ONE of the first Walking Football communities in Turkey has been created in Didim, with the wholehearted support of residents and tourists. Launched just 10 weeks ago, the Didim Walking Football Club (DWFC) has quickly grown from a 5-a-side gathering to 60 people participating, and regularly attracting more than 20 players at its weekly Monday…
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A MUM left fighting for her life after an accident at home in Didim has prompted her family to extend their thanks to the Didim community for their response in their time of need. Norah Sheridan was only several days into her holiday at her home when she suffered an accident, leading to her fall…
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For tourists and local residents in Didim looking for a safe quality beach to laze on will have the pick of 11 this summer. Several beaches and one marina have been awarded the Blue Flag status. The internationally recognised eco-label lauds high water quality, environmental management, education and safety at the spots. The Blue Flag…
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Didim student Maya Gördüemel has become the provincial winner of three Aydin junior category titles in swimming. The American Culture College student raced home to win the provincial women’s 50m breaststroke, women’s 50m backstroke and women’s 50m freestyle in the juniors category of the Aydın school sports swimming races. Maya, whose mum is Samantha Brown,…
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August saw the volunteer Didim Plogging Group mark its third anniversary of attending coastal sites and collecting tonnes of rubbish discarded by visitors. At a recent meeting, the group thanked everyone who had shared their input and volunteered for the activities which currently shows no signs of stopping. Thanks also went to Ayşe Öztürk for…
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IMAGES of a proposed amphitheatre with a capacity for 4,000 people have been unveiled, with it set to have stunning Aegean Sea views from Camlik’s Second Bay. Located next to the Didim Luna Park, and close to the Didim Beach Hotel, the amphitheatre is one of the pledges Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay had made…
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The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has rejected initial overtures by Didim Council to take on a falling down abandoned house next to the Apollo Temple and turn it into a museum. Details of the knockback were revealed by Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay at a regular meeting with the local press, in the presence Deputy…
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A WATER leak which has bedevilled the ruins of the Apollo Temple for two years has finally been found – and fixed. Voices Newspaper’s writer Glenn Maffia was the first to report on the issue back in the summer of 2018, with concerns about the source of the leak which was centred around the bottom…
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News of a possible Minoan harbour located just below the sea-level off Tavşan Adası (Rabbit Island) has created a rush of interest both locally and from my colleagues across Europe, write Glenn Maffia. It has long been known of a Minoan connection with Miletus region because of the datable pottery found in the vicinity of…
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New efforts to research Didyma’s true natural port, a 5,000-year-old ruin around the locally known Rabbit Island – and a possible enduring link to the Apollo Temple – are underway after a chance trip may have discovered them. What has caused the need to re-visit, and possibly re-think the importance of the Port of Panormos,…
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