IF anyone is shipping goods back to the UK in the next four months, and would have room in their container for approximately 3 cu m of personal possessions (books, clothing, kitchen items), all packed in small boxes, would they please contact me on mattnaom@yahoo.co.uk My possessions are near Akbuk. I would be happy to…
Read MoreRESIDENTS in Didim may well find out they have been charged a small sum for ‘environmental cleaning’. It emerged when Voices was contacted by a couple of readers as they went to pay their council tax this week – as usually the end of January is the payment deadline for the first six months of…
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WORK is moving quickly on the hole that has been dug out beside Burger King in Didim. A concrete base has been laid and workmen were busy everywhere when Voices paid a visit Friday afternoon. The eventual development is rumoured to be an underground car park with a two extension to the side of Burger…
Read More HERE’S an update today on some of the bars and restaurants that are undergoing changes – some big, some small. C
Read More WORK continues apace this morning on the storm drain network that is set to solve the town’s 30-year-old flooding problems in parts of Altinkum. Pipework threading from Main Beach through Dolphin Square and to the side of the Didim Shopping Mall appears complete. Work is now concentrated advancing up the side of Ataturk Boulevard heading…
Read More A new feature from Voices is a picture gallery of what’s going on in the resort presently. Building work is kicking on in a number of places:
Read MorePOLICE have detained 12 people at seven addresses in Didim as part of an ongoing inquiry stemming from a December 20 rally in the town. Officers from the anti-terrorism bureau also seized documents, a gun, cartridges and pictures as part of the investigation. The 12, aged between 18 and 38, were taken into custody on…
Read MoreTHE MANDATORY health cover element for foreign residents living in Turkey for more than a year could be reversed, the head of the country’s SGK has said. Ilhan Gokalp, the head of the Sosyal Guvenlik Kurumu (SGK), is reported to have suggested the compulsory health cover option for those living for more than a year…
Read More PLANS for an open prison – with an exclusive sea view of the Aegean – on the outskirts of Didim have resurfaced – more than a year after they were apparently dropped. The local council is attempting to find out further information on interior ministry plans to use several thousands acres of government owned land…
Read More DIDIM’S worst kept secret – its new Ataturk statue – has been unveiled with a bit of pomp and ceremony. A new 5.5 metres high and 2.5m wide statue, (8m high including the pedestal) was installed on the junction opposite the former Law Courts and the turn for Yenihisar on Atturk Boulevard. Sculptor was Eray Okkan.…
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