A SIX metre clocktower in the form of a lighthouse will take pride of place at the gateway to Altinkum, it has been revealed. The structure will stand at the junction at the bottom of Ataturk Boulevard and the main entrance to Altinkum Beach. It is being designed by artist Olgaç Demirkol who has been…
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A NEW bicycle path stretching some 12km will be laid by May 2020 in the resort, Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay has revealed. The pledge came as part of a weekly meeting with reporters on various issues and activities arising in the town. Mr Atabay stated that more than 350 cyclists came to the district at…
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Jenny Scott, Didim Glee Club The Glee Club are proudly to announce that their annual pantomime LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD will take place Thursday-Friday December 5-6 at Ticaret Odasi Theatre (next door to Didim Chamber of Commerce) at 19.00 for 19.30 start Take a classic fairy tale, add in comedy, singing, dancing and audience participation and you…
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A KIND-HEARTED expat has launched a GoFundMe page to cover daily living expenses for a mother whose young daughter is to undergo groundbreaking surgery in England. Ela Tanik, who is six years old and whose father Servet Tanik, lives in Didim was born with the very rare CHARGE Syndrome, a disorder that affects many areas of the…
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A BRITISH couple were married today with close friends and family present – in the shadow of the Temple of Apollo. Suzana and Gerard Baron tied the knot at a ceremony overseen by Didim Municipality Wedding Officer İrfan Salan. The happy ceremony was conducted in the area with the ancient Apollo Temple in the background.…
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A NUMBER of homes and businesses have been damaged by flash flooding after torrential downpours hit the resort overnight. One car was dragged into the Aegean at the Forst Camp, near MAvisehir, while owners of homes and local businesses were left mppoing up and assessing the cost of damage from the heavy rains. Many roads…
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The European Union border agency Frontex has provided the Greek coast guard with a crewless blimp to monitor illegal crossings in the Aegean Sea. The blimp started to fly over the Greek island of Samos on July 30. The Greek island is a major arrival point for migrants who travel by sea in small smuggling boats to reach Europe as it…
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IT was quite perplexing to observe the excavation trench reaching down into the depths of the Sacred Spring was in a condition of being reinterred when I visited the site on Sunday. Perplexing, for as to my knowledge the archaeologists had burrowed no further than 1 to 1.5 metres beneath the surface. That may have…
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MOST households’ spending in 2018 went to housing/rent, food and transportation, data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) showed on July 26. Housing and rent had a 23.7 percent share in people’s overall spending last year, down from 24.7 in 2017 while food and non-alcoholic beverages and transportation had 20.3 percent (19.7 percent in 2018) and 18.3 percent…
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IF visitors to Didim want to get to Bodrum, Izmir and Soke, then it’s advisable for them not to follow this sign – as they will end up in the sea. The sign, which has remained for a number of months, shows Bodrum pointing the wrong way on at the bottom Adnan Menderes Boulevard, close…
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