Taking food in your cases ?

[Scunner]

So, no need to bring food, drink or clothes. Is there any point in having even hand baggage

[Jacqui Harvey]

The one thing I find difficult to buy in Turkey is clothes.  I just don't like any of the women's stuff they have in the shops. It's very gaudy and also lots of it is made from cheap material.   I have bought two dresses from Defacto and also one dress in that lovely shop at the seafront in Kalkan that sell all the cheesecloth floaty dresses.  That's it... Since 2005 the sum total of my clothing buys.  
Also, if it was possible to buy in the shops locally around Fethiye, all us ladies would be walking around in the same things.  :
I have spoken to a few of the lady ex-pats who told me they go to Istanbul to shop for clothes as that's where all the well know shops we have in the U.K. are.
So, I will still be coming over with my suitcase full of clothes and shoes and even if I wanted to, there would be no room for food.  

[echogirl1]

Well my comments provoked a lively discussion, especially as I usually bring at least twice as many clothes, shoes and bags as I'll ever need.  Would like to make one point Scunner, I never mentioned anything about not bringing drink into Turkey.  2 bottles of Smirnoff vodka for £20.00 on the plane, and as you say a box of decent wine at the airport, and the holiday starts here !!  

[George Warner]

same as you Keith flew in on the Istanbul -Dalaman shuttle. "please open"after pushing aside a few clothes came across the goodies,"ah jambon very nice,English Cheese very nice, any cigarettes" no said I."OK no problem close please"

[Scunner]

Would like to make one point Scunner, I never mentioned anything about not bringing drink into Turkey.  2 bottles of Smirnoff vodka for £20.00 on the plane, and as you say a box of decent wine at the airport, and the holiday starts here !!   

I'm with you all the way echs - my holiday starts at the airport and my shopping list would be similar to yours. I mentioned drink in reference to Jacqui's comment about her neighbours bringing wine  

[King Frat]

Go to KIPA and you can buy identical T shirt etc. to those on sale in Tesco in Solihull.  Prices are similar.  I bought a T shirt last week in Calis KIPA for 28TL.  £10 in Tesco.

[loz]

UK is cheaper, website 5pound for everything, definitely throwaway clothes, rip them ruin them does'nt matter. I travel light, the clothes out in the villa have done me for 2or 3 summers, so what, Calis is not a fashion parade, nothing really special to dress for is there? and who notices.  I get comments from friends "nice Dress" I bite my tongue, thinking you said that 2 summers ago 


I have been through my wardrobe in UK, Asda M&S Tesco, Evans, and many of the items 'Made in Turkey'; me being the skinflint that I am did not pay any more than £10 for any item, and that is pushing the boat out.

[echogirl1]

By the way Scunner my name is Sheila, I called myself Echogirl after my address, but as I am now moving its lost all relevance.  

[Scunner]

I didn't think your real name was echogirl, Shiela  

[Highlander]

Also, if it was possible to buy in the shops locally around Fethiye, all us ladies would be walking around in the same things.  :   
I have spoken to a few of the lady ex-pats who told me they go to Istanbul to shop for clothes as that's where all the well know shops we have in the U.K. are.

So instead of all the ladies walking around in the same Turkish clothes, they are all walking around with the same M&S stuff