Swimmers Maya Gördümel and Mira Dedemen have become the first from a Didim club to compete at a national swimming final in Turkiye. Representing Ege Yükselen Didim Swimming Club and supported by their Coach Ali Turan, Maya and Mira, both aged 11, took on the nation’s best young swimmers at the finals in Trabzon on…
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One of the sights that most tugs on the heartstrings of any visitor to Didim is the huge number of street animals, cats and dogs without owners, that rely on the kindness of people for their survival, writes Laura Bower. CoDA, Care of Didim Animals, is a 10-year-old organisation set up to feed and care…
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Members of the Ege Yukselen Didim Club enjoyed a fantastic weekend of competition and returned with medals and new personal bests. The meet, at Aydin University on November 15-16, saw the club represented for the first time with nine students, with five new members taking part. The team also included Mira Dedemen and Maya Gördüemel.…
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Nature volunteers have a civil lawsuit against a limestone and stone quarry planned to be opened near Akbük. Members affiliated to the Akbük Nature and Life Association staged an event as part of the “We Stand Up for Our Nature” calling on public solidarity against the potentially environmentally damaging project. Citizens held banners chanting “We Don’t…
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Gazibeğendi Hill provides some of Kuşadası’s most captivating sites. But, how did it derive its name? Months after the proclamation of the Turkish Republic, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk embarked on a national tour of the Aegean, visiting Aydın and its surrounding areas, and stopping in Kuşadası. The peak gets its name following Gazi Mustafa Kemal…
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The Didim Association is heading to court to challenge the potential of a limestone quarry, crushing and screening operation on the outskirts of Akbük. The association has appealed a decision that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is not required for the proposed project. The association’s management stated: “A project lacking a superior public benefit will…
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An olive producer living in Didim has achieved international success, bringing home 13 quality awards in 2025, and placing the town’s olive on the world’s table. Zeytinseli Zeytincilik, created by retired Didim notary Bekir İşlek, has been operating in the Akköy neighborhood since 2007. Having achieved success in national and international table olive and olive…
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Special feature by Laura Bower If you’ve spent any time in Turkiye, you may have seen someone walking with a curious, pear-shaped black case strapped to their back. Inside lies a saz, Turkiye’s most iconic folk instrument, with a teardrop-shaped body, a long slender neck and seven shimmering strings. Played with the fingers or a…
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A signing ceremony held at the Aydın Provincial Health Directorate will bring a significant healthcare investment to the Didim district. A protocol was signed for the Family Health Centre and 112 Emergency Health Services Station, to be built by philanthropists Hayati Döşemetaşan and Levent Ataş on property designated as a healthcare area in the Fevzipaşa…
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“Welcome Baby” project launched Didim Municipality is launching a “Welcome Baby” project with special gifts to families of each newborn in the district. The municipality said: “In Didim, every newborn brings joy and hope not just to a family, but to the entire city. The Didim Municipality is expanding this joy with its “Welcome Baby”…
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