A DEMONSTRATION is planned tomorrow morning (Thursday November 27) at Didim Town Square ahead of the resumption of a court case over the potential privatization of the resort’s Third Beach.

Environmentalists and concerned residents have launched a case against the government that plans to overhaul the Third Beach area.

The court case will resume at Aydin Courthouse at 10am. But demonstrators will be massing at Didim’s Town Square at 7.30am before heading on to Aydin.

The Didim Democracy Platform are against the re-zoning of the bay by the Ministry of Culture.

The plan, apparently endorsed by state tourism officials, outlines the development at the Third Beach area between the Altinkent site and Didim Beach Hotel.

It envisages that restaurants already trading there will remain so, but foresee the wasteland that drops down from the feeder road being built on.

The definition of ‘touristic’ ventures is being widely seen as small boutique hotels rather than large scale operations, as well as shops and other similar features. The plans, which he had seen, included five small streets which were less than 5 metres in width.