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TWO 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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Didim tourism boss: German ‘pessimism’

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…

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Museum plan moves forward

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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The ghosts of Eski Doğanbey

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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Didim businessman funds roof for pitch

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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New park to open in Akbuk

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 get ‘body cameras’

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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Apollon Temple to host Vegfest

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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Turkish Airlines ordered to respect EU flight delay payouts

FIVE non-European airlines – including Turkish Airlines – have been threatened with legal action if they don’t compensate passengers for delayed flights to or from the EU. American Airlines, Etihad, Emirates, Singapore Airlines and Turkish Airlines have been told by the CAA to obey EU rules or face unlimited fines. The CAA took similar action…

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Turkey: New rules on daily/weekly house rents

PEOPLE who rent their homes on a daily or weekly basis could be at risk of fines of 10,000TL if they fail to register properties with the local authorities. A meeting was held to discuss the new laws taking shape around the daily renting of homes – which is largely targeting people who allow them…

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