Marmaris Life

How are Marmaris hospitals and Emergency units handling the situation Dear Friends, For the last few weeks there are more talks about the second wave. Ankara was given the name of “Wuhan” city for the currect crisis with rapidly increased number of COVID-19 patients.On the daily news we listen to the Turkish authorities who keep telling the measures will be increased.Needless to say we stayed away from hospitals and healthcare places.All kinds of stories are told about how busy and overcrowded local hospitals and emergency units are in our small resort of Marmaris.Since there is no way to be able to see statistics on how busy hospitals are in Marmaris we have decided to take the step and made two random visits to one of the major hospitals in Marmaris which claims to have sufficient critical supplies and the capacity to treat non-COVID patients.First visit was in the evening when Click here for details >>

No restrictions will be imposed on citizens and residents of 65 years old and older for those who have received two doses of the vaccine

Popular Marmaris Attraction goes down in history as court orders its closure

The president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced a national lockdown for Turkey to bring the number of positive cases of COVID-19 and deaths. The lockdown will begin from the 29th of April at 19:00 hrs. to end on the 17th of May 05:00 AM. People are told to stay at home and shop at local markets or supermarkets closest to their homes, and to work from home where it is possible to do so. This is all that is allowed until the 17th of May. This also means our #morningviews campaign will be forced to stop during the lockdown. Yet we will be loading earlier photos and videos online and share more great content from Marmaris and Icmeler. We have initiated this campaign last November, and wish to continue it for as long as it takes. We admit this could be the hardest lockdown for the past year Click here for details >>

Marmaris Turkey has moved from Covid-19 lockdown measures and travel restrictions toward welcoming tourists back.

Coronavirus: Marmaris observes curfew for Elderly 65+ Governor of Marmaris Mr Ertuğ Şevket Aksoy has signed another verdict to ease the curfew in Marmaris

Unbelievable Welcome to the First Charter Flight in Dalaman Airport Unbelievable Welcome to the First Charter Flight in Dalaman Airport. On Saturday July 04th first charter flight from Kiev Ukraine landed in Dalaman International Airport. A grand water cannon salute welcomed the first arrival of the first international arrival to Dalaman. This is to show appreciation and affection for our guests. The water salute was supported by the Airport Fire Department in Dalaman. This touching airport tradition showed gratitude to the first guests this year. The passengers received a warm welcome inside the building and a treat to Turkish Delight or Lokum as a welcome to Turkey. The airport terminal is equipped with thermal cameras that are closely monitoring all arriving passengers before they go through passport control. We are proud to connect the world to this beautiful region in Turkey. It’s fantastic news that the first flight from England Click here for details >>

Dear Friends We hope you are all safe and healthy.Here’s the latest news about the lessening of the restrictions in Turkey. The restaurants and cafes are open from 7am until 7pm in all areas except for the extremely high risk area. Limited to 50% capacity. (effective 02/03/2021) Curfew hours imposed from 21:00 until 05:00 am are continued in all of the country. (effective 02/03/2021) Weekend lockdowns are lifted for low risk areas. (effective 02/03/2021)Sunday lockdowns are continued in high risk areas. (effective 02/03/2021)Weekend lockdown is continued in extremely high risk areas. (effective 02/03/2021) 65+ and under 20 years old restrictions are lifted for low and minor risk areas.High risk and extremely high risk areas restrict the hours to be out from 10:00 – 14:00 for people over 65 years of age, while anyone younger than 20 can go out from 14:00 – 18:00. (effective 02/03/2021) Wedding guest list is limited Click here for details >>

April 14, 2021 The Government of Turkey announced the following measures to combat COVID-19 in Turkey, which are going into effect at 19:00 on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in all provinces, for the following two weeks: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: curfew in effect from 19:00 to 05:00* exceptions to the curfew will apply to tourists Saturdays and Sundays: curfew in effect from Friday at 19:00 to Monday at 05:00*exceptions to the curfew will apply to tourists Convenience stores (market), groceries, bread shops, butchers, nut shops as well as production, manufacturing, supply chains, and health workers are exempt from the weekend curfew. (Full circular text with exceptions to the curfew can be found at              https://www.icisleri.gov.tr/81-il-valiligine-kismi-kapanma-genelgesi-gonderildi For individuals not affected by the age-specific curfews, listed below can be outside on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 17:00 to meet essential needs at the nearest convenience stores (market), grocery, bread shop, Click here for details >>