TURKS have taken to Twitter following a large price hike in toilet paper amid an ongoing currency crisis triggered by U.S. sanctions and increase in tariffs announced in August. The Turkish lira lost 40 percent of its value since the beginning of the year, after the United States applied sanctions on two Turkish ministers and…
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FOUR Turkish holidaymakers were rescued by the Didim coastguard after their water bicycle drifted out to sea. The men, aged between 19 and 29, seemed to have been caught out by a strong sea breeze which saw them drift perilously out to sea from off the Altinkum coast. The four contacted the Didim Coast Guard…
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RESIDENTS turned out in force for the traditional Summer Ball dinner dance, hosted by Help-in-Hands charity, and did themselves proud by raising 9,000TL The Summer Ball – an active fundraiser for the many Help-in-Hands’ projects throughout the year – was hosted at the Mavi Kitchen restaurant on September 5. Rewind, Tanya and a comedian entertained…
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VISITING local historical sites and museums will become more expensive from October 1, it has been announced. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has increased the entrance fees to its museums and ruins between 20 per cent and 50 per cent. Accordingly, as of October 1, 2018, domestic and foreign tourists visiting Didim’s Apollo Temple…
Read More THE results of the Best Restaurant in Didim as judged by members of Facebook’s Altinkum Debate Group can finally be revealed by Voices Newspaper. There was a straight choice between Caspers, Mavi Kitchen, Lush Martino’s and Vista. The winner was declared as Vista Restaurant, on Ataturk Boulevard, in Altinkum. All four restaurants were…
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By Glenn Maffia An exciting new development on the flooding of the southeast corner of the Temple’s precinct unfolded this last week. I spent many hours wandering around the site taking numerous photographs and obtaining measurements of the depth of the water. These were then relayed to my European contacts, which in turn were passed…
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TWO events aimed at stretching the resort’s season a little bit longer will be held over September 29-30. The Didim Runs – ostensibly called Marathons by the local media – but in fact will be 10Km and 21km in length. The route, rewards and program of Didimarathon will see entrants coming forward to register on…
Read More [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]HERE is an update version of the consular fees (effective from Sept 1) offered on services from the British Embassy in Turkey: [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6620″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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IN a bid to encourage more Turkish Lira accounts, new taxes have been introduced today (Aug 31). Tax on TL deposits of up to six months are cut from 15 percent to 5 percent; Tax on TL accounts held for one year are cut from 12 percent to 3 percent; Tax on Turkish Lira deposit…
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THE UK Civil Aviation Authority is calling for more prosecutions to crack down on violent and drunken airline passengers. It says it had already received more than 200 incident reports about disruptive passengers from UK airlines in 2018, before the busy summer flying season had even begun. The latest figures reflect recent years, which have…
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