Glenn Maffia continues to reveal all about the Apollo Temple and its environment UNFORTUNATELY the excavation of the Roman Baths was long completed before I turned my attention to the study of the Temple environment. While to those of us who are interested and inquisitive, for some reason, we are forbidden access to the area.…
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A DEBATE has been sparked in Turkey over the alleged use of Ephesus for wedding and circumcision ceremonies and other events, with the Culture and Tourism Ministry stressing only cultural and touristic ceremonies are allowed at the site. Images of decorated tables and chairs in front of the Library of Celsus at Ephesus, a UNESCO…
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Pacman deemed ‘harmful’ in Turkey THE Youth and Sports Ministry has prepared a list of digital games that contain “harmful” elements for youngsters, including Guitar Hero, Call of Duty and Pacman. The ministry reportedly established a special team to determine criteria, including whether the games contained “content that can harm the youth,” adding that many…
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A BRITISH woman who hit international headlines when she was proposed to extravagantly at Bodrum Airport has been stabbed in the head and throat in a shocking incident, leaving her in intensive care. Forty-one-year-old Faiza Drid, a supermarket manager from London, was showered with flowers when her lover Fatih Zencir, a 38-year-old cook from Bodrum,…
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A WAKE will be held this Thursday (July 6) for an Akbuk expat who died in the UK. Much-loved David Scougall, aged 65, who was otherwise known as ‘Scots Dave’, had lived in the resort for ten years. The former builder, originally from the Edinburgh area, died from a short illness while returning back to…
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BRITISH families could be banned from all-inclusive holidays in a backlash against bogus food poisoning claims, tour operators warn today. Ambulance chasing firms are behind an ‘embarrassing’ spike in claims from Britons which is said to have cost the holiday industry £40 million. Rogue firms use touts to encourage travellers to make illness allegations on…
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IT has taken a second crack, but it appears Didim will soon be getting a new open-air market for the Efeler district. Didim council attempted to push through plans for the weekly farmers’ market about two years ago but hit stony ground and failed to get lift off. However, Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay declared this…
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DIDIM Municipality’s continuing road and pavement improvements, floral displays and park cleaning, have continued at full tilt this week. Mayor Deniz Atabay praised his council teams for the floral displays on the sea front in Altinkum and along Ataurk Boulevard. On the other hand, Atabay said the parks and gardens in the entire district will…
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CIVIL society organizations and tourism reps held a brainstorm session about how to evaluate the historic Caravanserai which Kusadasi Council has rented out. The Oküz Mehmet Pasha Caravansaray in the heart of the city is begin rented by Kusadasi Council for 77,000 TL a month. The building belongs to the General Directorate of Foundations and…
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RUSSIANS and tour agents have been flocking to the Turkey Festival in Moscow where the likes of Didim and Kuşadası were promoted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The Turkey Festival, which took place between June 16 and 18, welcomed an estimated 150,000 visitors. The exhibition is being supported by Turkish Travel Agencies Association…
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