, a week in the amazing walled city of Chester, excavations in Sherwood Forest, and toured London’s Ted Lasso-esque Richmond neighborhood. What travel tips did you get? Firstly, Brits are rapidly moving towards a cashless society – we each brought hundreds of dollars in British currency with us to the UK but barely used it – so we recommend a touchless “tap to pay” credit card, preferably Visa,…
On the Biscuits & Jams Podcast, she shares recipes for every Southern potluck, shares her three must-have kitchen tools, and shares her secret funeral potato casserole topped with potato chips. I’d like to think that we’re basically best friends with Ree Drummond. OK, that might be an exaggeration, but we were lucky enough to interview and showcase enough of her delicious Pioneer Woman cooking that you feel like you’ve researched and tasted it all . NBC/Getty Images But thanks to the complete archive of her Food Network shows now available on Discovery+, we were able to dig into hidden details…
In this article we will take a look at 30 top tourists attractions in the USA. You can skip our detailed analysis of these American tourist attractions, and go directly to the 5 Top Tourists Attractions in the USA.The travel and tourism industry is making a strong recovery, targeting a $9.5 trillion value in 2023, just 5% below its 2019 peak. 34 countries have surpassed 2019 levels, and 95% of the 2019 job levels are expected to return. This rebound showcases the sector’s resilience and the persistent desire to travel. International tourism receipts exceeded $1 trillion in 2022, growing by…