RESTRICTIONS will be imposed on yachts with foreign national flags for the duration of their stay in local marinas, it has been announced. Turkish daily Haberturk said it came amid aims to make the Turkish flag a mainstream concept in nautical culture across the country. Yachts with foreign flags will only be allowed to dock…
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REPORTED dog bites fell in Didim in 2016, while the animal shelter helped sterilize and inoculate 680 animals. The Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs revealed the extent of the work of the Didim Belediye shelter over the course of last year. In 2016, inoculations/sterilizations accounted for 190 cats and 490 dogs, while 36 animals were given…
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Glenn Maffia: It made for fascinating reading that the crumbling building which houses some of the artefacts discovered by the German archaeological team over the last decade or so is intended to be transformed into Didim’s very own museum. Sounds wonderful on first hearing. But is it? Evidence of grandeur It is a grotesquely foolhardy…
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A TOTAL of 42 cruise ship visits to Kusadasi has been cancelled for 2017. Only 123 cruise ship visits are penned in for the city for the season – compared to 256 in 2016 and a staggering 446 in 2015. There were plans for 165 cruise ship visits throughout this year, but 42 have since been cancelled due…
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D-Marina’s Yacht Club was turned into a fashion show for an Aydin jeweller. The Aydın Kuyumculuk (Goldsmith) company hosted the show with fashion models showing off gold and diamond gems of 22 and 14 carats. The company showed products from the Fagold, Roberto Bravo, Assos Pırlanta, Yamachi and Arpaş brands. The show, which was attended…
Read More A DOUBLE header of a walk on the Sacred Way and a Triathlon for athletes is being planned for May 8-9. Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay confirmed this week that the Sacred Walk will go ahead as planned, while the final touches to the Triathlon Challenge were being done. The Triathlon stage – swimming, cycling and…
Read More A MUSEUM could be on the books close to the Apollo Temple site, Voices can reveal. Didim Council is understood to have applied for a 90,000TL loan from the state to renovate a building that it owns close to the Temple. It is understood the restoration of the two storey building will see the first…
Read More JUST 1.7 million Britons visited Turkey in 2016 as the country suffered a 30 percent drop in tourism overall. Inbound tourism in Turkey in the past year fell by 30% to 25.3 million, according to the tourism ministry. The country welcomed 31 million foreigners in 2015. The main reasons for the decrease are the persisting…
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A GAME of darts has always been popular among expats in Didim, but it is now beginning to take flight across Turkey. While a darts league and friendlies between bars continue to have big followings in the town, darters Ron Brown and Tony Sapsford are helping to put Didim on the map with involvement in…
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EXPATS and Turks who have learnt the ancient art of Ebru – or marbling – were over the moon to show their art to the public last weekend. The exhibition, at Didim’s wedding salon, was the conclusion of three months work by a mixed group of residents, under the tutorship of artist Turgut Gulten. Paper…
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