Local News

Solidarity 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…

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Mayor 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…

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Man 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…

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Venosa 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…

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Didim 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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Popular Didim Companies Merge

TWO well-established companies in Didim that have served the foreign sector for nearly a decade have announced they are to merge operations. Lets Group and Solution Services, serving a combined database of more than 1,500 customers, have unveiled plans to work closer together, enable customers to benefit from their broad range of skills and professionalism,…

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New era in town hall-expat relations

Klaus Jurgens LAST Wednesday I participated in a consultation meeting with almost 100 international residents, while by a panel of leading representatives from our newly elected local administration addressed several issues. The impressive turnout on the day and the fact that it had been the first such official gathering in a long time clearly underlines…

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Builders told: Play by the rules

DIDIM Mayor Deniz Atabay held a meeting with representatives of the building sector and told them: ‘Obey the rules or else’. He, along with senior council officers and politicians, met at the Didim Aytaç – Nurullah Kocabıyık Cultural Center to address builds and constructors. He said there had been too much negative talk about Didim…

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Beach crackdown gets underway

DIDIM Mayor Deniz Atabay promises to get tough on illegal peddlars and traders on the beach front has begun. Senior politicians and council officers were this week seen directing operations in removing mobile traders’ stalls. It is being seen as the mayor’s iron grip to reclaim the beach front for the tourist and the public.…

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Voices Editorial

Andy Probert – Voices Editor IT was great so many people brave the awful weather on Wednesday as they queued up to have their day with the Mayor. Except he had exited stage right for Aydin on an important meeting and left his senior colleagues to oversee the proceedings. As much as the politicians tried…

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