Alan Fenn and his partner Janet have lived in the village of Okcular for the past 20 years. He is the author of ‘Okçular Village – a Guide’ and ‘Backways & Trackways’. Alan Fenn's books are for the sole purpose of generating an income that can be spent on environmental and community projects in Okcular, one of the villages that surround Dalyan. So far, the books have provided a new playground and the transformation of Okçular Primary School by painting murals on all of the buildings. This has drawn attention from national media and the school featured in the 2011 Polisan Paints Catalogue, a singularly impressive endorsement. Following the painting the next project was to restore a beautiful old garden chess set and build a new outdoor playing board for the school chess club. There is also an ongoing Photo Archive which aims to preserve and propagate as many of the old photographs of Okçular and its people as possible. A recent project has been to paint murals on the new village centre and plant native trees at selected places around the village. On 24th May 2012 the school was donated racks for 20 bikes; a Wi-Fi modem that covers all the classrooms; 2 toner packs for worksheets; and six sets of books for each of the classes. At the end of school year in 2013 an early lunch for every child and teacher was provided, minibuses took everyone on a fabulous educational trip to the DEKAMER Turtle Rehabilitation Centre at Iztuzu Beach, Dalyan. More recently the project funded a complete and comprehensive science equipment cupboard and a watering system for the gardens. All these projects are funded by the books. A donation of 15 to 20tl will buy you a book. The ‘Okçular Village – a Guide’ has something for everyone. There’s
Alan Fenn and his partner Janet have lived in the village of Okcular for the past 20 years. He is the author of ‘Okçular Village – a Guide’ and ‘Backways & Trackways’. Alan Fenn’s books are for the sole purpose of generating an income that can be spent on environmental and community projects in Okcular,
