Village stay in Karaburun Izmir Turkey

KARABURUN VILLAGE TOURISM: EXPERIENCE THE RURAL LIFE IN TURKEY. ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE AND VILLAGE TOURISM IN KARABURUN DISTRICT Turkey-Real Estate Team (www.turkey-realestates.net) and izmirtourism ( http://www.izmirtourism.com/) act as the representative of Karaburun - district in promotional and marketing activities.
Karaburun is a district in the province of Izmir with the town of Karaburun as its center. Karaburun - district started with an extensive Ecological Agriculture Project, supported by the central and local authorities, as well as the funds of the World Bank and the European Union. The ecological agriculture has not emerged as a planned process, but as a result of the local farmers’ lack of financing in purchase of pesticides and advanced equipment. Though unintended in the start, a new developmental route has been opened in the form of ecological agriculture. The ecological agriculture simply means that no artificial means are employed. Scientific findings show that non-ecological agricultural products leave its damages on the human body. The taste which we had in our childhood has disappeared from today’s well-looking agricultural products. We believe that with the ecological agricultural products and the come-back of the taste, the district of Karaburun has a large marketing potential. The authorities have got certified the ecological character of the agriculture in the district. While one drives through the district, one can see amongst others the so-called ecological traps on the olive trees which are used to abolish the insects. In this connection it should be mentioned that the region is one of the first in Turkey in application of ecological methods. There is an already utilized large potential of export of the agricultural products from the district. Amongst others one can mention olive oil, artichoke, horse bean, mandarin and grapes. The flowers present also a potential: aloe Vera, narcissus, tulip and hyacinth. Besides this, the district has started with the export of such processed products as marmalades of narcissus, hyacinth and artichoke. The ecological agriculture has now become the locomotive for development in other areas in the district of Karaburun.
There is a common agreement in the district that there will be a controlled tourism activity, which will ensure that the local culture will keep its authenticity. The idea which has emerged is the village tourism. We can observe the different trends emerging in the world tourism market.
One trend showing itself is that more and more people look for new ways of vacation other than the pure sea-sand-sun tourism. The villagers in the district have organized themselves and are ready to allocate one or several rooms in their houses for the stay by the visitors. Living together with the villagers, a visitor will have the real chance to get a direct insight into the real village life. Such a stay differentiates itself from a short visit at a village. TURKEY REAL ESTATE TEAM ( http://www.turkey-realestates.net/ ) and izmirtourism ( http://www.izmirtourism.com/) offer the following services in the district of Karaburun:
1. Mediating between the local agricultural producers and foreign importers.
2. Arranging village stays both for individuals and groups. We would advise programs for student and farmer groups whereby they will have the chance both to study the village life, ecological agriculture and to have a relaxed vacation.





Sinan Tortum- Tour guide ( English and Norwegian) in Ephesus/ Selcuk, Kusadasi, Izmir, Foca, Cesme area and Real Estate Agent in Turkey
Sinan Tortum is the team leader of FELLOW GUIDES- a group of Turkish private tour guides with tour guide services in Izmir, Selcuk, Ephesus, Kusadasi, Istanbul, Cesme, Foca, Karaburun, Sigacik, Teos, Dikili, Pergamon, Ayvalik, Akcay, Pamukkale, Cappadocia ( Urgup, Goreme, Avanos), Antalya, Kemer, Side, Alanya, Bodrum, Marmaris, Didim and Urla in Turkey in English, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Polish.
We cooperate with the local agencies for tours in Izmir, Selcuk, Ephesus, Kusadasi, Istanbul, Cesme, Foca, Karaburun, Sigacik, Teos, Dikili, Pergamon, Ayvalik, Akcay, Pamukkale, Cappadocia ( Urgup, Goreme, Avanos), Antalya, Kemer, Side, Alanya, Bodrum, Marmaris, Didim and Urla. We offer private and group tours in Turkey.
Sinan Tortum is also team member of www.izmirtourism.com which is a modern, friendly and comprehensive website about Izmir ( Smyrna), Turkey.
Representative for Sun Dental Clinic in Balcova, Izmir, Turkey- Dental Treatment Services in Izmir Turkey
http://www.sundentalclinic.com/
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=66378 is the news about Dentist Ahmet Ozdemir and Sun Dental Clinic in Balcova, Izmir, Turkey
Mail : stortum@yahoo.no
Cell : +90.539.224 00 93

