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Three Akbuk men reach Everest Base Camp

IT sounds like one of those classic jokes…….Did you hear the one about an Englishman, a Welshman and a Scotsman – all from Akbuk – who rode their Irish luck all the way to Nepal? Cliff Miller (English), Marc Bladen (Welsh) and Mick Docherty (Scots) left Akbuk and last week trekked some long twelve hour…

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Classifieds: November 9

EMAIL ads to info@voicesnewspaper.com. FREE ADS: Private goods, wanted, pets, missing/lost items. PAID ADS: 5TL pw for services, property and vehicle sales WANTED Looking for a small two/three-bed villa to rent for up to 12 months. Ideally located in Mavisehir/Yesilkent. Pet-friendly (one dog). Contact: 0555 305 3360. WANTED Native English teacher required for speaking lessons for students…

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New face of Altinkum unveiled

EXCLUSIVE THIS is the first official view of a new look Altinkum beach front, Voices Newspaper can reveal. The new ‘glasshouse’ is a newly planned, private development that will incorporate land including well-known restaurants Sunshine, Vista, Dolunay and Big Ben’s. While the restaurants presently remain open for business, bulldozers are planned to move in before…

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Costly passport cock-up costs couple’s car

A BRITISH couple has spoken of their shock at being given a six-day deadline to get their foreign-registered car out of Turkey – because of a passport bungle by officials. Marion and Alan Fairclough, from Preston, had brought their Peugeot 206 over from the UK through Europe and into Turkey to their home in Didim.…

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New law to control short-term rentals

HOMEOWNERS and realtors renting their properties for a short-term without a contract will be penalized if they fail to register tenants’ information with the authorities and do not pay taxes. It’s a new measure expected to prevent terror and prostitution-related crimes, daily Star reported on Oct. 19. According to a regulation drafted by the Customs…

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British tourists in ‘bloodbath’ boat trip horror

A British couple on a snorkel trip watched in horror as a spear fisherman was ‘ripped apart’ by the propeller of their tour guide’s speedboat, it has emerged. Lois Reid and Sharly Thomas, from Letchworth, Hertfordshire, felt a ‘massive thump’ as the vessel hit a man in the water off the coast of Kusadasi. Seconds…

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British fund to be asked to protect Aydin’s history

AYDIN Province’s disappearing history could be given a shot in the arm from an unlikely source. The county’s Büyük Menderes Platform – an agency interested in preserving the province’s ruins is preparing to launch a project to raise public awareness to the fate of Aydin’s historical monuments. Under the project, the Platform seeks further protection…

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Commerce website links 3,400 businesses

THE Didim Chamber of Commerce, with the financial aid of the South Aegean Development Agency (GEKA), has expanded its website to cover 3,400 businesses in the area. With the aid of the Interactive Presentation System project “Didim Business Network”, more businesses than ever are being linked up in the Didim Explorer business network. It is…

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Women’s workshop and nursery close to opening

A CRECHE and workshop for women is expected to be opened next month in Didim,. Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay said the Didim Municipality building will be completed within about ten days and be made available as a nursery and workshops for women Didim center for practical training is part of a social responsibility project being…

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Troy treasure ‘ found buried near Milas’?

A MILAS real estate agent has claimed that he has detected the buried treasure from the fabled city of Troy – with reserve estimates totaling $500 billion Tuncer Rifat Barin says he has seen X-rays from digs in the area that seem to shed light on the 3,200 year mystery. However, archaeological experts   have poured…

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