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New apartments acquired

We are delighted to announce that for the 2009 season, we will have another one bedroom apartment and a studio apartment to choose from, all sharing the same fantastic location! See Apartments for details.



Dalaman Airport

Since November 2005, Dalaman Airport has remained open all year round. The new terminal is also now up and running - a vast improvement on the old building. This, coupled with recent improvements to the D400 road, makes Kalkan a viable destination whatever the time of year.

There are also several new airline operators flying to Dalaman from an ever wider choice of airports in the UK. EasyJet now fly to Dalaman, and so do Onur Air amongst others.

It is anticipated that the Lycian Coast will become a recognised winter destination. And, with the close proximity of the Taurus Mountains (the peaks of which remain snow covered from December to May) it seems possible that the area will become a winter sports destination, similar to Cyprus.

We will be happy to discuss prices for long-term winter lets of the apartments.



Turkey - EU membership

The Turkish Government formally applied for membership of the EU in October 2005 and this is already leading to a vast transformation to Turkey's economy and political agenda.

In keeping with the objective of full EU membership within 10 years, the Government has introduced reforms in several key areas of the economy, not least a revaluation of the Turkish Lira - the introduction of the New Turkish Lira (YTL) at a rate of 1 YTL = 1,000,000 old Turkish Lira. Other reforms that are either underway or are shortly to be introduced include:

  • Domestic mortgage arrangements now permitted for both Turkish and foreign nationals
  • Major social security reforms
  • Restructuring of the public sector
  • Privatisation of a number of key State-owned industries
  • Measures to reduce unemployment
  • Measures to increase the efficiency of Turkish agriculture
  • Continued measures to reduce inflation (now down to around 8% pa, from over 20% pa three years ago)




    • New bus station in Kalkan

    The new bus station occupies a position just off of the main road going into Kalkan and, fortunately for guests at our apartments, the new station is only a couple of minutes' walk away.

    We understand that the new bus station is nearing completion and may be in use by the end of the 2007 season.



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