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Didim’s night life cranks up

TWO leading night clubs in Didim and Akbuk have been cranking up their summer campaigns on the streets. Turkish pop star İrem Derici will be performing live at the grand summer opening of Club Medusa, in Altinkum, on Saturday May 30. DJ Savas Ates will be providing support. Entry to Club Medusa is 30TL, and includes…

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Glee Club’s new performance unveiled

DIDIM Glee Club will be presenting the play ”Digging up the Past” at a charity Murder/Mystery night at the Blue Restaurant at Yeşilkent on Friday May 30. The play, written by one of our members, Jay Jackson, is set in 1920s Didim. People need to be at The Blue Restaurant for 7pm for a 7.30pm start.…

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Getting 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…

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Didim 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…

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Didim 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…

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Opening 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…

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