KUSADASI’S once buoyant cruise ship trade has been badly hit this season – with at least 20 cruises cancelled from visiting the port. The decline in tourism to Turkey has been starkly demonstrated with news that 20 cruise liners have cancelled visits since the July 15 attempted coup. Further declines are expected in September as…
Read More Ex-Didim police chief axed over FETO links FORMER Didim police chief Uğur Çaylak, who served the resort from 2010, has been removed from duty over alleged links to the Gulen FETO group which is said to have been behind the attempted coup on July 15. The police officer served the town during two-year term before…
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Glenn Maffia AND now August is fully upon us; I was rather expecting to meet old friends and acquaintances from the Halle University in Germany who have been coming here for the past 12 years to perform their annual excavation work around, and in, the Temple of Apollo. Always an exhilarating time of year for…
Read More TURKEY must convey to Europeans that life is flowing normally within the country if it hopes to recover losses in the its tourism sector, the head of a leading travel agency has said. “Europeans must be told life is normal in Turkey, as any negative comment about Turkey abroad directly hits the country’s tourism sector,”…
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BODRUM airport has begun hosting flights from Russia – just as moves by the Russian Ministry of Transportation draws up legislation allowing the resumption of charter flights. Operated by TAV Airports, Milas-Bodrum Airport began hosting Moscow Domodedovo flights by Russia-based Ural Airlines, said the company in a written statement on Aug. 25, confirmed Hurriyet Daily…
Read More If you’re looking for a new, cool place to try out with friends for a chat and coffee, then why not sample the delights of the newly opened Waffle Dünyasi Café. The café is aiming to give the humble waffle a new makeover for 2016. Waffle Dünyasi Café has the waffle at the heart of…
Read More EGYPT is suffering the full force of tourism slump to Muslim-majority countries in the troubled Mediterranean region. The number of foreign tourists dropped 46.5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2016, according to the UN World Tourism Organisation. Turkey has also seen an acceleration in the rate of contraction of its tourism sector. UNWTO data…
Read More A BRITISH tourist is fighting for his life after suffering a serious head injury when two jet skis collided off the coast of Marmaris. Asim Amin, aged 20, was involved in the accident near Uzunyalı Sahili Siteler, on Monday (Aug 22). According to local media, Amin was in collision with another jet ski, causing him to…
Read More THE programme of the 21st Didim Peace Festival – to run between September 1-3 – has been announced. This year’s agenda will be based on the theme of “Democracy and Love”. It coincides with World Peace Day on Thursday September 1. It will kick off with the traditional Peace Race that begins at Apollo Temple…
Read More Two teams of officers are to assess illegal builds along the coastal – with present emphasis on Taşburun and the east of Akbuk – Didim Governor İskender Yönden has revealed. A “Coastal Assessment Commission” – chaired by Mr Yönden – will look at the “removal of illegal occupation along the coast of Didim”. Publicity about the…
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