Cesme in Turkey As A Quality Tourism Center

Cesme in the Aegean Region of Turkey: An Emerging Beauty for Turkish Tourism
Tourism in Turkey has so far mainly been based on the mass-tourism with the resort towns along the Mediterranean ( Alanya, Side, Antalya, Kemer, Fethiye) and Aegean Coasts ( Marmaris, Bodrum, Didim, Kusadasi and Cesme). Mass tourism has meant for Turkey increasing number of tourists to Turkey but also decreased revenues per tourist due to such arrangements as “all inclusive hotel packages”. One place in Turkey which has not utilized the economical potentials of the mass tourism is Cesme and we may say fortunately.
Cesme has been little affected by the requirements of mass tourism and fortunately it has protected itself as a sleeping, litt touched beauty. Now we believe that it is time for Cesme to emerge as a quality touristic resort, which will sell for a good price.
Cesme has a number of long sand beaches which make it an ideal place for the lovers of swimming. It is cooler in the summer time thanks to the cooling breeze unique for Cesme. Cesme is rich of hot thermal water sources.
Cesme is planned as a quality thermal spa center. The government of Turkey started a process whereby big areas in Cesme will be allotted for such touristic investments as spa hotels, treatment centers and golf courses. All these will make Cesme a leading tourism center in Turkey.
In this context, I must mention that Norwegian authorities are planning to found small towns for their elderly and retired people in Cesme. For this purpose a company named Norwegian Life Center was founded. Financed by the funds from Norway, this company makes the projects to found towns or, clearer to say, colonies of houses, mainly for the Norwegian retirees. Due to the press cover and news about these plans, there is an excitement amongst the local people in Cesme and Izmir area, hoping that thousands of norwegians will get settled in Cesme. Though the turkish papers mentioned hundred thousand norwegians to Cesme, I believe that this is simply a big exeggeration. Anyhow, the projects mentioned above points to the admirable place Cesme will have in Turkish tourism. Finally, I can also mention the project called Cesme Wellness Town , which a group of investors have been working on for the last 4-5 years. Cesme Wellness Town with congress centers, hotels, treatment centers and golf courses in Cesme will hopefully be realized.



Sinan Tortum- Tour guide ( English and Norwegian) in Ephesus/ Selcuk, Kusadasi, Izmir, Foca, Cesme area and Real Estate Agent in Turkey
Sinan Tortum is the team leader of FELLOW GUIDES- a group of Turkish private tour guides with tour guide services in Izmir, Selcuk, Ephesus, Kusadasi, Istanbul, Cesme, Foca, Karaburun, Sigacik, Teos, Dikili, Pergamon, Ayvalik, Akcay, Pamukkale, Cappadocia ( Urgup, Goreme, Avanos), Antalya, Kemer, Side, Alanya, Bodrum, Marmaris, Didim and Urla in Turkey in English, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Polish.
We cooperate with the local agencies for tours in Izmir, Selcuk, Ephesus, Kusadasi, Istanbul, Cesme, Foca, Karaburun, Sigacik, Teos, Dikili, Pergamon, Ayvalik, Akcay, Pamukkale, Cappadocia ( Urgup, Goreme, Avanos), Antalya, Kemer, Side, Alanya, Bodrum, Marmaris, Didim and Urla. We offer private and group tours in Turkey.
Sinan Tortum is also team member of www.izmirtourism.com which is a modern, friendly and comprehensive website about Izmir ( Smyrna), Turkey.
Representative for Sun Dental Clinic in Balcova, Izmir, Turkey- Dental Treatment Services in Izmir Turkey
http://www.sundentalclinic.com/
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=66378 is the news about Dentist Ahmet Ozdemir and Sun Dental Clinic in Balcova, Izmir, Turkey
Mail : stortum@yahoo.no
Cell : +90.539.224 00 93

