Zeynep Kulakçı, Dietician Two weeks ago, I announced that I would try a sugar-free diet for 21 days and invited you to this challenge. If you missed that article, I would like to announce that our challenge is up to date. You can also join our 21-day sugar-free journey. In this article, I would like…
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A.J. Griffiths-Jones When we bought our apartment in a small Turkish town seventeen years ago, it was a retreat to get away from the hustle and bustle of our busy life in Shanghai. Somewhere to relax and chill out and an easy flight if friends and relatives from England wanted to join us. In all…
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By Glenn Maffia The invigorating headline from last week’s edition of ‘Voices’ certainly caught my eye as soon as it hit the newspaper stands. It transpires that someone, in a modicum of authority, has finally gleaned that a major focus of educational value within Didim has been standing here, in full view, for over 2,000…
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By Glenn Maffia I could not quite comprehend the immense gravity of the deed, the sheer betrayal of our most intimate trust, or merely the sheer depths to which we, as a nation, have sunk. And this emanating from one of the bastions of dignity entrenched within the fabric of societal values that have seemingly…
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By Betül Kuşvuran Last week we spoke about the basics of interior styles, such as the Classic Style and Modern French Style. This week, we look at Coastal Chic and Scandinavian Styles. Coastal Chic The Coastal Chic interior style is a decoration style that reflects the light and relaxing aspects of beach life indoors. Therefore,…
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By Glenn Maffia Let us begin by awarding some credit to Didim’s Deputy Mayor, Emine Öznur Gündoğdu, for attempting to field some extremely pertinent questions from my colleagues at ‘Voices’. The synopsis of the interview certainly raised issues which would be of relevance to a multitude of people. Whether those people were altogether satisfied with…
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By Zeynep Kulakçı, Dietician Lately, I’ve been preoccupied with the nutritional mistakes I’ve made as a dietitian. Even though I have a university education in the field of healthy nutrition, there are some foods I can’t resist and sometimes mistakes that I miss. While these mistakes don’t come back to me as annoying pounds, they’ve…
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As a full-time writer and the author of fourteen published books, I often find myself gathering material from some of the most unexpected places. Whether an idea comes together from a tragic accident, interaction between couples or humorous everyday situations, I’m quite often surprised at how quickly and colourfully my storylines develop. It’s become…
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By Ruken Alişkan Prior to the First World War, the settlement in Didim was around Apollon and Greeks lived there. However, with the population exchange agreement made after the war, Turks and Greeks were mutually expelled. I say “were mutually expelled” because people were hastily put on ships by soldiers without any preparation, on both…
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By Glenn Maffia News of a man etching his and his girlfriend’s name, “Ivan + Hayley 23”, into a wall of the 2,000-year-old Colosseum in Rome caused much indignation across the world. Mainly, I suspect, due to the sheer ignorance exhibited by the perpetrator when he claimed that he “did not realise it (the Colosseum)…
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