Local News

Tourism ‘on rise’ across Aydin

AYDIN Province – the county home of Didim – has witnessed an increase in tourists for the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period last year.

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Community warned of Chinese lanterns threat

HOLIDAYMAKERS have been urged against buying Chinese lanterns that are released into the sky as they could pose a potential fire risk. With the hot summer now upon us, temperatures rising and the ground very dry, tourists, locals and expats have been advised of falling for the temptation of lighting up the pretty lanterns at…

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News in Brief: July 22:

Big fire draws crowds HELICOPTERS, airplanes and fire crews were utilized to combat a massive fire in shrubland over towards the Yesilkent road – with the smoke being seen across Didim.

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News in Brief: July 22

Big fire draws crowds HELICOPTERS, airplanes and fire crews were utilized to combat a massive fire in shrubland over towards the Yesilkent road – with the smoke being seen across Didim.

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Philosophical aesthetics

Voices Columnist Glenn Maffia HAVING an excellent background in tourism and having always proposed innovative ideas when he was President of TURSAB, Deniz Atabay is now acting upon those finely tuned instincts.

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Permit renewal: A snapshot review

Karen Brown I DO think the new process for applying for residency is a positive move forward.  We are living in a digital age, so it’s great to be able to do some of the process online.

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My little Idil: Amy Idem

VOICES columnist Amy Idem, originally from a small market town in Lancashire, is now living with her husband and three children, in Idil, in Turkey’s south eastern province of Şırnak. She writes about her cultural and life experiences here, and on her blog: https://memyselfandidil.wordpress.com/ İdyllic İdil? Sometimes life in İdil is less than idyllic. Since…

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