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Plogging Group prepares for winter

Didim’s plogging group is back after the summer break and have revealed their first October meets at a monthly meeting For this month plogging will be Thursday mornings. We meet at 10.30 at Burgerking for plogging at 11.00. Here is the programme (2022): October 13: Sedef Koy October 20: Saplı Ada, Fevzipaşa (opp Maxeria Hotel)…

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Walking football continues to score big in Didim

One of Turkey’s first Walking Football communities continues to be a big hit in Didim, with nearly 120 players having joined since it was launched 25 weeks ago. The Didim Walking Football Club (DWFC) has quickly grown from a 5-a-side gathering to dozens participating at its weekly Monday morning games. It includes people who have…

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500 days to Akbük’s happy ending

THE 290 million TL second phase of the long-running Akbük sewerage works are set to get underway soon and be completed by summer 2024, local authority officials have revealed. A tender has been held and confirmed for the sewerage works to connect the infrastructure created in the first phase to the Didim pipeline network. Speaking…

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Full marks to the digital map from foreigners living in Kuşadası

The digital map, prepared by Kuşadası Municipality to enable citizens living in the city, resident foreigners and visiting tourists to easily reach their destinations, was introduced to the members of Kuşadası City Council Executive Board and Foreigners’ Assembly. Kuşadası Municipality made a presentation to the members of the Kuşadası City Council Executive Committee and Foreigners’ Assembly…

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Symbolic olive harvest held in Didim

In Didim, a symbolic olive harvest event was held on monumental olive trees in cooperation with the district governorship, municipality and chamber of agriculture. The event was hosted as part of a cooperation between Didim District Governorate, Didim Municipality and Didim Chamber of Agriculture. The first event was held at the monumental olive tree on…

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Demands for rare Aydın flower to be protected

Aydin’s President of the Ecosystem Conservation and Nature Lovers Association (EKODOSD), Bahattin Sürücü, has called for the “Immortal Flower of Aydın” to be taken under protection or it faces extinction. The flower grows only in Kuşadası and there are understood to be only 11 remaining in the world. EKODOSD drew attention to the Aydın Immortal…

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Didim sees 25% rise in tourists in 2022

Didim has witnessed a major boom in foreign tourists in the first eight months of 2022, with a rise of 25%, official figures state. The resort is said to have hosted about 450,000 tourists from Britain, Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, Russia, Netherlands and Balkan countries so far this year. The 25% hike in numbers could be…

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Altinkum Ladies Travel Club flourishes

Have you ever wanted to go on vacation to a country you don’t know? You have determined the country you will go to, you have made your preparations, and here comes the day of travel, you are there now. Your vacation has begun! You can tour the streets of this new city, and enter and…

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Female entrepreneur offers space for Didim women to socialize and get fit

Demet Çakır (51) is providing consultancy services to those who need professional support in terms of transitioning to a more active life and healthier eating, with the launch of Fit House-Active Life Club in Didim. Çakır, who is a life coach and nutritionist, has created a space where members can socialize and motivate each other…

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Taking ‘Liberte’ to aid local families

A group that has been doing sports together in Akbük since last October, provided food aid to 2 families with the money they collected. They get together 3 days a week at Liberte Bar and do sports under the direction of married couple Nicola and Eddie Orr. The group came up with a humorous name…

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