My Home in The Sun - Turkey

These fantastic 3 bedroom duplex apartments consist of a living room with open plan fitted kitchen, 150m2 in size, terrace, balcony, ceramic tiled flooring throughout, fully tiled bathroom with shower fitting and single washbasin, two wc's, barbecue area, American press interior doors, central TV system, walls plastered and painted with coving throughout, double glazed PVC windows and doors with mosquito nets and steel main door.

Resort Information

Altinkum translated means "Golden Sand" and relates to the superb beaches. The beaches slope gently and are safe for families with children, they are just as appealing to those just wanting to unwind, take it easy and work on their tans. The beach wraps round the picturesque Altinkum Bay forming two beaches one at either end of the town. There are plenty of sun beds and umbrellas for hire and at very reasonable rates too. Go for a paddle or a swim in the calm sparkling blue waters where You will also find a large assortment of waterspouts both ends of the beach; Windsurfing Jet Skis, Banana Boat Ride, and for those less energetic, Pedalos.

During the day Altinkum is a quiet relaxing resort and by night is livened up by the numerous bars scattered around the resort. There are family aimed bars with fun atmospheres and light music, for tourists looking for a lively night out there are bars with a more fast pace as well as nightclubs including an open air nightclub with very lively music and shows.  Turkish night, belly dancing, karaoke and much more. 

Altinkum runs a weekly market which is held on a Saturday.  The local minibus will take you there they come every 5 – 10 minutes.  Here you can buy a huge variety of things, the fresh fruit and vegetables are especially good and extremely cheap.  The main resort shopping centre is Dolphin Square, near the centre of the resort front. There are also a large number of shops on the seafront.

When shopping for provisions the main supermarkets are Carrefour, Tansas and Migros, which cater for most peoples tastes, having a wide variety of well know food stuffs, toiletries and kitchen goods.