Local News

Bafa’s secret delights

THE shepherd Endimo recited by Homer can be considered from Didim. The mythology has it Endimo lived on Mount Latmos (today Beşparmak) by Lake Bafa.

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Peace Festival fixed for Sept 1

DIDIM’S 20th Peace Festival will be held on Tuesday September 1, with its theme as Peace and Multiculturalism A working group on Didim Council met on Monday August 3 to work on the schedule of the festival and made preparations for Plans are being laid for the traditional peace run, walk as well as other cultural…

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New jeep safari trail planned for Didim

PLANS for a jeep ‘safari park’ trail are being laid on the outskirts of Altinkum. Didim Town Sports Tourism Council made a decision taken at its meeting on July 29 to set up jeep trails in Didim. The starting point will be at Sokak 200, at Yeşilkent and will stretch towards Bozbuk and Kazıklı. The…

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Cardio unit boost from women’s group

THE DIDIM branch of a women’s group has given the campaign to raise funds to equip the town’s hospital a major boost. The town’s Yardımseverler Derneği Grup – Turkey Philanthropists Association – has raised funds for Eco-Cardio equipment as part of an ongoing campaign to fit out the hospital’s latest specialist unit. Presently, Turkish and…

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Didim local news round -up

Local news round -up Brits robbed – 3 detained TWO British tourists had their handbags lifted close to Main Beach, but CCTV helped police snare three suspects.

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