A kind-hearted Southampton-based pet transportation charity has come to the aid of many animals affected by the recent earthquakes in Turkey. Helen, from Paws Pet Transport, an animal charity in the UK, started collecting blankets, toys, travel cots, Moses baskets, as well as pet beds, pet bowls and sacks of dry cat and dog food…
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As recently reported by Mavi Didim newspaper, writes Glenn Maffia, the mosque sitting beside Didyma’s Temple of Apollo has been closed due to structural fallibility, namely a crack appearing within its masonry. One may well recall this important focus of the village’s religious and communal life was, less than a year and a half afar,…
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As full-scale domestic and international efforts continue across earthquake-stricken Southeastern Turkey, Voices Newspaper has stepped up and donated 25,000 TL to help the people affected by the disaster. Hasan Bayrak, the founder of Voices and its sister company Realty World, said he and his staff had been moved by the many images and videos and…
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The 200-year-old Hisar Mosque, located within the boundaries of Hisar Mahallesi and opposite the Apollo Temple, remains closed several months after cracks appeared within its structure. The building, belonging to the General Directorate of Foundations, was restored in 2020 at a cost of 588,820 TL. The project, which took one year to complete, included works…
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Hamdi Tuncer, one of the residents of Didim Nursing Home, passed away by entrusting his beloved dog friend to Şehnaz Kasaplar. When the benefactor Şehnaz Kasaplar from Didim went to Didim Nursing Home to work as a volunteer 4.5 years ago, she heard that Hamdi Tuncer, who lived there, was depressed. She learned from the…
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CoDA’s founders, Roy and Lyn Dulledge, have petitioned the Municipality to open a pet cemetery in Didim. In the petition they prepared with the help of legislature Özlem Çokgüler, they requested the Municipality to allocate a place where burial services can be held and animals be buried. Lyn said: “We have spoken to the Mayor…
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Barut Hotels, the leading hotel group in the Mediterranean Region, is on track to open Anda Barut Collection in 2024 in Didim. Barut Hotels will introduce its service quality to the region and increase its bed capacity, as well as the employment, with the 5-star Anda Barut Collection, which will serve with the luxury Barut…
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Didim expat Maximilian Sam, has won several awards at the Feed My Reads Awards 2022. The Awards are voted on by the public with over 2,000 votes being placed during the voting window. Maximilian Sam won the Awards for his book “It’s A Stray Dog’s Life”. The children’s book focuses on the lives of three…
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Meetings have been held in Didim, Kusadasi and Bodrum over the last week as travel agents and authorities came together to assess the 2022 holiday season and look to a new one. Turkish Travel Agencies Association (TÜRSAB) Chairman of the Board Firuz Bağlıkaya evaluated the 2022 tourism season in the program where he met with…
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The Didim Association, established under the leadership of city planners and architects to protect nature and control urban construction, have launched a court action over suspected digging works.. The green area in front of the residences in Saplı Island in Akbük Neighborhood was opened to hotel construction in alleged violation of the law. When the…
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