Latest permit change revealed
THIS week, it was announced that a minor change to the residence permit application will come into force.
Read MoreGetting married? There’s a hitch in Didim
COUPLES looking to get married in Didim this summer are apparently falling foul of an old law – when in fact new laws should be making it easier. UK nationals wanting to get married in Didim under the old law used to have to get a certificate of non–impediment in the UK. When they travelled…
Read MoreDidim mourns its Soma ‘son’
DIDIM was in mourning this week after Turkey’s worst mining disaster claimed one of its sons – a married father of a three-year-old. An explosion in a mine in the town of Soma, in the western province of Manisa on Tuesday May 13 caused the deaths of at least 282 workers and injured scores of…
Read MoreDidim gets a cleaner look
ALTINKUM beach and surrounding areas were continuing to undergo a transformation this week. As good as his word, Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay oversaw the Altinkum beachfront being cleaned up, the beach being scrapped daily and the planters getting new plants. Didim council has apparently bought in the order of 90,000 plants to be planted and…
Read MoreOpening of centre suspended
THE official opening of the centre and gardens for the disabled community of Didim was cancelled in light of the Soma mining disaster. The opening was due to be the highlight of Disability Week – a series of promotional events to highlight the work of the disabled and efforts to integrate the community. The training…
Read MoreSolidarity with British Association ‘to close’
THE Solidarity with British Association, which has helped foreign residents on a variety of matters over the last six years, is preparing to close, Voices Newspaper has learned. Voices received information that the association was intending to, or has, closed its doors, after it was first set up by Fulya Köysüren, who had previously…
Read MoreMayor delivers water rate cut
DIDIM Mayor Deniz Atabay delivered a surprise at the monthly meeting of the newly formed council. On two aspects, he said that solid waste water fees would be suspended until the end of 2014. And he said that the cost of a cubic tonne of water would be reduced by 50 Krus. Various other council…
Read MoreMan dies in pool pump room incident
A TURKISH man died when he was electrocuted as he worked in the pump room of a pool in Sokak 2240, Didim The man, aged 52, was in the engine room of the pool when neighbours heard screams and rushed to his aid. The man was electrocuted and rushed to Didim State Hospital…
Read MoreVenosa to host Miss Apollo
MODELS from 17 countries will compete for the seventh Miss Apollo crown on May 21. The competition, which draws contestants mainly from Russian and the former Russian satellite countries, will be hosted at the Venosa Beach Resort and Spa, at Yesilkent. They are expected to arrive in the resort on May 15 and…
Read MoreDidim News in Brief: May 16
Construction worker dies of electric shock A CONSTRUCTION worker has died of electric shock after scaffolding being taken down on a development in Adnan Menderes Boulevard (Marina Road) hit overhead lines. The Turkish man was said to have finished a paint job at the site when he and his colleagues began to dismantle the…
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