46 refugees caught in Didim A TOTAL of 46 immigrants, who wanted to escape to Greece illegally, were caught off the coast of Didim. The group, including a large number of children, were trying to escape to the Greek islands on two inflatable boats. Most of them were from Palestine and Syria. They were taken…
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JET2 has added an extra 600,000 seats to Turkey for 2018 after seeing a ‘huge surge’ in bookings. The company said there had been a fourfold increase in bookings to Antalya, while Bodrum and Dalaman had attracted more than twice as many bookings as this time last year. Italy and Croatia are also seeing huge…
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A TOURISM official has claimed that 45,000 Brits will be heading to Didim in 2018 – with at least one hotel stating its is already 50 percent full for the coming holiday season. Tayyar Cengiz, the President of Didim Tourism Association, said some 30,000 Brits visited the resort in 2017 but that had already been…
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HOME owners in Akbuk have been told that previous years’ demands for money to fund the sewer connection infrastructure across the resort have finally been cancelled. Erdogan Öztürk, the general manager of Aydin council’s water/sewer dept, ASKI, came to Akbük personally and addressed the public at a recent meeting organized by Akbük Culture and Environment…
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VOICES understands that a private health facility is set to be opened on the way to the Apollo Temple at the top of Ataturk Boulevard. We have information suggesting a private health centre – not Soke’s Egemed which is set will to have a branch located elsewhere in town – will be located next to…
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THE MOT of vehicles will be increasing by 14.47 percent from January 1, 2018. For cars, minibuses, vans and special purpose vehicles, the cost increases from 198.24 TL to 226.56. For motorcycles and motorbikes, the cost rises from 101.48 TL to 115.64 TL. For buses, trucks, tractors and tankers, the cost rises from 267.86 TL to 305.62…
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TAXES, fines and fees are to be massively hiked from January 1 in Turkey, it has emerged. The government usually hikes taxes every New Year, and 2018 is no exception with everything from passport fees, mobile phone taxes, drivers’ licences being increased. The average rise is about 14.47 percent. Fines Driving offences will rise by…
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FIVE suspects thought to be involced in th smuggling of refugees have been detained in Didim following a coast guard operation to rescue 20 refugees last night. The group of Syrian refugees were planning to travel to the Greek islands but were detained before they left the shore. Five other people, including three Syrian nationals, were…
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THE number of UK tourists coming to Turkey is expected to rise by 69 percent in 2018, the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) said Wednesday. According to ABTA, return of U.K. tourists to Turkey will be one of the main travel trends of 2018. Many holidaymakers chose Turkey as they seek good balance between…
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THE number of tourists visiting Aydin Province in the first ten months of 2017 has been revealed. Aydin County saw a total of 3,94 million tourists – foreign and local – with 1,183,534 people visiting Kusadasi, largely thanks to a diminishing number of cruise lines during the year. The official number of tourists visiting Didim was put at 490,611. At…
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