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Didim teacher represented Turkiye at Oxford

The 8th International Academic Conference on Social Science Research (IACRRS), organized by Oxford University in Oxford, England, brought together academics and educators from more than 40 countries on 23-25 ​​August 2024.   Didim Public  Education Center teacher Düriye Gönen Kaya represented Turkiye at the event on 23-25 ​​August 2024. The conference invited world-leading scientists, researchers and academicians…

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Warning to summer house owners

With the summer season coming to an end in Didim, Mayor Hatice Gençay issued a warning to holidaymakers urging them not to throw their pets out on the streets when returning home. After the new laws regarding stray animals came into effect in our country, municipalities have a great responsibility, and Didim Municipality is shown…

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29th Didim Peace Festival celebrated

The 29th Peace Festival events were organized across last Sunday and Monday (Sept 1-2) and saw many locals and foreign national taking part. The festival was organized in partnership with Didim Municipality, Didim Tourism Infrastructure Service Union (DİTAB), Didim Association, Didim Tourism Association and Aegean Peace and Friendship Association. It is held each year in Didim within…

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Didim off to an historic winning start

By Chris Evans Didim’s first professional football team, Efeler 09 FK, didn’t disappoint on its debut as a superb 72nd minute free-kick won the match against Viranşehir. In the TFF 3. Lig (Fourth Division) opener, Efeler 09 FK, which has been forced to relocate Didim’s Ataturk Stadium due to their own ground being demolished as…

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Ayşenur Eygi’s killing in Israel: Global condemnation as Didim relatives mourn

Didim-based members of the family of American-Turkish dual-national Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, killed by Israeli troops while participating in a protest against settler expansion in the occupied West Bank have spoken of their devastation of her death. Ayşenur, a 26-year-old volunteer with the anti-occupation International Solidarity Movement, died in hospital on Friday after being shot in…

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Intrigue over TL 780m theatre’s off-stage ‘drama’

The curtain has been raised on the behind-the-scenes saga that has seen the Didim Amphitheatre closed and off-limits – and is now grabbing the public’s attention. Local and national newspapers have reported that the 780 million liras development is standing idle because it is in the middle of a disagreement between the present mayor, the…

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Interior Minister: “No residence permit for those coming as tourists”

A wide-ranging interview given by Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has raised the potential for residence permits to be obtained from notaries. Yerlikaya emphasized, in an interview with daily newspaper Sabah, that a protocol was signed between the Directorate of Migration Management and the Union of Notaries regarding the applications made by foreigners who want to…

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Sports investments continue in Didim

Didim District Governor Can Kazım Kuruca examined the sports investments that are under construction and about to be completed in the district. While the investments in Didim by the Ministry of Youth and Sports continue at full speed, Didim District Governor Can Kazım Kuruca examined the latest status of the investments. Kuruca examined the latest…

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Charity bazaar for street animals in Mavişehir

The Mavişehir Coastal Houses Beautification, Development and Social Solidarity Association located in Didim organized a second-hand goods and food bazaar for the benefit of street animals. The residents launched the bazaar over a three-day period and featured the sale of home-made meals and food they had made, as well as second-hand goods. In addition to…

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Didim athletes sparkle at surfing meet

The Turkish Sailing Federation surfing championship was held in Alaçatı between August 10-14. In the final leg of the event, which was held over three legs, Didim Sailing Club athlete Marina Vereschagin became the Turkish champion by coming first in the women’s category. In the men’s category, Dimitri Vereschagin came third in Turkey. Meanwhile, Aleksandre Vereschagin came…

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