OVER 7,000 divers have enjoyed a scuba to the sunken Airbus A300 off the shores of Kusadasi Nearly 15 months after it was sunk to become an artificial reef, Aydin Council’s Mayor Özlem Çerçioğlu said the aim was to make diving tourism a 12-month pursuit. “The diversification of tourism in Kuşadası and its expansion to…
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A DECISION has been taken by the Municipality of Didim for a peace park on Selanik Caddesi to be called Elif Kanlıoğlu / October 10 Peace Park. The park, bordering streets 877-880, in Yeni Mahalle, will incorporate a monument in the park featuring Ms Kanlıoğlu. Elif was among 95 people who died on October 10,…
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A COUPLE have built a boutique hotel out of hay in the Germencik district of Aydin – about an hour from Didim. Sirem and Jason Noble made the hotel using an untested construction method to date. The hotel is planned to keep cool in summer and warm in winter and will be in service in the coming…
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THE lack of a sewerage connection in Çobankuyu Caddesi in Didim and the disruption of the roads have caused a major stir among residents of the neighborhood. The residents claimed the health of the people was put at risk due to the bad smells because they could not obtain the services of the municipality. Citizens…
Read MoreDIDIM Mayor Deniz Atabay has called for an improved and bigger hospital to serve the town at a meeting of health officials. Mr Atabay explained the inadequacies of the Didim State Hospital to the Aydın Province Coordination Board’s Third Term Meeting. Aydin Provincial Health Director Mustafa Serkan Senel said the Ministry of Health was apparently…
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TWO members of Didim’s disabled community were overjoyed recently to receive high-tech wheelchairs from the town’s Help in Hands group. With the support of the Association of Didim and Regional Disabled People, the group handed over the wheelchairs to physically disabled Halil İbrahim Nadas (48) and Ibrahim Budak (25), who was disabilities due to a…
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A BAPTISM ceremony has taken place at the Didim chapel for the first time after 150 years. The son of Assyrian businessman Enlil Simon Afram was baptized at the chapel, located close to Apollo Temple.in Aydın’s Didim district. The Metropolitan Bishop of Mardin and Diyarbakır Saliba Özmen performed the baptism. He noted that he led the…
Read MoreDETAILS for a new weekly market place in Efeler district of Didim are beginning to take shape. Although no date or week day has been announced yet, the council has revealed the market could be located around Streets 1409-1410 and 1411, or close to community health centre, which is a few minutes’ walk behind Caspers…
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IT has taken a second crack, but it appears Didim will soon be getting a new open-air market for the Efeler district. Didim council attempted to push through plans for the weekly farmers’ market about two years ago but hit stony ground and failed to get lift off. However, Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay declared this…
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A MEETING between the Aydin Governor and the British Ambassador has confirmed the extent of how many British residents permanently live in Didim. In total, there are 1,394 British citizens who live permanently in Didim and Akbuk out of a total of 1,660 British residents living across the whole of Aydin county. In total, there…
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