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Fear of flying?

Kate Ashley-Norman – is a long-time resident, entrepreneur, mum, and owner of The Didim Hypnotherapy Clinic YESTERDAY I did something unavoidable that I hate doing – I flew (in a plane, not literally). It’s something that I have to do if I’m going to catch up with family and friends. But I put up with…

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Didim witnesses highs and lows

THE HIGHS and lows of Didim’s tourism season was apparently witnessed in the spate of a few days as families piled into the resort for last week’s Şeker Bayamı festival.

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Interest rates still too high: Erdogan

TURKISH Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has said interest rates are still too high and should be lowered, despite the central bank cutting its main interest rate by a total of 175 basis points since May.

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Akbuk runs short of water

WHILE tourists have been enjoying the luxury of a cooling dip in their pool or lazying by the Aegean, there seems to have been a more stressful situation arising – a lack of tap water in Akbuk.

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Night shift for Mayor

DIDIM Mayor Deniz Atabay got an idea of what it’s like to be on the night shift at the height of the tourism season last week.

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Gazinos: Great Turkish atmosphere!

Klaus Jurgens WHEN first coming across the word ‘gazino’ here in Didim almost a decade ago I thought it would translate into ‘casino.’ But something else, probably much more charming than a gambling den awaits the curious visitor! And, casinos as we are used to them are illegal in this country anyway.

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