Glenn Maffia THE opening of Didim’s Cultural House was well attended on a bright and sunny Thursday (March 14). Presiding over the ceremonial duties was Mayor Deniz Atabay, his punctuality merely half an hour later than the scheduled 12:30 start. The speeches which followed were beyond my limited vocabulary of Turkish, though they appeared to…
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THE Plogging in Didim Group is continuing to gain momentum in Turkish society, education circles – and now have plans to highlight its work at next month’s Vegfest. While the group continues to regularly patrol the Didim coastline for rubbish, it also has a very active Facebook group. At its most recent monthly meeting, more…
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AROUND 200 people attended the funeral of Tony Sapsford, a long-time Didim expat, who was one of the mainstays of the town’s darts community. Voices understands that Mr Sapsford, who lived in the town with his wife Sue for many years, died at Bodrum’s Acibadem hospital following complications caused by pneumonia. Among those attending his…
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THIRTY-SIX women, including 23 foreign nationals, have been detained in one of the biggest police raids against prostitution in Didim. Police carried six simultaneous raids on 12 separate addresses, including two hotels, and private residences. A total of 12 suspects were originally detained on suspicion of being involved or procuring prostitution. Nine were later arrested…
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EXPATS and local residents saw the New Year in at a number of residents and bars around town last night. Photographer Bahri Asik was on hand to capture the celebrations as residents saw out 2018 and danced into 2019. Here’s a selection of images from last night’s partying:
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The new Motor Vehicle Tax (MTV) rates for 2019 in Turkey have been announced. The rates for 2019 were originally due to increase by 23.73 percent, but have been reduced to 15.9 percent. The rates kick in from January 1. The table below (from HaberTurk) reveals what drivers will be paying.
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THE Didim Ploggers are continuing their coastal clean-ups, and have announced several new dates with an invitation for the rest of Didim expats and local residents to join them. Here are the details of the next plogs. Wednesday December 12, 11am, Yesilkent; Sunday December 16, 3.30pm, Konya Kultur Sitesi; Jan 1, 4pm, Altinkum/1st Bay.The idea of the New…
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Two murder suspects detained POLICE have detained two suspects wanted in a murder inquiry in Aydin. They were detained in Didim, referred to court and then detained in prison. Four suspects detained on drugs and burglaries rap DIDIM police teams have detained four suspects who attempted to flee patrols. According to information obtained in 1651 Sokak, Efeler District,…
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A TOTAL of 36 illegal buildings – which have mushroomed between Aquasis Hotel and Imbat Sitesi – have been destroyed by Didim Council. The video, above from IHA, shows the extent of some of the destruction. The structures, including villa-type homes, were brought crashing to the ground as part of a coordinated crackdown by the…
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SEVERAL weeks after Voices Newspaper first raised the issue of water flooding the ancient Temple of Apollo the water authority finally turned up to attend the issue. Voices columnist Glenn Maffia was first to raise the waters from the Temple site, but wasn’t until Turkish media cottoned on to the Voices piece that they highlighted…
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