TURKEY was ranked third for the number of benefit cheats swindling the UK taxpayer out of an estimated £81 million last year. Spain, Pakistan and Turkey topped the list of so-called ‘fraud’ hotspots, according to government statistics. Nearly 6,000 fraudsters living in nations as far away as Afghanistan and Zambia have been caught making bogus…
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DIDIM children put on several great performances as they showed their acrobatic talents at their first public show. The show was organized by AcroBallet, which organizes acrobatic training sessions for children and their mums. Last Saturday’s performance was greeted by a packed audience at the Chamber of Commerce’s theatre. The children, aged between three and…
Read More A LAWYER has vowed to fight ‘step-by-step’ a new and potentially damaging development involving 57 British families who locked in a legal dispute over their Didim apartments. London-based Turkish lawyer Burcu Orhan-Holmgren was left ‘shocked and angered’ after it was revealed a new creditor had suddenly emerged and produced a 15 million Turkish Lira Senet…
Read More Karen Thorne Glitz and Glamour’s Ascot Tea Party @Esinti Once again a huge success as 32 ladies put on their best dresses and had a lovely chilled afternoon listening to sultry lounge music while eating delicate sandwiches of salmon with cream cheese, egg mayo, cheese and pickle & a mini club sandwich served on plates…
Read More Advertorial FELICIA Travel will begin a weekend break to the Greek islands of Kos and Kalimnos from the 6th May. The tour departs on Fridays from Didim Marina, where the hydrofoil will transport you to Kos. After booking into the Maritina Hotel located in the centre of town, you will be given a guided tour…
Read More TRIBUTES have been paid to a British teenager who died following a tragic accident off Altinkum in the Aegean Sea, it has emerged. Voices understands Subhan Khan, from Solihull, Birmingham, died last Wednesday (May 18) following an incident while out on a trip with friends in Altinkum. Suggestions by UK national media that he…
Read More A NEW nine-hole crazy golf course will be opening in Didim this season. The course is the brainchild of Ramazan Namaz, of the Regency Lounge, on Manastir Cad, which is the road that runs down the side of McDonalds, towards Adnan Menderes Bulvari. The restaurant is located between Ege Cad and Adnan Menderes Bulvari (Marina…
Read More THOMAS Cook said its summer bookings fell as security concerns meant more holidaymakers opted for breaks in Spain over Turkey, outstripping its efforts to adjust flights. Despite shifting 1.2 million airline seats from the eastern to the western Mediterranean, the British travel operator said bookings were down by 5 percent and full-year profit would now…
Read More LEYLA Köseoğlu was made to feel a very special girl on her birthday last weekend with all her friends present. Leyla, with her Turkish and British friends, had a party pampering while at Meanderos Restaurant, on Adnan Meanderos Bulvari, last Saturday. They celebrated with a birthday cake and other treats to make the day go…
Read MoreA TODDLER from Kusadasi has died after a four-day fight for life following an accident on Mother’s Day in Didim. Su Peri Kurşun, aged one-and-a-half years, the only child of Kusadasi furniture business Murat and his wife Yelda, suffered serious injuries when she was involved in an accident involving a pickup truck on Sunday May…
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