Glenn Maffia’s response to plans for a ‘Museum House’ near the Apollo Temple IT WAS while receiving a reply to a message I sent to a German archaeologist, prominent in the excavations around the Temple of Apollo for more than a decade, which clearly stated that, to the best of his knowledge, there has “never…
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DIDIM’S Glee Club is currently in rehearsals for the murder/mystery play “Sugar and Spice and all things not so Nice!” This comedy play is set in the late Victorian era where Devonport’s Sweet Manufacturing empire is expanding thanks to a secret recipe devised by the cook. During the course of the play the cook is…
Read MoreTWO bed first floor & THREE bed first floor fully furnished apartments in Didim, near Saturday market/bus garage. The TWO bed is available for long term rental for TL 375 a month PLUS bills. The complex has security, children’s play area, car parking. The THREE bed is available for short term rentals. The rent for…
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SENIOR Didim tourism boss Hikmet Atilla has spoken of ‘pessimism’ from German agents at the recent Berlin tourism fair (ITB) following a diplomatic spat between the political leaders of the two countries. The German Travel Agency Association (DRV) hosted the ITB exhibition of which Didim was participating. Mr Hikmet, who runs Raffinesse Travel in the resort…
Read More DIDIM Council has been backed by Aydin Governate in its pursuit of 90,000TL to restore a two-storey historic house close to Apollo Temple, into a museum and publicity office. Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay explained that the authority had reached an agreement with a company for the restoration of the building – which was a former…
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If Kayakoy is the abandoned village that Fethiye never lost, then the Aegean tourist town of Didim has the ghostly, albeit largely forgotten offering of Eski Doğanbey. Nestled silently, but imperiously in its own state of tumbledown elegance, the beautiful village of stone houses is tucked away on the southern hillsides of the Dilek Peninsula…
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A DIDIM businessman has stepped forward to fund a permanent roof over the town’s synthetic pitch. The pitch, which stands alongside Ataturk Stadium, where Didimspor play, is actively used as a field where all amateur matches in Didim and youth games are played. Teams from schools and universities, as well as veterans and women’s league…
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A PARK will be open in Akbuk tomorrow (March 8) bearing the name of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s mother – Zubeyde Hanim. The Zubeyde Hanim Park will be opened at 1.3opm and will coincide with International Women’s Day. A sculpture of Hanim, which took four months to make, will take centre stage in the park. Buses will…
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ZABITA officers in Didim have been kitted out with body cameras in order to record citizen’s complaints. Didim Municipality confirmed that cam-recorders will be put to good use during the season and be used mainly for gathering evidence as well as to protect officers from complaints from the public. It is learned the camera and…
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DETAILS are beginning to emerge of the Didim Vegfest which is scheduled for April 29-30. At an initial meeting of the festival’s organising committee, it was stated that the festival will be centred on the Apollo Temple and its environs. Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay said that there would be a special cookbook outlining 63 recipes…
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