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News in brief: Didim, Jan 27

27 January 2015

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.

Kusadasi-Didim sea bus plans afoot

27 January 2015

PLANS have been put forward for a sea bus between Kusadasi and Didim for the new tourist season.

Didim’s population to hit 373,000

27 January 2015

AN ESTIMATED 373,000 people will be living in Didim within the next decade, council officials have said.

Mayor welcomes 8 nations workshop

22 January 2015

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.

New water wells and price rises

22 January 2015

DIDIM and Akbuk are to get five new water wells – but it hasn’t stopped the price of water rising!

Suspected human traffickers detained

22 January 2015

POLICE and customs officers have swooped to arrest several people for questioning into rising people smuggling out of the Didim peninsula.

Didim New in Brief: Jan 22

22 January 2015

Tourism promotion of Didim Didim is being promoted alongside other Turkish resorts at the 19th East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Fair (EMITT) between January 22-25.

New road works hit snag in Didim

14 January 2015

DIDIM Council’s roadworks plan around the Garden of Sun Hotel have caused untold problems already to residents living there full-time.

Power cuts this Sunday

9 January 2015

Aydem has confirmed there will be NO electricity on Sunday January 11:

Aydem ‘to replace 13,000 old meters’

6 January 2015

ELECTRICAL company Aydem has announced plans to replace 13,000 old meters across Didim – free of charge.