Local News

Busy down a King-size hole

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…

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Didim’s storm drain works crack on

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…

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Voices picture gallery

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:  

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‘Terror’ inquiry: 12 detained in Didim

POLICE 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…

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Expats’ ‘mandatory’ health element to be lifted?

THE 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…

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Open prison plan for Didim resurfaces

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…

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Didim’s new statue unveiled

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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Didim News in Brief: January 7

Refugees detained by Coast Guard The flood of refugees into the Didim region as they set off on their final journey to Greece and into Europe fails to cease. This week, the Coast Guard and local authorities detained 208 Syrian refugees as they travelled in a 22-metre long wooden boat from Taşburun. They were rescued as…

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Stab murder of mother

DIDIM police are investigating the murder of a mother-of-four after an alleged meeting with her former partner resulted in her being stabbed to death. Reports suggest that the former wife of the main suspect was the mother of four children from their relationship. This relationship had ended and the man had gone on to father…

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