DIDIM has received an award for its annual Vegan Festival. One of the Local Governors Awards, organized by Turkey’s Social Democrat Municipalities Association (SODEM), was awarded to Mayor Deniz Atabay by CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Held at Zubeyde Hanim Social Facility of Çankaya Municipality, the award was among several handed out in categories including agriculture, arts,…
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THE sensitive renovation of the Exchange House, which will become a museum chronicling the Population Exchange of 1923, has received a major prize. It has been recognised as a winner in the Cultural Heritage Protection and Encouragement Competition organised by the Association of Turkish Historical Towns. President Deniz Atabay attended the ceremony in Antalya, along…
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THE construction of the 2 July Park, designated for Çamlık District, has begun. After landscaping the park, a children’s playgrounds, quiet places and a sculpture will be added. A sculpture has been prepared in the workshop of the Municipality of Didim, as well as the figures of the men and women returned to the haji on…
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SEVERAL weeks after Voices columnist Glenn Maffia raised the possibility of water leaking on to the Temple of Apollon site, concern has now been raised by locals about the issue. Locals say the Temple of Apollo has been exposed to an unidentified water stream. Continuing for about 6 months, the water flow has increased with…
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THIS Saturday (Nov 17), one of the most popular restaurants in Didim, Beyoğlu Balıkçısı” will be hosting Ukranian singer Tanya. The programme will begin at 20:00. Tanya sings in English, Russian and French. Beyoğlu Balıkçısı is inviting all British and Turkish people to this small and intimate concert. The restaurant serves meat, steaks, daily fish…
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TURKEY could bring into law a plastic bag charge from January 1, 2019. The proposal was included in a draft law on waste regulation which was presented to Turkey’s Assembly. Within the scope of Waste Regulation, it was announced nylon bags would be sold in stores for a small amount, such as 25 kurus or 50…
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MEMBERS of the resort’s rubbish collecting group, Plogging in Didim, have invited the public to come along and help them on their next four plogs. The plogs are as follows: Sunday Nov 11 at 2.5 Beach. Meet up at Mojıto’s bar opposıte the Garden of Sun Hotel at 4pm; Wednesday Nov 14 along the coast…
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DIDIM Glee Club is proud to present its sixth annual pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk! This is a GIANT of a pantomime with plenty of FI Fi Fo FUN! Join Jack as he swaps his bovine best friend for a useless bag of beans! See how things hot up for Jack when he decides to climb…
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MEMBERS of the resort’s rubbish collecting group, Plogging in Didim, have held their first head to head meet with the town’s Governor Mehmet Türköz. Having held successful events aimed at collecting rubbish from various areas across the resort over the summer, the group was delighted to have a meeting with Mr Türköz. Roz Millington, a…
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(Daily Hurriyet) SIX areas of the economy are to receive tax cuts, Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak has said. “We will do these in order to reinvigorate the sectors that have contracted by currency impact,” he said at a ministerial meeting on the taxation practices held in the capital Ankara on Oct. 31. “The cuts will…
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