(Sabah) THE TURKISH Health Ministry plans to step up its fight against smoking with new measures addressing the decreasing population of smokers in Turkey. Smoking will be banned in public parks and gardens and other public places, but specific areas will be designated exclusively for smokers. The new measures are part of an anti-smoking campaign…
Read MoreDIDIM Mayor Deniz Atabay has moved to publicly deny that he has received notification of a court decision over a potential 9-storey development that would tower over Tuntas Beach (Second Beach). Two years ago, building work of the 50 million Turkish Lira, 90-apartment development directly behind Tuntas Hotel was stopped in its tracks when the local…
Read MoreA POLICE officer has been detained in Soke over alleged ‘migrant smuggling’. The arrest was reported as a joint Gendarme and police crackdown across three districts – Kusadasi, Didim and Soke – was carried out last Friday. A total of 62 refugees of various nationalities were arrested, while 11 suspects were detained in raids on…
Read More THE online system for booking registrations for your Turkish Residence Permits has been closed down for two days work, it has been announced on the website. The system was taken offline on Monday and is expected to remain so for at least two days. In a statement posted on the website, the Directorate General of…
Read More (Voices, Reuters and other agencies) TURKEY’s tourism sector has taken another massive hit today with TUI, the world’s largest tour operator, reporting bookings to Turkey this summer down by 40 percent. Terror attacks in Egypt, Turkey, Tunisia and Paris over recent months have made tourists more wary of those previously popular destinations. The caution comes…
Read More DIDIM’S Wedding Hall is to undergo a month-long renovation, Didim Council has said. The hall, located in Yenihisar Park and close to Didim Library, will have a major revamp with work to be carried out on its roof, ceilings, toilets and new electrics. Once studies are done, planned interior and exterior work will be completed,…
Read More LATEST data has pinpointed where consumers in Aydin are facing a price pinch after Turkey’s inflation rose to 9.58 percent, the highest since May 2014. The Turkish Statistics Agency (TÜİK) said the highest monthly increase was 9.6 percent in alcoholic beverages and tobacco products in January. The indices rose for food and non-alcoholic beverages by…
Read More (Daily Sabah) A THIRD assailant of the controversial murder of Özdemir Sabancı in 1996 and a member of the far-left DHKP-C terror organization, İsmail Akkol, was taken Thursday morning to Istanbul’s 18th Criminal court, where an arrest warrant was issued for him. The suspect used his right to remain silent in the courthouse, giving no…
Read More A MASSIVE operation in Soke today (TUES) has led to the arrest of two suspected members of the leftist armed group Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front DHKP-C on suspicion of plotting suicide bomb attacks and one wanted for the 1996 murder of Turkish businessman Ozdemir Sabanci. Media reports said Ismail Akkol and Fadik Adiyaman were detained at…
Read More[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Going Yellow! New Didim metro-bus A NEW fleet of distinctive yellow buses running between Didim and Aydin have begun – thanks to Aydin Metropolitan Municipality. According to reports, disabled Turkish people and locals over the age of 65 will be able to travel free on the coaches that will also call into Söke. The buses are…
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