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235 cats and dogs sterilized in Didim

A joint campaign by Didim Animals and Nature Foundation Association (DİHAD), Didim Municipality and Animal Rights Federation (HAYTAP) for the benefit of street animals has been highly successful.  In the campaign in which 5 vets and a technician participated, 235 stray animals – 85 of them dogs and 150 cats – were sterilized/neutered between August…

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Parents warned over increases in school items

With the new education season beckoning in Turkey, parents have been warned that stationery products are expected to rise in price. Stating that besides the digital platform, the pandemic period has caused serious wounds in the stationery industry, and Aydin stationery operator Erdem Dilmen emphasized that a tough winter awaits stationers this year. Stating that…

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Preservation Board’s shock ‘demolition order’

A demolition order was issued by the Aydın Cultural Heritage Preservation Regional Board for a number of “unauthorized structures” at a hotel belonging to Mustafa Şentürk, the President of Didim Tourism Association. It was reported in local media that it was decided to remove the unauthorized structures with the decision of the Aydın Cultural Heritage…

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Stop the concreting of Akbük, group demands

The Akbuk Volunteers Platform, which continues to seek solutions by voicing problems at weekly meetings, have raised their concerns about the continuing concreting of the village. Mesut Erkoyun, a group spokesperson, told the local press: “We, as Akbük volunteers, have made several attempts at local governments and the Metropolitan Municipality in order to find solutions…

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Home Countries gear up for World Loves Didim Fest

Foreigners living in Didim are continuing to gear up for The World Loves Didim Festival – a celebration of the town’s foreign legion. According to different Facebook entries, the festival is being held on Friday and Saturday September 9 and 10 next to the Temple of Apollo. There, apparently, will be stands for each of…

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‘Maylo’ seeks new home after extensive surgery

A dog, attacked by other stray animals and seriously injured in its face, has undergone major surgery and recovery – and is now looking for a new home. The dog, named Maylo, has recovered at the Didim Municipality Stray Animal Treatment and Temporary Care Center. It underwent stem cell treatment and major skin grafts. Didim Municipality Stray…

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Youngsters raise cash for kittens’ vet costs

Two primary school friends – 12-year-old Ada Başer and İrem Bilik (7) – have sold various items from their homes to help the met the vet costs of four abandoned kittens they discovered. The Kusadasi-based youngsters, from the Ege District, found the stray kittens in the garden of Köseoğlu Sitesi about 3 weeks ago. They gave…

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Amusement park plans for Didim Maxeria Hotel

The 5-star Maxeria Blue Didyma Hotel, based in Akbuk, has celebrated its second year with various events. Two lucky families staying at the hotel were given a one-week holiday by lottery. The hotel, which is open throughout summer and winter and provides service with an all-inclusive concept, celebrated the second year of its opening.  As part…

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Carpenter family craft art for 60 years

In the hands of the Tabanlı Family, trees have been turning into works of art for 60 years. İsmail Tabanlı, the eldest of the family, left his carpentry profession, which he started as an apprentice as a child, as a legacy to his son Abdullah and his family. We listened to the family’s story in…

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Soap-making entrepreneur’s sweet smell of success

By Ruken Alışkan The term “witch”, which we encounter in many religious and mystical sources and often used in a bad sense, is seen when describing a “bad woman”. However, according to many sources, witches were people, mostly women, who prepared the right mixture with the herbs they took from nature and gave healing. Today’s…

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