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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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