THE streets around Didim Market are a lot quieter and better to walk on after a crackdown banished itinerant sellers. The operation, promised by Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay, has also been backed by advertising hoardings declaring the council’s war on reclaiming the streets for its residents.
Read MoreONE of the new bins installed in Didim has gobbled up an unfortunate young man. The man, who was finishing up clearing the waste at a barber’s shop in town, somehow deposited the rubbish and himself into one of the new bins which have underground storage for the trash.
Read MoreDIDIM State Hospital is set to open a new four-bed state-of-the-art intensive care unit following a 600,000TL injection. Ongoing construction of the emergency services building is close to finishing and hospital bosses have slated its opening for June 15.
Read MoreApollo Temple road changes Meanwhile, in Eskiköy, the area around the Apollo Temple, efforts were beginning to uproot a road at the southern end of the village which had apparently been lain illegally. Dated April 2, 2014, the Protection Board and Miletus Museum wrote to Didim Council ordering the paved road to be dismantled. The…
Read MoreKlaus Jurgens THERE are moments in life when a little knowledge of a foreign language goes a long way – more so when you are in a far-away land where English is not spoken by everyone. How many British, French or German citizens would be able to fluently converse in for example Spanish or Turkish?…
Read MoreA BRITISH resident has issued an alert to other expats in Didim after she was contacted by a person claiming to be from the police. Rita Bootland said she received a call from “police” asking if she had lost a photocopy of her my kimlik as they had found one.
Read MoreTHE Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay at his weekly press conference highlighted a few things that were noteworthy. He said that all illegal advertising signs that litter the side of the main road heading into Didim at Tasburun and Mavisehir are to be removed.
Read MoreTHE new Tesco-Kipa superstore in Didim opened on Thursday (June 12) to packed crowds, offering a European-style shopping concept with a host of innovations. At its heart will be fresh produce, wider aisles and a more family-friendly feel to shopping. The 4,000m² store is believed to be the first in the chain to roll out…
Read MoreDIDIM Council riled by social media pictures, including one on Didim Voices Facebook page, have issued warning to people that fail to drop their rubbish in the new bins provided. Pictures have emerged of lazy residents throwing their refuse to the side, the front and the back of the newly installed bins – but not actually…
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THIRTY ladies from the UK made a bit of noise when they came to Altinkum recently for a Hen Night and a Birthday double bash. The holidaymakers had theme nights – the Light Black Dress (LBD), Military and Disney – at Faruk’s Lounge Bar, on Adnan Menderes Bulvari (Marina Road).
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