Which Satellite system for English Channels in Turkey

I have written something concerning satellite TV in Turkey before. Having seen many of the options available and as a native English speaker have not been impressed, I continued my quest to find the best satellite system for the English speaker.

Forget Turksat, D-Smart, Hotbird, or Nile Sat. Turn to Thor.

This is the list of channels that can be received with one satellite dish directed at the Thor satellite.

Discovery World

Discovery Science

Discovery T & L

Nat Geo

Nat Geo Wild

Animal Planet

History

Investigation Discovery

Travel

CNN

Poker Channel

Cartoon Network

Cine Star

Movies 24

Disney XD

HBO Adria

Reality CE

BBC World

Nova Sprt

Explorer

HBO CE

Reality TV

TV 1000

Hallmark

STV 1

Disney Channel

Eurosport

HBO Comedy Adria

Pro Cinema

DDTV

AXN Crime

AXN Sci Fi

Private Spice

Various music channels

At IdealWorld, we can organise a satellite engineer to visit your holiday home to receive Thor in the Bodrum, Milas, Tuzla, Guvercinlik, Dorteppe area.

This is a non subscription service.

With an extra dish aimed at the Astra Satellite, the channels above can be increased, including many more film and sports channels.
For prices starting at 470TL, please contact us for more information concerning installing a satellite system in the Bodrum area of Turkey with the most amount of English channels available without the need for a 4 metre dish.

As an extra note. Most people are used to the Sky system in the UK. This is updated via the phone line and is a subscription service. Suscription satellite in Turkey include Turksat and DSmart which are obviously Turkish.

The Thor satellite system is British, with eastern European and Scandinavian channels included. Using one dish, a good number of English channels are available. For a more comprehensive choice of English channels, the second dish needs to be installed. This dish accesses the codes required for the passwords for the system as no subscription is available here.

Although we have found this to be the most effective system, itis not full proof, and the channels can alter on occasion. This needs to be taken into account before having the system installed.

Full list of channels to appear soon.

Golf in Bodrum

I get many enquiries concerning golf courses in the Bodrum region. The area has certainly been marked as a new up and coming region for Golf in Turkey, and the first golf course is well into it's second year.

To my knowledge another course is being landscaped on the other side of the Tuzla (Flamingo) lake, Bogazici (Boğaziçi). Another course near Karacahisar and Mumcular. So we will be well provided for in the future.

Vita Park Golf Resort celebrated the opening of its Milas par-71 course on July 11th, 2008.  The
course is the first of two 18-hole courses planned for the resort and the first in the Bodrum-Milas
region to meet international standards.

Vita Park lies close to Tuzla Bay, a unique wetland habitat for a number of rare bird species and flamingos. The resort encompasses a total area of one and a half million square meters, including the 5795-metre course, clubhouse and the Mike Adams Golf Academy.  It is the only golf facility in Turkey to have achieved ISO 14001 accreditation by TürkAK and the German DAR (Deutscher Akkreditierungs Rat).

The Milas par-71 course offers all the charm and challenge of a traditional course and includes
features reminiscent of the best Scottish links courses. The resort has been borne out of respect and passion for the game, a commitment to excellence and the desire to play in the best possible conditions.

With an average of 240 players per day in summer (groups of four players start every nine
minutes) and about 180 per day in the winter, the Milas course is designed for good strategic games in perfect harmony with the natural environment.

Vita Park Golf Resort uses Paspalum grass, a species that requires irrigation only every two to three days, for three to five minutes.  This represents about one-third the requirement of Bermuda grass and one-sixth the requirement of typical lawn grass and once it is established, Paspalum grass will even tolerate seawater.

Fairways for golf carts, the clubhouse and the Golf Academy have all been designed in a
‘minimalist’ style and without using concrete, providing an enjoyable natural environment,
both on and off the course.

Vita Park Golf Resort’s second 18-hole course, the 6480-metre Halikarnas par-70, is due to open in 2011.  With topography reminiscent of some of Arizona’s dramatic courses, the Halikarnas par-70 will include a private driving range and with native landscaping with waterfalls and creeks.

The complex will also feature housing and leisure facilities including tennis, swimming and fitness. At the official opening, Vita Park Golf Resort’s owner, Dr Gürol Büyük said, “Vita Park represents the culmination of fifteen years of meticulous design work with my son Erol and today we are delighted to be able to finally share with you our vision and make this contribution to the sport of golf - Turkey’s first and only international-standard golf facility, Vita Park.”

Flamingos at Tuzla Lake, Bogazici

I was wondering when the Flamingos were going to turn up.We first saw them last week, but managed to get some photos and video. The lake is next to the Vita Park Golf course and not far from Flamingo Country Club and Turquoise Homes apartments.
Great place for a holiday.
There is a family of Pelicans here too, but as of yet, they have eluded my lens. As I am not a bird expert, I think I have seen Cormorants and the Great Egret.
Found some great picture here of birds. Someone who really knows how to take a photo.