ABOUT 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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A SCULPTURE of a bird bearing the image of Elif Kanlıoğlu was unveiled to the public at a newly created park in Didim at the weekend. The peace park on Selanik Caddesi, bordering streets 877-880, in Yeni Mahalle, has been in honour of Elif, who was among 95 people who died on October 10, last year, in…
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Here’s a round up of pictures of everything that has been happening over the Bayram break, including Victory Day and the Peace Festival:
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AROUND 50 young Caretta Caretta young have born and headed for the sea from their nesting sites along the Kuşadası coast, it has been reported. It is one of the highest recorded numbers of young turtles since the Caretta Caretta species began heading slowly back to Western Turkey’s shores in recent years. The news was…
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AYDIN’s Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams are conducting helicopter and drone-assisted supervision on traffic in tourism regions, such as Didim, it has emerged. The command traffic teams have increased their audits on Didim-Milas, Söke-Kuşadası and Nazilli-Bozdoğan roads in their areas of responsibility. The helicopter and drones belonging to the Aydin Gendarmerie Squadron commanded help support the…
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WHILE observing the excavation within the schoolyard at the back of the mosque last week, I thought the archaeologists had found the clue that would have revealed the ‘new’ temple was, indeed, dedicated to Apollo’s twin sister Artemis. Eureka moment The trench was approaching a depth of 2.5 metres when another stone structure was encountered.…
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MORE than 30 years down the track and archaeologists continue to probe the ruins of Magnesia Antique City, about an hour from Didinm, in the district of Germencik. It has been described as the most important temples of the Romans and was considered sacred to the Romans. In the excavations, findings obtained strengthened the idea…
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OVER 7,000 divers have enjoyed a scuba to the sunken Airbus A300 off the shores of Kusadasi Nearly 15 months after it was sunk to become an artificial reef, Aydin Council’s Mayor Özlem Çerçioğlu said the aim was to make diving tourism a 12-month pursuit. “The diversification of tourism in Kuşadası and its expansion to…
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UPON living in Turkey for the last 11 years, Irish academician Angela Burns has created three-dimensional postcards that depict Turkish culture for foreigners. An academician at the Fine Arts and Design Faculty of İzmir Economical University (İEÜ), Burns has incorporated many aspects of Turkey’s cultural heritage, ranging from the traditional Turkish breakfast to the Grand…
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THE Akbuk public has been signing a petition calling for better health facilities given the explosion in the local population over the summer months. Under the leadership of Akbük Culture and Environment Association [AKÇED], a petition signing was launched at the village’s Friday market. Hundreds of people have already signed up calling for improvements “Akbük…
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