FOREIGN tourists and local mingled during a mini-festival to mark Tourism Week this week. Among the crowds were mum and daughter Marion Ford and Zoe Clark, along with Zoe’s friend Emma Louise Fenton. They were impressed by the local crafts and hobbies of Didim women and, overall, had enjoyed their one-week stay in the resort.…
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Jenny Scott The latest performances of Didim Glee Club’s comedy murder mystery play ‘Sugar and Spice and all things not so Nice’ recently took place at Sobe Bar. Friday’s audience joined in the hunt of guessing the murderer and enjoyed the fun of another game which ran alongside the main event. Unfortunately, no one guessed…
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THE world-famous film production company, Paramount, is to open its first-ever hotel in Bodrum. The hotel, which is set to open in May, has excited the attention of the world jet society and Hollywood stars alike. Paramount Pictures, one of the oldest film production companies in the world, has stepped into the tourism industry under…
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THE Didim Folk Dances Youth and Sports Association (DAHOT) is organising its 3rd International Children’s Festival this year. Folk dance teams from Soke, Azerbaijan and Georgia will participate to celebrate National Sovereignty and Children’s Day on Sunday April 23. After a wreath-laying at Cumhuriyet Square on April 22, the Chamber of Commerce will host photographic…
Read MoreAFTER a disastrous season, Didim’s leading team, Didim Belediyespor, will be fighting it out in a new league next season. The team lost a number of managers, players, its chairman and, ultimately, its way come the end of the current season. It has been announced that Didim next season will be in a new league…
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A BIKE tour will be among the activities marking Didim’s Tourism Week this week. The programme is being supported by the Didim Governorate, Didim Municipality and Adnan Menderes University, Didim Vocational High School, the Didim Tourism Infrastructure Union, Didim Chamber of Commerce and Didim’s Tourism Association (TURSAB). The first event will be a wreath laying…
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THE Turkish Lira lira rallied strongly on Monday to its highest level against the dollar after Turkey’s referendum ended Sunday with victory for the ‘Yes ‘campaign. The lira strengthened more than 3.5 percent in Asian trade Sunday, from 3.74 to 3.63 against the greenback. Some 51.3 percent of the more than 58 million Turkish voters…
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TWO Britons have been arrested over a devastating blaze at a Marmaris marina, which claimed the life of a Turkish man. The nationals identified as Billy Clark, 34, and Rosie Patricia Glover, 24, allegedly from Northern Ireland, were detained by gendarmerie forces on suspicion of setting the marina on fire on April 10, state-run Anadolu…
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A NEW submarine attraction that offers tourists an exciting new way to discover the Mediterranean Sea has been opened to visitors in Alanya after initial test dives. The company ZZT Ulucan Marine imported the submarine called “Nemo Primero” from Jamaica. The submarine was produced in Finland and has a capacity of 22 passengers and 2…
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LOW-COST carrier Jet2 is to fly Newcastle to Bodrum from May 3, 2018, Voices can reveal. Checking flights for 2018, Voices noticed that the Newcastle option to fly to Bodrum has been enabled, meaning a flight for 1 person for 1 week from May 3-10 will cost £170 return (£106 to Bodrum, £66 to Newcastle). The…
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