A POPULAR tourist attraction near Fethiye – the “Ghost Town of Kayaköy” – is ready for reconstruction as local authorities seek to preserve one of the country’s biggest natural and historic treasures. According to Fethiye Governor Ekrem Çalık, the reconstruction plan is included in the 2017 program. “The work will proceed after the plan is…
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A TURKISH tank which has served the country in both war and peace is to make one final contribution – by being sunk off the coast of one of Marmaris. The 76-year-old M48 A5 T1 tank will be submerged in seven meters of water in the hope it will draw divers near and far. Tuncer…
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Advertorial WE are based in Altinkum and Akbukand as such our unique selling point is our local knowledge and personal service. We have been registered since 2006 – so we must be doing something right! It’s our aim to provide all our clients with an excellent and professional standard of service tailored specifically to their…
Read MoreHiH thanks Didim Glee Club Didim Help-in-Hand’s coffers were boosted by three brilliant presentations from Didim Glee Club. The murder mysteries “Sugar And Spice And all Things Not So Nice” were performed to sellout audiences in Didim’s Sobe Bar and Akvarium Restaurant and Bar in Akbuk. Clues were cleverly dropped for an attentive audience to…
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THE 18th International Bodrum Dance Festival will be held from May 23-28, with a host of local and international perfomers penned in to attend. It is one of Europe’s biggest dance festivals on the UNESCO cultural events list. The festival, which started as a local event years ago and is organized by Bodrum Municipality and…
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MELIH Yavaş, living in Kuşadası, has traveled to 9 African countries with his motorcycle, traveling 14,000 kilometers, despite a traffic accident at the beginning of his travel. Melih (40), travelled from the city on his bike in 2015 to visit Africa, including Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan. Returning to Turkey after completing the 10-month treatment process,…
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Advertorial THE LOUNGE Bar is back with a bang for 2017 – with an incredible 221 dishes on its menu. Popular with discerning diners, you’ll be taken around the world to many different countries with the food on offer at The Lounge. There’s Indian, Chinese, Italian, Mexican, Norwegian!!, Turkish and European available this season. And…
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WELL the sunset refuses to set on Mavisehir’s restaurants – at least for the current season. After all the hype of them being knocked down due to the Coastal Commission’s desires, the restaurants – the likes of CNR, Cakirgoz and 06 – have reopened this week for the new season. So if you want a…
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THE Didim Children’s Academy has become the first in the resort to be awarded by TEMNA, the Turkish Foundation for the Protection of Erosion and the Protection of Natural Assets. The academy’s young members have been endorsed as a member of the environmental-based organization. Eda Demir, the founding manager of the academy, took the ceremony…
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Aylin Öney Tan (Hurriyet Daily News) takes you for a spin around the Key Museum in Torbali – about an hour’s drive from Didim on the way to Izmir. AS I step into the hangar-like structure, I have an instant flashback to my childhood. It is like a roller-coaster ride to old memories, some not…
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