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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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Fete, auction bolsters AKUT

TOURISTS and expats enjoyed a good old-fashioned village fete day at REDS Bar on Sunday and helping raise hundreds of Turkish Lira for AKUT, the local search and rescue organization.

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Letters to the editor: July 15

Thanks Voices John Matthews ON behalf of the residents of the Sunflower Complex(855/856 Sokak) I would like to thank you, the Voices Newspaper, the Mayor and the Council for the great work that has been undertaken to clear the area of the rubbish, litter and weeds that had plagued the surrounds of our lovely complex.

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David People – not just a coffeehouse!

Restaurant review by Andy Probert ‘IT’S a franchise’. My initial thoughts as we walked into the spick and span David People, the newly opened coffeehouse-cum-dining experience on Ataturk Boulevard. Clean lines, clean tables, newly plumped seats and all waiting for new diners.

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