Didim/Aydin

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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Akbük’s historical ‘healing waters’ draw in tourists

The ‘Cold Water’, a healing water source dating back 2,500 years in Akbük, continues to be the main haunt of holidaymakers and those living in the region. The old name Yavan Su, which was taken under protection by the arrangement made by the Didim Municipality and made regular for the comfortable use of the citizens,…

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Didim Association reacts to mass land sell-off

Sales of publicly-held land across Didim has sparked a response from the Didim Association, which keeps an eye on such developments. The government’s Privatization Administration has put a total of 30,669 kilometres of land portfolio for sale in Turkey’s important tourism regions. The total number of land for sale in coastal areas exceeds the areas…

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Not A Museum But A Blacksmith’s Shop

FORTY-YEAR-OLD blacksmith Bayram Karabulut, who lives in Didim, has become well-known for his art rather than his work.  Karabulut, whose shop has become a museum rather than a blacksmith, with his works of art created from iron, is currently exhibiting nearly 70 of his works. Bayram Karabulut, who stated that he has been working in…

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New era starts at Notary Offices from July 1

LOCAL reports have suggested that a new era is to begin for those who will buy a house, land or automobile. Affecting Didim and the rest of Turkey, as of July 1, 2023, these transactions can be made through a notary public. With the arrival of the summer season, transactions will be made from notary…

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