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Hi, I live an hour away from Marmaris in a small place called Datca, finding it difficult to buy stuff like quark, fromage frais and anything light or lowfat here, how are you getting on

You are right no christmas celebrations for the Turks, BUT they do celebrate their christmas at new year so still massive parties and fireworks etc. First year here we took the dog and a picnic to the beach christmas day which was brilliant, my mother in law who is 81 moved here last year as...

Hi Ali, thanks for the welcome, extra easy wasnt around when i was in a SW club so will definately have a look at that, altho I tend to stick to green days, mainly as i love pasta but meat is very expensive in Turkey, I have almost become a vegetarian, have occasional chicken, and use soya mince...

Unfortunately I ALWAYS want to eat, hence I tend to stick to green days and fill up on pasta and potatoes, altho I have lost a stone since I started and I havent been 100%, I am going to try harder tho and that is why I spend hours reading the stuff on here and find it fantastic. Try A2B...

Hi Redmel, thanks for the welcome, I will definately try and post some turkish recipes on here, I would think the biggest change will be the olive oil as they use loads in their cooking and poured over the finished meal. They are mainly vegetarian so great for either red/green days, spent all...

Holidayed for 12 years in Turkey, all different resorts, didnt know one person in Datca when we moved here but soon made a circle of Turkish and English friends. Our villa is away from the centre and nearest neighbour is ten minutes away, we grow almonds and olives, have a cat a dog and 9...

You can get fake designer clothes and bags in Marmaris, just dont pay the first price they ask, I would say pay half what they ask, they are very good copies even down to the labels (not sure if I should be saying this). Life is good here, I was lucky enough to retire at 50 and sold up in...

Hi MsJMC, happy holiday in marmaris, the main thing I would say is dont bring many clothes but bring loadsa sunscreen it is very very hot and humid. Also if you want to eat cheaply and traditional turkish food, dont eat at the harbour or sea front go further back and use the little lokantas...

Cant get frylight in Turkey so all my visitors bring it over, before that i was using olive oil but in a spray, a little goes a very long way and I am sure as long as you count it you would be ok, look forward to long distance SW with you, thanks for the welcome! We have our own olive trees so...

Thanks Michelle, had stuffed green peppers, aubergine and courgettes for tea really tasty and free i Think as I cooked onions, garlic middle out of the veggies in frylight then added cooked rice/cooked green lentils add teaspoon allspice, teaspoon dried mint, teaspoon cinamon mixed all this...

Hi everybody, I have been using this fantastic website for a while and think it is brill, I retired to Turkey with my hubby 3 years ago, love my life here. Lost loads of weight years ago with SW but put most back on due to this lovely turkish food, SO am going back to my old SW recipe books and...