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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A SIX metre clocktower in the form of a lighthouse will take pride of place at the gateway to Altinkum, it has been revealed. The structure will stand at the junction at the bottom of Ataturk Boulevard and the main entrance to Altinkum Beach. It is being designed by artist Olgaç Demirkol who has been…
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A NEW bicycle path stretching some 12km will be laid by May 2020 in the resort, Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay has revealed. The pledge came as part of a weekly meeting with reporters on various issues and activities arising in the town. Mr Atabay stated that more than 350 cyclists came to the district at…
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A BRITISH couple were married today with close friends and family present – in the shadow of the Temple of Apollo. Suzana and Gerard Baron tied the knot at a ceremony overseen by Didim Municipality Wedding Officer İrfan Salan. The happy ceremony was conducted in the area with the ancient Apollo Temple in the background.…
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TWO adventurers – a Canadian and a Briton – have completed a challenge to follow the Great Menderes River through to its end. Itto Kornecki, who studied Robotics in Canada, and Laurie Twine, a psychiatrist, came to the region after they read and influenced by the travel book Meander, written by travel writer Jeremy Seal.…
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