Many thanks for the warm welcome fellow CBF members! Appreciate it very much! Personally, I love Turkey and hence the buying of the apartment! Like you say 'CaroleandTayfun' what's not to like - the people are friendly, the scenary is awesome, the weather is great, the sun, the sea, the sand...can just keep going on and on... and oh yes, there's a little town called Istanbul up North!
Hoping to keep the apartment and make regular trips over but the Boss might disagree! So let's hope she doesn't - a little bit like your wife 'Scunner - the Chairman of the bored' (really like that!) - it's my third attempt to get my wife over to Turkey - the first time, I ended up going to Rome instead (last October - got to see the Pope though in full ceremony!); the second time - The Lake District (Over Easter - still wondering how she got that over me!) - third time lucky!
Cheers,
Hussain.
(P.S. - 'Mrs Hussain' is called Shazia AKA 'THE Boss')