Respond to the refugee appeal George Kent HAVING attended several meetings in Didim with the organisers of the Syria Didim Box Appeal I find myself in awe of the love and generosity shown not only by the team but by people overall who hail from Didim and in some cases, the surrounding areas.
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IN every country of the world, tourist scams exist and Turkey is no exception. This is an unfortunate fact of life and probably made more prominent because the scammers are relying on tourists lack of local knowledge. A majority of the time, 99.9% of the people in the country that you travel to, are hard-working…
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IN light of the potential and exciting unearthing of a second temple at Eskikoy by the German archaeologists this week, Voices columnist Glenn Maffia suggests there could be strong evidence of a third Roman temple yet to be discovered VIGILANCE is a word not often displayed these days; eyes may interpret a vision of this…
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IS it possible that there was a second temple close to the Apollo Temple at Didim? Possibly built in honour of Artemis, the twin of Apollo? Well, excavation works presently on may suggest the case. German archaeologists have unearthed the foundations of a giant structure, thought to have connections with the temple. The works have…
Read MoreNews in Brief Medics hit out at hospital attack MEDICS at Didim State Hospital have condemned an incident in which an emergency room doctor was verbally and physically assaulted.
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IVAN Nikolov, the suspect charged with the rape and murder of British national Janette Bennett in Bulgaria, has hanged himself, it was being reported on Thursday. Nikolov, 40, has been charged with raping the former Altinkum pensioner in Malomir village, in Yambol Region in southeastern Bulgaria on 30 July, and murdering her with extreme brutality. He reportedly…
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HOLIDAYMAKERS will be able to gorge on a feast of folk dancing with the launch of the 2nd international dance festival in Didim this coming week.
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TWO Yesiltepe residents Lisa Green and Vicky Woods (pictured) had their heads shaved as part of a challenge launched by Macmillan Cancer Support
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VOICES columnist Amy Idem, originally from Lancashire, lives with her husband and three children, in Idil, in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şırnak. She writes about her cultural and life experiences here, and on her blog: https://memyselfandidil.wordpress.com/
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