THE Aegean Touristic Hotels and Investors Associations (ETIK) has published a special report which reveals that Izmir has recorded a 6.5% increase in tourist arrivals and surpassed last year’s figure. Izmir has welcomed a total of 385,410 foreign tourists in the first seven months of 2017; an increase of 6.5% compare to same period last…
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DIDIM’s Governor İskender Yönden has bid farewell to the Didim public after completing his three-year service. As part of the Ministry of Interior’s summer administrative maneouvres Mr Yönden has been appointed to the Kestel District Office of Bursa. He will be replaced by Mehmet Türköz, a married father of one who is presently governor of…
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THE calendar for the tradition of camel wrestling across the Aegean region has been released – and Didim is to host an event on December 10. The event in the resort has been held closer to the Dalyan turn on the Soke-Bodrum road. Furthe details of this year’s event will be announced closer to the…
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Advertorial BUILDING and contents insurance: Turkish law now requires everyone to have Dask insurance (often known as earthquake insurance). The DASK insurance premium does not change, the price is set by the Turkish government. The calculation of the premium and sum insured goes by Gross Square Meters which you can find on the habitation certificate.…
Read MoreEXPATS and tourists have been talking to Voices Newspaper about the recent tightening of obtaining drugs that have now gone prescription-only when they were previously available freely. A few readers observed that some products were now only available on prescription firstly via a doctor. It appears have spoken to a few professionals that pharmacies could…
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WHILE much of the focus was on the ancient findings that the German team of archaeologists discovering at Apollo Temple, they were also helping with a modern issue. Sources close to the team revealed that before leaving, they transferred, in consultation with Milas Museum, three gravestones of Greek inhabitants of old Didim to the restored…
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Glenn Maffia – THE trenches have been filled, the spades and trowels packed and the small finds logged and locked away…the archaeologists are soon returning to Germany. Unprepared with no contingency It wasn’t the most stunning of excavations this year as much old ground was trodden once more. I found that surprising until I learnt…
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IZMIR-BASED American pastor Andrew Brunson faces new charges punishable by consecutive four life prison terms. The Presbyterian pastor, formerly of North Carolina, is now accused of espionage aimed at overthrowing the Turkish Parliament and government, and undermining the constitutional order of the state, the Wall Street Journal reported shortly after the charges were levied Aug.…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor Applying for a Residency Permit renewal Suzanne, Mavisehir (Information correct as of August 2017) HAVING just been through the current process of applying for my renewal, this may be helpful for those applying who (a) they own their property and (b) have private health insurance. My advice is to get all…
Read MoreABOUT 10 million Turkish Liras were collected up to Aug. 15 in fines imposed on apartments unofficially available for daily rental across Istanbul, and 1,683 such apartments were “red tagged,” according to the Istanbul Directorate of Culture and Tourism, the Hurriyet Daily News reports. Daily rental houses, which are part of the city’s sizable grey…
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