Didim Street Animals Protection Association (CoDA) recently organized a heartwarming event that brought together 45 animal enthusiasts for an afternoon of community support. Supporting the Cause CoDA delighted its guests with a delectable menu of tuna, cheese, and egg mayo sandwiches, along with sausage rolls, quiche, cheese scones, scones with cream and jam, ginger cake,…
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While the increase in the number of nests of caretta caretta sea turtles on the beaches in Aydın since 2011 is pleasing, this year approximately 502 hatchlings successfully hatched from 720 eggs. Five caretta caretta nests were identified on the beaches of Didim district and four on the beaches of Kuşadası, and they were taken under…
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The Vegan Buffet, opened in Altınkum this season by Didim Municipality to promote vegan foods and enable citizens to consume healthy foods, has closed the season. Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay, who took steps to ensure that the public can access vegan foods, added new ones to the progressive steps he took for animals, climate and health in 2023, after…
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Mehmet Dizen, who ran a store for baby clothes and belongings in Aydın’s Incirliova district for years, closed his store and turned to his childhood hobby of wood carving. Dizen, 43, who improved himself and mastered his profession despite not receiving any training, said: “I currently earn my income entirely from manual labour.” Married and…
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Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry is about to finalize work to regulate the short-term rental market, introducing new legal obligations for those who rent out their properties. According to the regulations under consideration, property owners should put a sign on the doors of the houses indicating that it is a short-term rental property. Those who…
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Deniz Aktaş, the owner of Didim’s City Point Hotel, has issued a statement regarding last week’s sealing of the establishment. Aktaş aims to shed light on the events that led to this decision and clarify the situation. Open dialogue with Didim Municipality Aktaş highlighted that he and his team maintained an open line of communication…
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The 4th Didim Bicycle Festival (BİFEST), organized by Didim Municipality and Didim Posedion Bicycle Sports Club, has been deemed an amazing success by those that took part. The three-day festival include cycle tours around the region and concludes with certificates being presented to the participants. Cycling enthusiasts had the opportunity to visit the historical, touristic…
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A hotel, dubbed ‘Twin Towers because of its skyline’ has been sealed yet again by Didim Municipality. The owners deny any wrongdoing. Didim Maril Hotel changed hands at the beginning of 2023 and was named City Point Hotel. The hotel, which was sealed many times when it was a Maril Hotel, was sealed again on…
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Ahmet Akbalık, owner of Ela Excellence Resort Belek in Antalya and Chairman of Özak Global Holding, has given information about new tourism investments – and plans to invest in a large hotel in Didim. Expressing that they will continue their tourism investments to turn the Ela Excellence brand into a chain, Akbalık said that their…
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A ‘Nature-Friendly Didim’ Workshop was held by Didim Municipality. Delivering the opening speech of the workshop held in Didim, Mayor Deniz Atabay said, “Environmental issues have become very important and vital both in our country and in the whole world. “Many countries, which we consider developed countries, have not allowed works that are difficult to…
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