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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Voices reported last October on the plight of Ela Tanık, a local six-year-old girl, who was born with the very rare CHARGE syndrome, a disorder that affects many vital areas of the body, writes Glenn Maffia. A window of opportunity arose for a crucial heart operation to be performed at Great Ormond Street Hospital in…
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Help-in-Hands has bid a fond farewell to one of its main members. Members convened at Cash’s Terrace Bar to say farewell to Zilpha Griffiths and to wish her all the very best in her retirement. A plaque was presented in honour of her selfless contribution to the local community. When the group first began,…
Read More Voices/Glenn Maffia FOLLOWING money raised by kind-hearted readers and friends, Voices is happy to report that Ela Tanik is presently recovering after undergoing heart surgery at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital As a brief recap, Ela, whose father Servet, lives in Didim, was born with the very rare CHARGE Syndrome, a disorder that affects many areas of…
Read More AN ADDITIONAL 7,000TL has been raised towards the living expenses for a mother whose young daughter is to undergo groundbreaking surgery in England. Ela Tanik, who is six years old and whose father Servet Tanik, lives in Didim, was born with the very rare CHARGE Syndrome, a disorder that affects many areas of the body. CHARGE is an…
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