Events of the past 3 or so months:
– Toroslar Belediyesi, one of the 3 local suburban Mersin councils painted a 4,500 square metre flag on the side of a hill overlooking Mersin. As this editorial concludes, the flag was a piece of self-promotion. Unfortunately, all levels of government waste far too much money promoting themselves at the expense of decent services.
The flag in question
– Plans for a ski resort at Karbogazi in the Gulek region of Tarsus, Mersin Province were made.
– Hungarian DJ Niki Belucci performed at Hot Nightclub, Mersin. Not Safe For Work (NSFW) photos can be seen here and here.
– Southern Turkey’s “drought” of 2 months broke.
– Today’s Zaman, a new English language daily newspaper began publication in Turkey.
– Hrank Dink, a Turkish journalist of Armenian origin, was shot dead in Istanbul. This incident shook the whole country. Here is an editorial surrounding the incident I largely agree with.
– An American basketballer, Nikki Blue, shared her experiences living in and playing for Mersin
– I went to the Adana races with Peter. This was my first ever day at a Turkish race meeting. I didn’t win any bets.
– Vodafone has quickly taken over Telsim’s name after purchasing the mobile phone service provider.
– After seemingly years under construction, the multi-storey Marina Vista Shopping Centre opened in Mersin. Located next to Burger King and adjacent to the yacht harbour, Marina Vista is in a very good position. The centre was opened prematurely with most of the spaces then still vacant. That is slowly changing. The top floor has a 4-screen cinema and below that is a food hall including a McDonald’s restaurant. McDonald’s has not had a Mersin presence for 3 or 4 years. When I first came here there were two restaurants, including one I went to for my second ever Turkish date (she chose the venue).
– The Mediterranean Challenge Cup international tenpin bowling tournament was held at Mersin Rollhouse.
– Peter, Sebi, Tugba, Mehmet and I attended Foster’s Party at the Armada Club.
– Pearl Jam announce their 2007 European tour. Unlike last year, this time I won’t be attending.
– The cost for an adult to take an intra-city Mersin bus ride rose from 1 YTL to 1.25 YTL.
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, just west of Mersin. There, the setting sun provided fantastic light for photography. The following photo of my boss’s Volkswagen Beetle shot on location is the favourite photo I’ve taken so far in 2007.
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