Turkey has welcomed almost 30% more global visitors so far this year compared with 2016, prompting the country’s Ministry for Culture and Tourism to declare its tourism comeback “a great success”. Irfan Onal, director general at the London office of Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, said 26.4 million tourists had travelled to Turkey during…
Read More
THE Didim Help in Hands charity has again stepped up to the plate to provide electric wheelchairs for two disabled people. The group provided a wheelchair for five-year-old Muhammet Sinan Süvari and one for Esme Dogan. Group spokesperson Lynn Cole, commented that they were delighted to hand over the wheelchairs having raised the funds through…
Read More
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have boosted capacity for winter 2018/19, with an additional 160,000 seats and 10 new routes. In total over 3.5 million seats are on sale, up 5% on winter 2017/18. The new routes include the company’s first winter programme to Antalya, from six UK bases: Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle and Stansted,…
Read MoreRENTALS TWO bed first floor & THREE bed first floor fully furnished apartments in Didim, near Saturday market/bus garage. The TWO bed is available for rental till April 2018 for TL 375 a month PLUS bills. The complex has security, children’s play area, car parking. The THREE bed is available for rental till April 2018…
Read More
HOW time rushes past faster than the Doppler Effect. Now all we can view is the diminishing red-shift as it fades into that oblivion of mere memories. Though what memories they truly were. British Museum 2017 was delightfully prefaced by my visit to the British Museum to meet Dr Ian Jenkins, senior curator responsible for the…
Read More
Advertorial REGISTERED since 2006, Let’s Group aims to look after all your needs: No job is too small or too much trouble.” Our services include: Individual property Management Some examples of the service we offer : Weekly Property checks Key Holding Cleaning and laundry Arranging Property and Dask Insurance Personal Shopper Sort snags /problems /…
Read MoreLynn Cole DIDIM Help-in-Hands attended a seminar presented by a team of professionals from Istanbul specializing in corrective surgery for children with cerebral palsy. The team met with 10 families including Mustafa Kemal’s family to assess the children and to discuss further treatments. Unfortunately children with this illness need a number of operations during their…
Read More
New Voices columnist Izmir-born Ayse Uram, arrives fresh in Didim after 12 years studying and working as a tour guide in the heart of Cappadocia. Trekking, sports and music-loving Ayse offer a list of must-dos in and around Didim for first-time expats and tourists DIDIM, once a glorious ancient site and home to many civilisations…
Read More
DIDIM Council is to receive a 10 million TL loan from Iller Bank to fund road construction across the resort. The agreement was greenlighted at the first session of the November meeting of the council assembly. The loan will help bankroll a total 400,000 square meter road construction plan for Didim. Mayor Deniz Atabay said the loan…
Read More
HOPES of new water wells being sourced in Akbuk and Didim have been raised this week. Aydin Municipality’s Water and Sewerage Administration (ASKİ) has begun drilling works in the resort to source underwater wells and solve growing water shortage problems. Drilling work began at different points in the village. The team conducted its first drill by…
Read More
