Local News

Suspended prison term for former mayor

LOCAL media is reporting that former Didim mayor Mumin Kamaci and four council officials have received suspended prison terms as a result of a court case. The Ozgur Ses Newspaper that Mr Kamaci, along with building control officer İrfan Salan; municipal zoning and city planning officer Seda Yüksel, and Zabita officials Nevzat Oğuz and Salih Turan, had been…

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Your council tax skyrockets for 2015

Voices Exclusive Council Tax in Didim for 2015 has skyrocketed up by 110 per cent for 2015.  Residents have been finding their bills have more than doubled as they turn up to pay at Didim Belediye. One example, a resident last year (2014) paid 44.68TL (£12.41), and for  2015, it’s gone up to 92.40TL. Another…

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News in Brief: Didim, Jan 29

Weather mashes up industrial estate HIGH wind has battered the industrial estate (75. Yıl Sanayi Sitesi) at the back of Didim State hospital leaving a trail of mess in its wake on Tuesday night.

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News in brief: Didim, Jan 27

Students enjoy half-term break The first fortnight’s break of the school year in Turkey has begun. Didim is estimated to have 10,323 students and 654 teachers. They joined 18 million students and 900,000 teachers across Turkey began the mid-winter break.

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Mayor welcomes 8 nations workshop

By Klaus Jurgens No better way than to meet like-minded people from various nationalities and backgrounds if intercultural learning is your thing. So, when participants from eight different countries came to Didim earlier this week exactly that was on the agenda.

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