Icmeler Petition

[janden]

We agree 100% with Stewart,
Last June & Sept the Blue rainbow & Three Bells corner noise was over the top.
Icmeler I am afraid is turning into a mini Marmaris.
We have always decribed the area as Blackpool & St Annes & we like many others prefer St Annes.
If they allow loud music in all Bars until 1-00am it will be difficult to find quiet accommodation.

Jan & Denis.

[Dannii_89]

I think that the music in bars should go off until 1 am because most bars /restaurants are still serving food until 10pm and don't actually start any entertainment until then and most people don't start drinking until an hour after they have eaten so every body just gets in the mood and the music is off.

I have 'signed' the petition. Totally agree with Jordan; by the time you've eaten and let your food go down a bit then start with the fishbowls and the cocktails the night goes far too quickly and before you know it it's midnight and everything is silent

I can understand with people who have kids but most kids would be in bed before midnight anyway when the music is usually still on so don't see how much difference an hour will make.

[blondie]

I've got to say that this worries me. I can see it being the start of a slippery slope which ends up with Icmeler almost as a mini-Marmaris - and if that happens, I think it would lose much of the attraction for many people on here. I can fully appreciate that the business owners want - and indeed, need - to maximise their income in the six months or so in which they are open, but if they end up driving away the very people who keep coming back to Icmeler year after year because it has that special "something", then it will defeat the purpose. If you want all-night loud music and bars, there are resorts which cater for that. Icmeler has an attraction for many people simply because it is a different type of resort. It's not as if doors close all over the place at midnight - obviously no-one wants that. We are on holiday after all, and people want to enjoy themselves. If the music is turned down, the bars still stay open - and there are Eastenders and Pleasure which are open until the "wee small hours" for those who want to party until the sun comes up.
All I can say that, if I'd been unlucky enough to come to Marmaris on my first trip to Turkey, it would more likely that not have been my last. Fortunately, I came to Icmeler, and keep coming back again and again. If it starts to become just an extension of Marmaris, however...

[hawkeye]

my missus and i like icmeler the way it is when the music goes down but not off at midnight. the holidays we have had in spain greece etc when the music is boom boom all night is not helping you relax when you have to wear earplugs to get some sleep. icmeler is unique with this excellent idea of turning the music down and you can still drink and enjoy conversation with the turks and friends youve met on holiday.keep it like it is please......steve

[shieldfield]

I agree totally with Stewart too. Noise pollution is a big problem and there is already too much "music" spoiling people's peace. The petition will definitely not get my signature - indeed the feedback on this topic suggests it's not going to be a winner.

[Rami Off Work]

All the feedback on this topic will also be shared as everyone's signatures as well as opposing arguments should count but afterall a mid point should be reached.
A formula that will make both holidaymakers and businesses owners happy.

Booming music is definitely not we want anywhere in Icmeler. Mind you Icmeler used to allow bars/rests to have music until 2:00am and as long as the volume was controlled, so this should not be an issue (in today's world, with the use of technology, this can be done....they just have to be up for it.)

Pleasure and Eastenders? These are night clubs...I can't take my family to a nightclub, i want to sit down with friends and family and have a good laugh at some bar/pub/restaurant and enjoy a bit of music...even if it is turned down as oppose to having no melody at all in the background thus end up in complete silence or try to make out what those people sitting next to our table are talking about... (probably talking about how superb of a service they received of ICR but anyways;) )afterall, there should be a little give and take about this music issue.

If we go on to speak about the noise pollution, then another petition will be coming to get rid of those garbage trucks that wake everyone up at 6:00am )

[ochlynda]

I agree with everything you have said Rami. We don't want boom boom music, but as a family many a night have said wouldn't it be lovely if the music went on just a little bit longer. As many of you know we have a daughter who is 13 and has Down's Syndrome and while she would love to go to the night clubs we as parents don't think it would be a great idea to let her loose in Eastenders/pleasure not only that but we really don't want to be going to the nightclubs with her. Don't get me wrong when the time is right we will be there bopping away with her, zimmer frame included . But I know many a night she would love the music to be going on just a little bit longer. If it is done right there really is no need for our beloved Icmeler to turn into another Maramis if it did I for one would not go back, but do feel that it maybe it needs to move forward just a little bit.

