Local News

“Excessive construction harms Didim”

Didim Chamber of Commerce President Hilmi Erbaş said that Didim is rapidly urbanizing and this situation brings many problems. Erbaş said: “The rapid construction in our district needs to be controlled in a planned manner. The aesthetics of the buildings need to be inspected. In addition, the city’s resources will become insufficient after a while…

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Book the date for Didim’s Lavender Festival

Didim’s fourth annual Lavendar festival, held at Akköy Medicinal Aromatic Plants and Ornamental Plants Nursery owned by the municipality, will be held on July 13-14. It will include awareness activities, as well as workshops on composting, seed planting, soap manufacture and ceramics. The Belediye said the activities would also include mushroom cultivation workshops, and lavender…

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Akbük calls for former church’s restoration

Residents in Akbük have called for the village’s presently closed Greek Orthodox Church to be restored to its original state and opened to tourism. The historical church, which was built in the 1870s during the Ottoman period and continued its function until the beginning of the Republic, remained idle after the Greeks migrated to Greece…

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Journey into history: Magnificent Priene!

Surrounded by the deep blue waters of the Aegean, rising on the southern slopes of Samsun Mountain, 15 km southwest of Söke district, the Ancient City of Priene looks like a treasure lost in the depths of history. Its first traces date back to B.C. This ancient city, discovered in the mid-7th century, attracts attention…

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Didim residents complain about disrespectful drivers

Didim residents want police to take measures against car and motorcycle drivers who speed and make excessive noise on the roads. In every neighborhood of Didim, a signature campaign was launched under the leadership of shopkeepers, and thousands of signatures collected were given to the Didim District Governorate. In the petition given to the District…

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UK and German interest in Didim continues rising

The activity seen in the UK and German markets in early bookings in Kuşadası and Didim, one of the prominent centers of summer tourism, made tourism professionals happy. Tacettin Özden, Board Member of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency and President of the Kuşadası Hoteliers Association, made an evaluation…

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New ferry service from Didim-Bodrum launched

A new Didim-Turgutreis-Bodrum ferry service will be officially launched today (Mon July 1) before going into full operation tomorrow (Tues July 2). Aydın Metropolitan Municipality, in cooperation with Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, will launch the service to mark Cabotage Day – an annual celebration related to merchant marine rights of Turkey. The first of the sea…

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Didim to Greek Island ferry services start

Ferry services from Didim to the Greek islands of Kos and Leros have restarted this season, launched by Yeşil Marmaris The Didim-Kos voyage traveled with 50 people on the first day. The services were restarted after a five-year break. The first ferry left from the district’s D-Marin port. At 08:30, passengers completed their procedures at…

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BIM Comes To Sagtur

Sagtur has become the latest destination for supermarket chain BIM. The new store officially opened on Thursday (13th June) at 10am. It has 580 square metres of retail space, making it one of the largest stores in the area. It carries all the products you’d expect from BIM plus a fresh bakery and a small…

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Medal-winning swimmers put Didim on the map

Three students from Didim have returned with a medal haul after competing in the Aydin regional school sports swimming tournament in Nazilli last weekend. Didim’s representatives this year were: Maya Gördüemel from American Kültür Koleje, Mira Dedemen from Valiler Ilk Okul, and Aymine Ayliz Türkay of Atatürk Ilk Okul. They were among over 100 competitors,…

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