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53 years of love that crosses borders

Yaşar Bilcenoğlu, (84), who lives in the Karacasu district of Aydın, and Rozalija Brkiç, aka Fatma Bilcenoğlu, his life partner of 53 years, (86), became the two protagonists of a love story that transcends borders. Born in Yugoslavia in 1936, Rozalija Brkiç’s life changed completely when she met Yaşar in Germany, where she went as…

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Sewerage connection from Akbuk to Didim unveiled

A SECOND phase of the long-running Akbuk sewerage works will be held on August 11, Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay told residents this week. At the public meeting held in Akbük Neighborhood by Didim Municipality, the problems of the citizens were listened to and solutions offered.  Mayor Atabay gave the good news that a tender will be…

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Campaigns launched to help Aydin children

Two separate aid campaigns were launched for the fitting of a prosthetic arm for Umut Soner Kara, who lost an arm in a traffic accident 6 months ago in Aydın, and for the treatment costs of Irmak Ateş, a SMA patient.  Irmak and Soner came together and asked for the support of benefactors. In the…

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Women’s football school kicks off

TUNA Atabay, wife of Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay, visited Didim Belediyespor Women’s football school team as they launched their new training sessions. The sessions were undertaken by coach H. Hüseyin Sarıtaş and football branch manager Erdal Ermurat. Mrs Atabay wished success to the students for the new season. She said: “I am very happy to…

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What are Aydın’s Postal Codes?

A postal code is a series of letters or digits required when sending a letter to an address. The zip code may be required in many areas.  The zip code is used when sending cargo, writing addresses on the Internet, sending letters, etc. It is one of the required codes. Each province and district in our country has…

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Nagina’s gift to help local children

A DONATION has been made to local charity Help-in-Hands to better young lives in the village of Akköy, near Didim. Michael and Sue Symmonds approached Voices Newspaper, asking on behalf of their friend Nagina Mahmood, who wanted to donate to a charity that helps children. Voices recommended Help in Hands for this request and brought…

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Two families welcome good news

TWO families including one from Aydin, have achieved funding for their children who have the Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) condition As a result of the test performed in Dubai, it was determined that 3-year-old Alparslan Sarıboğa, who has SMA Type 1 patient in Aydın, could take the Zolgensma drug used in the treatment. Zolgensma gene therapy…

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Number of permanent foreigners living in Didim revealed

“How many permanent foreigners live in Didim in 2022?” is a question often posed. Well, now we have the answers. Thanks to the latest figures released by Aydin Provincial Directorate of Migration Management (Aydın Valiliği İl Göç İdaresi Müdürlüğü) on the numbers of foreigners who permanently live here in the province. Aydin Province has a total…

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Aydın’s first tourism-certified sports club announced

DIDIM Sailing Club, which has been operating in Didim for several years, has become the first club in Aydın to be certified with a tourism certificate. Aydın Provincial Director of Youth and Sports Cenap Fillikçioğlu, Aydın Provincial Culture and Tourism Director M. Umut Tuncer, Didim Tourism Association President Mustafa Şentürk, Didim Sailing Club President Hülya Zayan and guests…

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Waste materials used for animal houses

CAT and dog houses, which are prepared by Didim Municipality using scrap materials, are now being placed across the area. Overseen by Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay, the cost-saving project sees scrapped materials from past events, such as exhibitions, being brought back to life at the Didim Municipality Sculpture Workshop.  The dog kennels have been prepared in…

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