SHOPPING

Hello everybody!
   Shopping is essential for our lives, so the Bay Of Edremit has many shopping centers.
   For example, in Edremit, there are 2 malls: Novada AVM and Edremit Kipa AVM. Both of malls have a market, a beauty shop (Watsons or Gratis), and clothing shops in them. You can find the full list of shops in the malls by clicking the links. Links are below:
Edremit Kipa: http://www.kipaavm.com.tr/mobile/?g1=avmler&g2=10&g3=22
Novada: http://novadaedremit.com/
   In Burhaniye, we have only one mall, which is Burhaniye Kipa. It is the smallest one in the Bay of Edremit, but you can still find some of the shops you need. Also if you want to buy from another shop, Edremit is 15 minutes away from Burhaniye. You can use minibus which goes from the bus terminal.
Burhaniye Kipa: http://www.kipaavm.com.tr/mobile/?g1=avmler&g2=10&g3=49
   Ayvalık has 2 malls. But they don't go there usually. They use bazaars or boutiques to buy.
Ayvalık Kipa: http://www.kipaavm.com.tr/mobile/?g1=avmler&g2=10&g3=21
Paragon AVM: http://www.paragonavm.com/
Also you have other choices, if you want to buy souvenirs or something like that, you can look at the boutiques, especially in Ayvalık/Cunda Island.


PAZAR (BAZAAR): I am going to tell about another choice to buy fresh vegetables and fruits. There is a place called "pazar" (aka bazaar). It means sunday in Turkish but it is actually an open market which you can find fresh food and cheap food at the same time. You can choose your own fruits and vegetables. Also, if it is a big pazar, you can find cheese, eggs, even chicken. These are the times of the pazars.
On Mondays and Fridays: Burhaniye
On Wednesdays: Edremit
On Sundays: Ayvalık
On Saturdays: Ören (A part of Burhaniye)

I hope you find this topic useful. Have a good day!

IMPORTANT NOTES #1

Hello everybody!
   I hope you are having a good weekend. I am going to tell about some important points of life today. If you are in an emergency situation, you can call these numbers:

• 112 Medical emergency/ Ambulance
• 110 Fire
• 155 Police
• 154 Traffic
• 156 Gendarmerie (military police)
• 159 Highway Department
• 158 Coast Security
• 113 Medical care
• 114 Poison Emergency
• 177 Forest Fire 

   -If you want to have a peaceful holiday, you should come in fall or spring. But not in the holidays because lots of people are coming to Balıkesir and Turkey on these days from other countries.

   Have a good day!

HEALTH

Hello everybody!
Today, my topic is hospitals and pharmacies. If you come and get sick after a delicious ice-cream, this is for you! Here are the health places by the order of towns.

Ayvalık:

1. Ayvalık Devlet Hastanesi (Ayvalık Public Hospital):http://ayvalikdh.saglik.gov.tr/
2. Ayvalık Pharmacies On Dutyhttp://www.eczanesorgulama.com/balikesir/ayvalik-nobetci-eczane-sorgulama.html

Burhaniye:  Burhaniye Devlet Hastanesi (Burhaniye Public Hospital): http://burhaniyedh.gov.tr/ Burhaniye Pharmacies On Duty: http://www.eczanesorgulama.com/balikesir/burhaniye-nobetci-eczane-sorgulama.html Edremit: Edremit Devlet Hastanesi (Edremit Public Hospital): http://edremitdh.saglik.gov.tr/ Edremit SSK Hastanesi (Another Public Hospital): 0 (266) 373 22 55 CennetAyağı Mah. İstasyon Cad. Orman İşletme Müd. Karşısı Eski SSK Hastanesi Edremit / BALIKESİR Edremit Pharmacies On Duty and the others:  http://www.eczanesorgulama.com/balikesir/edremit-nobetci-eczane-sorgulama.html Edremit Ağız Ve Diş Sağlığı Merkezi (The Centre Of Tooth and Mouth Health): http://edremit.adsm.saglik.gov.tr/ Edremit Körfez Hastanesi: http://www.korfezhastanesi.com.tr/ You can get their information like phone number, addresses and many others from their websites. And also you can get an appointment from this site: https://www.mhrs.gov.tr/Vatandas/ Have a good day!

TRANSPORTATION

Hello everybody,
    I hope you're having a good day. It is my first topic about Bay of Edremit: Transportation. If you want to come to Edremit, you have many options.

1. Plane: You can fly from anywhere with or without a connecting flight with Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW), Esenboğa Airport (ESB) and many other airports. If you want to pay less for the ticket, and if your plans are certain and ready, you should buy the ticket a few weeks in advance. Also after your flight, you can use the services of your flight company, taxis (in front of the airport doors and enters), dolmuş -a public transportation-. And dolmuş is the cheapest one.

It's a photo of Edremit Airport.

 - http://www.skyscanner.com.tr/ you can buy tickets and see the flights.

2. Bike&Motorbike: There are lots of people who go there by bikes and motorbikes. If you want to come by this method, you can use the ferries which are in Bandırma (if you're coming from İstanbul), and Geyikli-Eceabat (if you are coming from İstanbul too, but in the way of Çanakkale).
 - http://www.gdu.com.tr/Haritalar you can use this site for getting information about ferries.

A person who uses the way of coming by motorbike.

3.Bus&Services: If you want to come by road, there are a lot of bus companies you can use. My favourite is Kamil Koç which has comfortable seats and free food&drink, and -it hasn't finished yet- free wifi! They are cheaper than the plane but it takes longer to get there. Also you can use mini services to come. Their photo is attached.

A photo of services from Edremit to Balıkesir.

- http://www.kamilkoc.com.tr/ to buy seats.

- https://www.varan.com.tr/

- https://www.ulusoy.com.tr/
- http://www.balturvip.com/ the service that I mentioned.

- http://www.balikesiruludag.com.tr/ these are more options to buy tickets.