Sharks in Marmaris

[Gemma Louise]

I have just read that there has been sharks in Marmaris and the beaches have been closed because of this. How scary is this? I have always been so naive when it comes to going in the sea, never thought of it being dangerous

[Colette]

I googled this and only came up with the beaches being closed to sea traffic?

There only littles ones, they won't eat much

[Gemma Louise]

I read it here, am I being a wimp


http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-253386.html

[tonytigwall]

I know im always joking but on this im deadly serious.
I have a massive phobia about sharks i love swimming in the Aegean Sea and diving off the top of the boats.
But now no way, i might even try and cancel my second trip to Icmeler in late July.

[wa66yne]

wicked..............

i see a business adventure there john, only need a metal cage.............. im sure you could get one of them from liverpool, they would miss one

[Gemma Louise]

I would never cancel, maybe just not jump in the sea x

[teddybears]

If there was any serious problem i'm sure ICR would be the first to let us know about it.

[geovil]

I don't know I have heard a few people saying they would like to swim with the Sharks.
Geovil

[Gemma Louise]

my hubbt said that, fruit loop x

[robert123]

You are being a whimp the med has always had sharks

[Gemma Louise]

thanks

[geovil]

Metal cage Liverpool whats all that about.
Geovil

[Marm]

Collette

Do the sharks they don't eat much

[Colette]

Marm there only small, might only eat a few mouthfuls

Seriously though lets not panic until it's confirmed, I can't see them closing the whole of marmaris beach there would be a stampede of people *cue the jaws music*

[Colette]

OK here is the latest update I can find

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/arti ... sid=105547

[wa66yne]

thats what most liverpudlians find them selves in after a good sat night out..............so im led to believe

[robert123]

As the summer tourism season begins in Turkey, a story circulated in the Russian media claims Turkey is shutting down its beaches due to a large number of sharks in the Mediterranean waters off its southern coastline

The tale's source is misinformation reported by the Turkey correspondent for Russia's Radio Freedom. According to the false report, sharks recently appeared near Turkish beaches for the first time in 30 years, prompting authorities to issue swim bans for most of the southern and Aegean coast. The most-read articles on many Russian Web sites bore headlines like, "Turkey in panic, Aegean coasts under shark attack!" More than 100 major Russian-language news sites circulated the story.

The true story that the shark attack reports seem to have been based on -- however loosely -- was a decision to declare a small bay in the Gökova region off-limits for swimming to protect beach sharks in the area. The sharks do not pose a threat to humans.

The damage has already been done, though, according to Turkey's tourism agencies. Russia sends more tourists to Turkey's southern coasts, particularly to Antalya, than any other country.

A similar tall tale, aired on Russia's ORT television channel about a month ago, decreased business for two Turkish construction companies -- GAMA and Enka, two companies highly respected domestically and internationally -- alleging they aided the separatist movement in Chechnya in 1994.

The allegations had negative effects for all Turkish companies operating in Russia. Enka encountered major problems in obtaining visas for its workers from Turkey after the story circulated in Russian media. "Even shopkeepers began questioning our employees around the areas they live after the news story," said Firuz Hatunoğlu of GAMA. "We have 4,500 employees here. We operate in many regions of Russia. This slander has badly hurt [our business]."

İsmail Koçak, head of the Koçak construction company, said that in Russia it was possible and easy for a business to "order" a news story to hurt the competition. However he said it was difficult to put an end to such stories, because "we don't know their source."

[Colette]

Lets pack in the smart Liverpool remarks and keep to the topic please

Exert from the link I posted

Boncuk Bay is the only spot in the Mediterranean and the second in the world for proliferation of sandbar sharks that do not pose any danger to humans. Foreign tourists who come to the bay now have to change their destination to neighboring resort towns simply because they cannot enter the bay.

They visit in June to lay there eggs

[tonytigwall]

The trouble is they will put out stories now saying there were never any sharks at all, its obvious the holiday companies will do this.
But even though im a wimp or (whimp)(never been called that before) ill still be going in the sea , with my chainmail suit on.

[geovil]

To honest we don't let terrorist attacks stop us going on holiday so why would this.
Geovil