IZABELA Miszczak, the owner of the history website Turkish Archaeological News (TAN), paid a visit to Didim on Wednesday and Thursday in the company of her family to re-visit the Temple of Apollo. They were hosted by ‘Voices’ columnist Glenn Maffia on a tour of the temple and the archaeological sites which surround this elegant…
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HOUSE sales in Turkey saw a decline in June, although sales to foreigners soared by nearly 25 percent, official data showed on July 24. According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), some 97,579 units of properties were sold in June across the country with an 8.1 percent of year-on-year decline. A total of…
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THE largest number of foreign visitors came to Turkey from Russia in the first five months of the year. While the number of tourists coming from Russia was 928,376 in five months, the country was followed by Georgia, Germany and Iran. According to the provisional data of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, a total…
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TURKISH women have entered world medical literature for a unique disease caused by the combination of bleach and hydrochloric acid – commonly used to clean bathrooms and kitchens in Turkey. Professor Sedat Yanturalı from the Dokuz Eylül University Medical Faculty described the use of bleach and hydrochloric acid as a “dangerous habit,” adding that hydrochloric…
Read MoreDETAILS for a new weekly market place in Efeler district of Didim are beginning to take shape. Although no date or week day has been announced yet, the council has revealed the market could be located around Streets 1409-1410 and 1411, or close to community health centre, which is a few minutes’ walk behind Caspers…
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A TOTAL of 300,000 tourists are expected to explore the city in the air by the end of 2017/ Hot air balloon tours in the sky of central Turkey’s popular tourism destination Cappadocia attracts 120,000 tourists in the first half of 2017 boosting tourism revenue in the region, according to tour operators’ body. “120,000 people…
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LOCALS living near the Temple of Apollon are seeking urgent answers after spotting men drilling boreholes just 50 metres from the famous site. Didim media arrived on the site of the borehole drilling – in a field some 50 metres from the Temple – and questioned the men what they were doing as it is…
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Advertorial LET’S Group would like to extend a very happy and healthy future to newlyweds Joanne and Shahid Dost who married in Altinkum on July 5. The day was made memorable with the attendance of their two children Shaianne and Junaid, as well as 30 friends and family to help the Essex couple celebrate their…
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Glenn Maffia continues his journey of discovery around the Apollon Temple environment. EVER since first visiting Didim in 1996 it has always struck me as absurd that a Temple of such crowning magnificence could ever be imagined to be standing so poignantly alone. In the Greek and Roman world a temple sanctuary would abound with…
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The Turkishtravels.info blog has outlined the last bus times of the summer season. They are: Numbers 1 or 3 Ormankampı > Altınkum = 1:00am Altınkum > Ormankampı = 2:00am Number 6 Mavişehir > Altınkum via Sağtur = 12:00am Altınkum > Mavişehir via Sağtur = 1.00am Number 2 Mavişehir > Altınkum via Kardelen = 12:00am Altınkum > Mavişehir via Kardelen = 1:00am…
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