YOUNG archers of Didim have captured a number of awards in a provincial championship. The students including those from Valiler School, took part in the competition and came home with three golds, one silver and five bronze placings. One of the bronze medals was bagged by 13-year-old British student Shanade O’Leary. Remarkably, Shanade was in the medals…
Read More EXCLUSIVE FRAUDSTERS who ripped off Irish investors in a £4 million holiday property scam in Turkey nearly TEN years ago – have finally been handed jail terms in Turkey. But there is a twist! Irishman Kevin O’Kane and his then partner-in-crime at the time, Kubilay Atmaca and his Hande Bakkal wife, were sentenced last week…
Read More EXCLUSIVE A BRITISH resident has been stung for £9,200 due to new UK laws on stamp duty – after he declared he had a second property in Turkey. The man, who wished to remain anonymous, said he fell foul of the new April 1 tax change in which the Government increased by three per cent…
Read More DIDIM’S Garden of Sun Hotel has bagged a top award based on customer feedback. The hotel was placed 19th best in the world, 14th best in Turkey and the first in its category for the Aegean and Didim. The feedback was conducted in conjunction with Starway World Best Hotels, OTI Holdings and Coral Travel, which mainly…
Read More ONE of the commoner sights around Altinkum this season – as it has been for the past couple of years – will be the horse and carriage tours. This particular house and carriage is operated by coachman Mustafa Kalyancı who said he was looking forward to the start of the new season. He added that his…
Read MoreTHE Aurum Spa and Beach Hotel at Fevzi Pasa, near Didim, has been rated as among the best 100 hotels in the world. The hotel received an award at the Starway Tourism Awards based on customer satisfaction surveys in 2015. The awards, hosted in Ukraine, were organised in conjunction with Coral Travel and UTI Holdings.…
Read More AIRLINES could be forced to compensate customers for long delays caused by other passengers following a ruling against Thomas Cook, reports Travel Mole today. However, the airline insisted the case didn’t set a precedent and it didn’t mean carriers would have to compensate passengers for the seemingly increasing number of delays caused by unruly or…
Read More A GROUP of about 15 residents turned out today (THURS) at Didim Court to support three British friends who say have been caught up in a ‘living nightmare’. The three – identified as Carol Steel, and Carol and David Toothill – attended court in support of Carol Steel’s representation. They say they are ‘victims’ and all…
Read More WATER sports could take off in a completely new direction this season – with the flyboard. A favourite adrenalin rush for many water sports enthusiasts on the Continent, the flyboard was given a run out off the coast of Altinkum this week. The presentation – given in front of the Didim Governor İskender Yönden –…
Read More THE Senet, or promissory note, is essentially the most potentially damaging document in Turkey if not handled in the correct manner. Think of the Senet as an IOU or a post-dated cheque. Sign one of these without the necessary legal back up and you are simply gifting the receiver an amount of money without any strings…
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