Didim/Aydin

Garbage clean on Didim’s beaches

Didim Plogging Group was a participant in Didim Belediye’s recently sponsored clean-up of various parts of the coastline to coincide with “Let’s Do It Turkey” Global Environmental Cleaning Movement. The group collected garbage and waste found on our beaches in aid of a clean environment and a clean world. Other groups to take part included…

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Didim tourism season could be extended

With hotels enjoying a reservations boost into October and November, the promise for the tourism season in Didim to extend deeper into the year could be on the cards. Didim Tourism Association said hotel reservations continue for October and November, while hotel occupancy rates in Didim continue building in September. Tourism Association President Melih Koyuncu…

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Concerns raised over protected area status change

Representatives of political parties, unions and non-governmental organizations affiliated with the Didim Civil Development Platform have protested at changes to the status of the Büyük Menderes Delta Natural Protected Area. Regarding the issue, members of the Didim Civil Development Platform made a press statement in front of the Taşburun Fishing Shelter. In the press release, platform members…

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World Loves Didim celebrates town’s ‘foreign legion’

The World Loves Didim festival was held for the second time on 8-9 September opposite the Apollo Temple, and attracted the attention of hundreds of locals and tourists. The festival was organized by Didim City Council, with the contributions of Didim District Governorship, Didim Municipality, Chambers and NGOs. Foreign citizens living in Didim opened stands…

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All-inclusive is king for tourists, but change needed

All-inclusive hotel package sales accounted for 35% of total sales in the UK during the summer period, it has been revealed. According to the data compiled by tour operators, all-inclusive packages accounted for 35% of total sales in July and August this year, an increase on 27% compared to the same months in 2022. In…

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Young travelers loved Didim

As part of Traveler Project, where young people stayed for free in the dormitories within the body of the Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports, were able to visit regions within Aydın. Between 10 July and 27 August, 5,171 young people preferred to say in Aydın, and their most favourite locations during the summer vacation…

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Pollution and drought threaten Büyük Menderes river

Büyük Menderes, the largest river in the west of Turkey, is in danger of drying out. Moreover, the pollution of the river, which is used for irrigation in all agricultural areas in the region, raises concerns. The 548-kilometer-long Büyük Menderes River, which starts from the Suçıkan location near the Dinar district of Afyonkarahisar, passes through…

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Victory Day celebrated in Republic Square

August 30 Victory Day in Turkey was celebrated with an official ceremony organized by the District Governor’s Office at Cumhuriyet City Square in Didim. The holiday commemorates the decisive victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar, the last battle in the Greco-Turkish War, on 30 August 1922. Following the battle, Greek military presence in Anatolia ended. Victory Day has been celebrated as an…

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Clients highly recommend Realty World

This week, Realty World’s professionalism was again to the fore and highly praised by clients for a smooth sale. Marg and Roy take up the story. “We have owned our property for a long time in Didim, we have had many happy holidays there. A few years ago we decided to sell, but then we…

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Plans to bring Didim’s and Apollo’s historic links alive

Innovative new campaigns to bring Apollo Temple’s history into the mind’s eye of tourists are desperately needed, the President of the Didim Tourism Association has revealed to Voices. “The thing I hope to achieve most during my presidency is to make Didim known in terms of cultural tourism,” said Melih Koyuncu, the Tourism Association’s new…

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