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Miletus: The Magnificence and Forgotten Value of an Ancient City

Welcome to the captivating Ancient City of Miletus, a time-honoured site tracing its origins back to the 2nd millennium BC. Founded by immigrants from Crete under Serpedon’s guidance, brother of Crete’s King Minos, Miletus thrived through diverse epochs—Mycenaean, Achaean, and the grand sweep of Archaic, Hellenistic, Roman, Eastern Roman, Menteşe Principality, and Ottoman periods. During…

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Didim Introduced At International Fair

Didim Municipality attended the “Bentour Comedy Night 2023” program organized by Bentour Reisen, one of Europe’s largest tour operators, in Antalya. The event saw Didim Mayor Ahmet Deniz Atabay, Deputy Mayor Öznur Gündoğdu, and Deputy President of the Didim Chamber of Commerce, Hikmet Atilla, attend. Hosting over 700 tourism and travel sector agencies from Germany,…

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CODA’s Festive Christmas Fayre Raises 36,000 TL in Support of Stray Animals

On November 26, CODA orchestrated a heartwarming Christmas Fayre at The Beach Bar, delighting attendees with a showcase of lively stalls, engaging raffles, and an exciting auction. The event radiated the nature of Christmas, captivating everyone present in the festive spirit.     Remarkably, the raffles alone garnered an impressive sum of 16,000 TL, reflecting…

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Final bargaining negotiations for real estate in Didim

Final bargaining negotiations for the privatization tender of some real estate in Izmir, Şanlıurfa and Aydın were held by the Privatization Administration (ÖİB). In the final bargaining meeting of the privatization tender of the real estate with a surface area of 5,009 square meters in Cumhuriyet District of Didim, registered in the name of the…

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Turkey Sports Talent Screening unveils future athletes in Aydın

The Turkey Sports Talent Screening and Sports Orientation Program, a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of National Education, identifies future champions and students with latent talents in Aydın. While discovering the athletes of the future through talent screenings held annually, the program also aims to unveil the potential…

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ADÜ faculty member’s supervised thesis earns prestigious 2022 doctoral incentive award

ADÜ Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Şerife Güçlü’s supervised thesis has earned a prestigious ıncentive award. Recent scientific studies at Aydın Adnan Menderes University (ADÜ) continue to draw attention, with a noteworthy accomplishment in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (İTBF). Under the guidance of Prof. Dr Şerife Güçlü, a thesis titled ‘Deindustrialization and Reproduction…

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Herakleia: A Journey Through Ancient Empires and the Peaceful Lake Bafa

Here’s a brief look at the deep-rooted history of the ancient city Herakleia, located on the shores of the Latmos Gulf, which was once an extension of the Aegean Sea. Looking at its history, B.C. Herakleia, known as Latmos in the 8th century, came under the rule of Mausolos, the Satrap of Caria, during the…

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Journey from Mexico to the Aegean Coast

Eels, which breed only in the Saragossa Gulf of Mexico and reach the Aegean coast after a 7,000 km journey that lasts about 3 years, were examined at Aydın Adnan Menderes University Technocity. Studies on eels that migrated from Mexico to Lake Bafa on a very long and mysterious journey yielded interesting results. “Both the…

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The new address for young people in Didim is coming

Work on Didim’s Youth Centre and Swimming Pool continues to gather pace. New youth centres are continuing to spring up across Aydin Province and becoming a focal point for various opportunities including sports, artistic and cultural activities. Projects are ongoing in Efeler, Germencik, Kuşadası, Çine, Sultanhisar, İncirliova and Yenipazar. Work on the Youth Centre and…

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Legendary Mukhtar and journalist headman sent off to eternity

Bahri Aşık, a 40-year-old headman and journalist who died in the hospital where he was receiving treatment, was sent off to his final journey in tears at a funeral ceremony. The body of Didim’s Hisar Neighborhood Headman, Bahri Aşık, was brought to the front of the Mukhtar’s service building where he worked, prayers were offered…

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