Every year millions of people all over the world make New Years Resolutions, but an awful lot of those promises are broken pretty soon. The most popular resolutions are to stop smoking or lose weight, both difficult to do in their own way.

Carla Finlayson, 20, a student from Milton Keynes, met her fiancé in Turkey. On holiday with my family in Alanya the last thing I was looking for was a fling. I was already in a relationship but everything changed when I met Volkan. He was a greeter outside one of the restaurants. The moment we were out of earshot my mum said “he was gorgeous”. So we turned around and went back.

Turkey’s Turtle Rescuers By Gary Lachman This summer I had the privilege of meeting a living icon of Turkey and her knight in shining armor. Well… Perhaps not shining armor; more like tortoise shell. I am referring to Kaptan June Haimoff of Iztuyu Beach in Dalyan and Professor Dr. Yakup Kaska of Pamukkale University in Denizli. A lady of “indeterminate age”, June Haimoff left the lap of luxury in Gstaad, Switzerland to embark on a voyage that has really never ended.

Now that 2008 is behind us let's have a look back and remind ourselves of the ups, downs and events that got our attention throughout the year. The news was mainly dominated by the current credit crisis with Northern Rock being nationalised back in February last year, this was closely followed by other big names and companies also financially struggling and many were forced to scale down the workforces making hundreds of workers redundant.

Turkish Airlines (THY) has started direct flights to Toronto. Please keep this in mind when traveling -- not only to Toronto but to anywhere in the world. I recently read that THY has almost doubled its performance in a very short period of time. I'm not surprised. Altinkum

This is a place you dream about in Turkey for a wondeefull sunny holidays. Bodrum and Gumbet is one of the most popular resorts in Turkey, famed for its nightlife, it also holds many rich cultural, natural and architectural treasures. Bodrum is the city and the region, made up of a number of small resorts around the peninsula. At A Glance Bodrum's most striking feature is the medieval castle which stands over the entrance to Bodrum bay, a meeting point for both the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas.

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