Mass Tourism, Diversification of Tourism and Health Tourism in Turkey

Mass Tourism, Diversification of Tourism and Health Tourism in Turkey by Tour Guide ( English and Norwegian) and Real Estate Agent in Turkey Sinan Tortum
Both due to the inefficiency of mass tourism caused amongst others by such trends as “all inclusive” my desire to let the younger generation of tour guides deal with mass tourism, my desire to engage myself in other areas of tourism in Turkey. Thanks to some coincidences, I became acquainted with health tourism in Turkey and my belief in this increasing day by day.
I performed for nine seasons duties of representation and tour guiding at Balcova Termal Spa for the Norwegian patients sent by the Norwegian Health authorities. In the beginning of this period, I was considering myself purely as a tour guide and I was not able to conceive the fact that the main reason for their stay at Balcova Termal Spa was treatments.
By getting in close contact with this group of patients, I learned to share their pains and so I could afterwards start seeing the huge potential of health tourism in Turkey.
Working as a tour guide in turkish health tourism is not a job of pleasures. Sometimes to share the patients’ pain and sorrow may also make the guide tired. Of course there are times when you share the pleasures. Anyhow, beeing a tour guide in health tourism requires patience. I mean that a tour guide working in health tourism should be concerned even with the heels of the patient’s shoes. Shortly speaking beeing a tour guide in the health sector means close and intimate contact with and follow-up of the patients.
The first area where I became acquainted with health tourism in Turkey was the treatment of rheumatic diseases. Every year 1.100 norwegian patients from Norway as the main group and other patient groups mainly from the Nordic countries have come to Balcova Termal Spa.
Afterwards, they were also offered dental treatment services at Sun Dental Clinic within Balcova Termal Spa, Balcova, Izmir, Turkey. Sun Dental Clinic in Balcova, Izmir, Turkey is led by the chief dentist Ahmet Ozdemir and has the website www.sundentalclinic.com.
These dental services ranged from sole porcelain crowns to bridges. It is also interesting to note that these patients bought glasses, which are usually half the price of those in Europe.
Eye-treatment by laser also offers a potential. In addition to smaller scale operations such as hernia, aesthetic operations, I have even observed some foreigners choosing to be operated at the turkish hospitals in order to save money and avoid the long queues in the home country.
Health tourism potential in Turkey covers a wide spectrum of applications. Last, but not the least, I can mention wellness-fitness, sslimming, detox programmes.
Turkey with health and treatment institutions and clinics and competitive prices has a big potential. In health tourism one has the advantage of making a reasonable profit if standards are met in contrast to the ineffeciency situation in the turkish mass
tourism.




Sinan Tortum- Tour guide ( English and Norwegian) in Ephesus/ Selcuk, Kusadasi, Izmir, Foca, Cesme area and Real Estate Agent in Turkey
Sinan Tortum is the team leader of FELLOW GUIDES- a group of Turkish private tour guides with tour guide services in Izmir, Selcuk, Ephesus, Kusadasi, Istanbul, Cesme, Foca, Karaburun, Sigacik, Teos, Dikili, Pergamon, Ayvalik, Akcay, Pamukkale, Cappadocia ( Urgup, Goreme, Avanos), Antalya, Kemer, Side, Alanya, Bodrum, Marmaris, Didim and Urla in Turkey in English, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Polish.
We cooperate with the local agencies for tours in Izmir, Selcuk, Ephesus, Kusadasi, Istanbul, Cesme, Foca, Karaburun, Sigacik, Teos, Dikili, Pergamon, Ayvalik, Akcay, Pamukkale, Cappadocia ( Urgup, Goreme, Avanos), Antalya, Kemer, Side, Alanya, Bodrum, Marmaris, Didim and Urla. We offer private and group tours in Turkey.
Sinan Tortum is also team member of http://www.izmirtourism.com/ which is a modern, friendly and comprehensive website about Izmir ( Smyrna), Turkey.
Representative for Sun Dental Clinic in Balcova, Izmir, Turkey- Dental Treatment Services in Izmir Turkey
http://www.sundentalclinic.com/
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=66378 is the news about Dentist Ahmet Ozdemir and Sun Dental Clinic in Balcova, Izmir, Turkey
Mail : stortum@yahoo.no
Cell : +90.539.224 00 93