I think you are both entirely right - I was in both during World Cup 2006 and the difference was amazing - it's a really clear indicator when you can see the bars full of German fans one night and the orange shirts of the Dutch the next etc (and the frustrated faces of the England fans!) in Calis - whereas in Hisaronu the football fans were pretty much all English.
Whether one resort in Turkey can survive on clients from one country is debatable to say the least - especially when they are currently English. Things are not good anywhere but particularly tough here in the UK. I also wonder if Hisaronu gave what people wanted - or gave what they thought people wanted. I see nothing remarkable about a row of bars and restaurants up a mountain trying to outdo their neighbours with their "music" and I never have. Do people really want Egg & Chips and an Efes from a menu priced in sterling? I wonder if they have year after year customers returning like Calis does in hundreds, or perhaps the return of Hisaronu holidaymakers is weak. I suspect that it is.
I seem to offend Hisaronu lovers on CBF year in year out and it is not my intention. To me there is no reason for it to be there as a holiday resort, it is a road on the way to a holiday resort. It is sold based on ludicrous cheapness for both hotels and holidays, I have highlighted hotels for £2 per day per room - how can anywhere survive? If it does survive, it will be down to Brits who want 7 days for £99 including flights, full English and an Efes for a fiver and if that can't be done next year they'll go to wherever it can be.
(Scunner ducks...)