DIDIM will not feature in this year’s Presidential Tour of Cycling, or Tour of Turkey, it has been revealed. Instead, the 21 teams and 168 riders competing in this year’s 50th edition of the Presidential Tour of Cycling will skirt the town in the Stage 6 heat when it runs between Bodrum and Selcuk. The…
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DIDIM Mayor Mumin Kamaci – fresh from defeating two candidates to become the town’s leader in the local elections – has this week hit national headlines over claims of a sex tape scandal. Mr Kamaci, who has held power in Didim for the past two terms, was recently given the nod to run as mayor…
Read MoreA TOTAL of 48 foreigners married Turks in 2013 in Didim, the town’s wedding registrar has announced. Of these 48 weddings, 24 were British women to Turks; with the others being 11 Germans, 3 Azerbaijan, two each from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and one each from Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Kosovo. The other two weddings saw…
Read MoreLOCAL Turkish media have reported the death of a 19-year-old youth who took his own life. It appears the teenager had been in love with a 17-year-old local girl, but the relationship hit complications and he hanged himself.
Read MorePOPULAR British resident Clinton Waterhouse has passed away in Didim. Mr Waterhouse, a well-known DJ, aged 68, was found at his home on Friday January 3 by emergency services after they were alerted by his friends. Voices would like to pass on their condolences to his family and friends at this sad news.
Read MoreDIDIMSPOR began the second half of the season with a loss to third placed Cigli last Sunday. Having put together a run of seven games undefeated, including having won three on the bounce, they failed to capitalise on this good form when they fell 2-1 away to Cigli. The loss leaves Didim in sixth place.…
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Voices Editorial IN the best traditions of the British pantomime, an audience of more than 250 Turkish and expat guests were given a right rollicking good laugh thanks to the brilliant performances of the Didim Glee Club.
Read MoreThe Aydin Provincial Assembly has handed Didim 2 million TL to spend in local villages, local media have reported.The money was handed out and to be spent within the first three months of next year. The funds will go towards financing Astroturf pitches in Akköy; new roofs on buildings in Balat, Yaliköy and Denizköy,…
Read MoreCOAST Guard vessels and helicopter were called in to the Aegean off Didim’s coastline last Friday night after a fisherman was reported having fallen overboard.Gürhan Akay, aged 24, was reported to have fallen overboard from the Kosovo-3 in rough seas while fishing off the coast at about 10pm. Coast guard vessels and divers were…
Read MoreTRAVEL officiais in Didim are openly questioning the fate and future of a key tourism body ahead of a radical 2014 shake-up of local authorities. The main decision making for council services will be switched to Aydin Provincial Council from April and with it, tourism officials are openly asking the fate of the Didim…
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