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82 years old and still going strong

Huriye Gedik, who opened a stand with her handicrafts in Kuşadası, welcomes customers at her stand throughout the day, despite being 82 years old. Huriye said that she started knitting by hand when she was seven years old, and said: “There were no hooks or knitting needles back then. I learned to knit by hand. I…

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Gençay: “’We will make Didim modern and contemporary”

Didim Municipality Directorate of Technical Affairs teams continue road construction work at full speed to ensure transportation comfort in the region. Within the scope of the work carried out by the teams, new road construction work began in Çamlık Neighborhood, Manastır Street. The road construction work that started on Manastır Street, 492, 492/1 and 501…

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Hotel fined 1.1 million TL for sewage discharge

A hotel in Akbük has apologised after it was fined 1.1 million TL for the discharge of wastewater into the Aegean Sea. The wastewater discharged from a septic tank at Long Beach Club Nature, formerly the French Holiday Village. The incident sparked a major demonstration from about 200 Akbük residents in front of the hotel…

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Residents of Sedef Bay demand clean up

Residents living in the Sedef Bay area of Mavişehir have called on the council to carry out urgent cleaning works. They stated that the bay was filled with moss and the need for the repair of a broken walking path. While many sites in Mavişehir neighborhood are located by the sea, site residents prefer the…

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Didimspor Volleyball team prep for new season

Competing in the TVF 2nd League, Didimspor Volleyball team has introduced its new technical staff and signed nine names with which it agreed on domestic and international transfers. Didimspor Club President Deniz Polat, Vice President Özkan Caymaz and Head Coach Yücel Sevindi, technical staff and athletes attended the signing ceremony held in a cafe in…

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Didim youth clean up neighborhood

Gathering under the leadership of the Mukhtar’s Office in the Akköy neighborhood of Didim, young people cleaned the pine grove and the area around the water tank in the neighborhood and conducted a possible fire drill. An exemplary sensitivity was displayed in Akköy neighborhood, which is one of the oldest settlements in Didim and is…

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Didim News in Brief

99 migrants caught on a 17-metre sailboat In Didim, 99 irregular migrants were caught on a sailing boat following an intervention by the Coast Guard Command. A team was dispatched to an area upon detection of a group of irregular migrants on a sailing boat off the coast of the district. The teams intercepted 99…

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851,000 TL fines for renting unlicensed houses in Akbük

Nine home owners in Akbük have each been fined 94,622 TL after being caught illegally renting property. Didim District Gendarmerie Command officials took action after the nine were found to be daily renting their homes without a licence and the necessary documents. A total of 851,598 TL in fines was imposed. Gendarmerie officials stated that…

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Animal lovers take protest to the streets

Reaction to the latest regulations concerning street animals led to a protest on Thursday night in Didim. Local organisations and the public gathered to voice their opposition to their regulations with a gathering opposite the Old Courthouse in Didim and then a march to the City Square. The march occurred as the Voices Newspaper was…

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Ferry services remain popular

The sea bus services between Didim-Turgutreis-Bodrum, which started with the cooperation of Aydın Metropolitan Municipality and Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, continue to attract great interest from citizens. The project began with the aim of strengthening the tourism ties and increasing the mobility of Aydın and Muğla provinces tourism centres. It also offers fast and comfortable transportation…

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