Lynda

[ken the pen]

music goes down low or off at 12mn, but you can drink till breakfast if you want at some bars. thats whats great about icemeler totally relaxed and laid back

Totally agree with Ken on this one. There are nightclubs which cater for 'after hours' revellers, and I think it should remain at midnight for the music to be turned down. Marmaris is 10 minutes away if you want late night, non stop music and drinking. LEAVE ICMELER AS IT IS PLEASE

I agree with the above statement. It isn't as if the bars close at 12, they are open as long as there are customers and there are the two disco's if people want to party with loud music. Please bear in mind that most apartments/hotels are near or above the bars and now at least you can if you want get to sleep at midnight. Can you imagine many being kept awake with loud music when you want to be up early or have young children? When I have stayed in many places the chances of getting to sleep before 12 is zero and to have an early boat trip etc and to be kept awake till 2am will make Icmeler like many of the more touristy places that we holiday in Icmeler to get away from.
Sorry, but I for one will not be signing.

[Rami Off Work]

music goes down low or off at 12mn, but you can drink till breakfast if you want at some bars. thats whats great about icemeler totally relaxed and laid back

which bars are these?

[ken the pen]

several bars have music turned down and people stiil enjoying themselves. it is better this way than music thumping away and it can be heard 2 streets away. every one has seen the watchers on the corner watching for the police. music is turned down and them turned up again when they have gone. we dont want icemeler turned into falaraki malaguf or marmaris. leave it the way we all love.

[itobradshaw1]

If the problem is not getting enough to drink in the hours provided go out earlyer .were we live we are going home 1130 people only going out at this time .we spend more time in the pub than these people do dont drink as much as we cant drink like a camel any more so go out 2 hours early .I have done both so i no the score dont spoil the best holiday resort please

[molly malone]

I hope it stays just as it is, and was wondering if maybe there should be a petition for those who don't want it changed.

I hope it stays just as it is, and was wondering if maybe there should be a petition for those who don't want it changed.

Well said and good idea, somehow don't think there will be though.......

It will be a very sad day for many if Icmeler changes and eventually becomes like some other holiday places that I wouldn't even go to if someone paid me!

[redrhino12]

I think that midnight should have been put on the petition for all the people who are opposed to late night music.
The poll just looks like there are people wanting either a 1am or 2am choice when the voice of so many want to retain the Icmeler charm and keep the midnight switch off.

I would like to see

The Old Town should keep the midnight music Ban.

All Bars etc with Apartments above should also have a midnight switch off.

Bars on the front Liberty,Deniz Kapisi,Harmony should be allowed a 2 am music switch off.

All other bars should be allowed to play soft background music till 1am,with a strong penalty for any who abuse the sound level of SOFT.

The 2 night clubs to re-tain their 4am licence.

My opinion of course.

Gene

[ALAN]

I think we are all singing from the same hymn sheet here , no one wants Boom Boom music after Midnight personally i would not want it before midnight !. However what is wrong with being able to have music until say 1am if it is played at reasonable level.
If you are having a relaxing evening in a bar or restaurant why should the music have to go off completly at midnight just keep it low . We all agree that we want to keep the charm of Icmeler and not turn it into a run of the mill Med resort.

Al

[blondie]

Gene's suggestions sound like the perfect compromise to me - that way, there is still something for everyone.

[smc4761]

I have no real issue with soft background music; however one of the problems with that is define soft/low background music. What I find loud the next person may find acceptable and that could be the problem.

Good ideas Gene but unfortunately dont think they are really workable. For example if I had a bar in old village but wanted to make more money, could I then relocate to say the harbour area and have loud music on until 2am, which may increase my turnover. This could potentially mean relatively few bars in the old village area as perfectly understandably people need to make money in a short 6 month spell

Stewart

[ivano]

having given careful thought to both sides of the subject i have decided that icmeler should stay as it is. mainly because i feel this would be just the start and would spoil the icmeler we fell in love with.

[steve-mcr]

Without wanting to offend anyone I think age definately plays a big part in this!

Personally I'd like to see an extra hour til one. This would cater for those who want a later finish without too much inconvenience for those that dont. Being mid 30s I'm not really a nightclub person anymore and enjoy the bars much more. We always enjoy one or two 'big' nights out during our holiday and with a 12 o'clock curfew, as Dannii has said, the night can often be over before its begun. That extra hour would make all the difference. For me when the music goes off the atmosphere isn't quite the same, and yes you can still stay in the bars, but they always have a winding down feel which is not what you want on your livelier nights out. On your quiter nights you'll still be able to find places to suit as Icmeler has that many places to choose from there will always be somewhere offering what you want.

Failing that I think Gene's idea is a good one. Whether it would work I don't know but a good one in theory.