This newspaper represents the views and interests that take place in this most beautiful of locations, Dalyan. The town has developed over the last 20 years at a rapid pace and with this rate of change many things get left to find their own level. One of these has been the rule regarding foreign nationals working here and getting the correct work permits.

Developments are taking place to enable solar powered boats to replace the existing diesel engine boats. The President of the Special Environmental Safety Committee Ahmet Ozyanık has researched into the various boats available and has decided to consider a particular boat. This new boat is capable of operating at 5-7.5 miles per hour with an engine capacity of 32 horse power. With this level of power the engine has no problem manouvering the boat.

The small lake between the mountains and İztuzu beach is very attractive to tourists at the moment because it is the home to 1 white swan and 4 flamingos. The beach is irreplaceable because it provides a home for the Caretta Caretta turtles and their hatchlings. The beach environment provides food and protection for its many animal visitors during the year.

The release of Isabel Dalyan at İztuzu Beach on 30 June, got overwhelming media coverage. It was even one of the main news flashes on Turkish television that day, because Isabel was equipped with a transmitter so she could be monitored by satellite after her release.

For those of you who do not know Yuvarlakçay: The spring and upper course of the Yuvarlakçay river rank amongst the most beautiful spots of the Dalyan/Köyceğiz region. Until last year many residents and tourists used to drive up in summertime to seek coolness over a picnic nearby the forested spring or at one of the trout restaurants of Pınar köyü. All that is now under threat of disappearing …

Maybe you already know the nice walking guide published by Alan Fenn about his home village Okçular at only a few kilometers’ distance from Dalyan. If you don’t but you do like walking in Dalyan’s surroundings, this booklet “Okçular Village -- a Guide” is certainly worth the “investment” of 15 TL. It makes really nice reading matter, the walks are well-described and all of the money raised from sales is solely used to fund environmental and community projects in Okçular village.

Mayor of Dalyan, Arif SARI, explained his successful studies and goals concerning the development and protection of the town of Dalyan.

We balanced the accounts;
We were not aware of the abundance of the debt burden in the account of the Dalyan Municipality after the elections of 29th March. We closed the net budget of 2009 by currenting to the profit status of 97.196 tl, on the condition of an income of 3.973.025 Turkish Liras and an expense of 3.875.828 tl. Thus, while the municipality debt we received was 1.431.000 tl, we had finished the budget of 2009 with 1.334.000 tl, except of the dal-bel company. Yet there are still debts, which are being transmitted to us, dating back to old times owing to the court results of 2007-2008. We have made the debt liability of the first 7-8 months payable. We enabled the constitution of some debts and paid the urgent ones. We principally terminated the public debts, which were compulsory to be paid, as the primary target.

With its climate, natural wonders and a historical past that goes back thousands of years, the province of Muğla attracts the attention of everyone who goes there or even hears about it. And on these autumn days, when tourists want to enjoy not only natural wonders and the sea, but also an interesting journey back in time, many of them head to Muğla's districts of Bodrum, Marmaris, Fethiye and Datça, as well as the towns of Ölüdeniz and Dalyan. Tourists can experience the pleasures of the sea and the natural beauty of Muğla while also exploring some of the incredible structures left over from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods here, as well as some ancient ruins around Muğla which are even older.
For tourists heading to this region especially for a historical journey through the area, a favored route is the following:
The Beçin, Bodrum, Keramos and Marmaris castles; the Bodrum Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; the Mars Temple; the Myndos, Knidos, Amos, Telmessos and Caunus city ruins; the Patara, Labranda, Pinara and Stratonikeia ruins; the Lycian rock tombs; the ancient city of Lagina; the Leton Temple and the Bodrum Museum, with its rich collection of treasures found underwater.

When Zekayi Can saw, by chance, an injured turtle in the sea, he stopped his boat and recovered the wounded creature. He took it to the rehabilitation centre at Iztuzu beach and left it in the capable hands of the staff there. The Caretta Caretta turtle had 4 deep wounds in its right fin and was continually surfacing and diving. Mr Zekayi, with the help of his British customers on board, had great difficulty getting the turtle on the boat. This operation took nearly an hour to perform. He then informed the Belediye beach policeman before taking the turtle ashore. The boat man said ‘İt was very hard to recover the injured turtle and thank God it will recover’

Recently a conference was held in the Dalyan Belediye offices in which Nural Yildiz spoke to all the council workers and key personnel about the importance of body language and communication. The conference was attended by the CHP parliamentary member for Mugla Dr Ali Aslan and also by the Mayor, Mr Arif Sarı. Other members of the council chamber also attended for the experience.

On Wednesday, 2nd September, a meeting was held at the H F Tinaztepe A.O.T. High School in which the Mayor, Arife Sarı, together with other Town Council Officials held a meeting with foreign residents of Dalyan. Those in attendance were various officials from the Council. Mr Brendon Mann chaired the meeting which lasted 2 hours and the meeting was translated by Engineer Ahmet Altan.

On Nık and Eva Speakman (The Speakmans from the successful TV programme A Life Coach Less Ordınary now being shown all over the world) have listed the Dalyan Times on their website under the heading of PRESS, where they show all articles written about them in newspapers and magazines.

The Beledıye has been campaıgnıng to open a Karate school for a long tıme. At the begınnıng of Aprıl the offıcıal openıng ceremony was performed by Yüksel Özden the Deputy ın the Turkısh Parlıament. The school ıs located opposıte the PTT. Prıor to the openıng a demonstratıon was gıven by the Folk Dancers and Karate students ın the square near the Ataturk statue.

New and stiffer fines were decided upon in a meeting in Mugla with Governor Lutfi Yigenoglu. These new fines will be issued to boats conducting tourist trips on the Dalyan Canal and on Koycegiz Lake in order to keep the canal and the lake clean and free of pollution and debris.

�Koycegiz Lake and the Dalyan Canal have an important place in the tourism along the south coast and these regulations will not impact the tourism in a negative way�, stated Governor Yigenoglu.

Mayor Yigenoglu explained that the new fines are to penalize boat operators that do not obey the regulations. The increased fines for operating a speed boat on the canal or the river will be a fine of 1000YTL along with confiscation of the operators boating license. The fine for polluting either will be a fine of 1500YTL for the first offense with that fine increasing to 3000YTL for further offenses. All boat operators must pass a test for a license, obtain a license plate, and are obligated to have certain safety equipment always aboard their boats. Penalties will also be assessed for any boat operator who fails to comply to these regulations.