DIDIM Council is to receive a 10 million TL loan from Iller Bank to fund road construction across the resort. The agreement was greenlighted at the first session of the November meeting of the council assembly. The loan will help bankroll a total 400,000 square meter road construction plan for Didim. Mayor Deniz Atabay said the loan…
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VILLAGERS have responded negatively to plans to extend a quarrying of quartz and quartzite at a public meeting held on the northern coast of Lake Bafa, one of the most popular lakes in Turkey. Bafa Lake is one of the most famous attractions – alongside Didim’s Apollon Temple and Ephesus – where Didim-based tourists and…
Read More DIDIM Mayor Deniz Atabay has publicly tied himself to a public pledge to have an open air concert area built in the resort He confirmed the concert arena would be built – with speculation centred on an area next to the Didim Fun Fair area and what used to be known as Kamaci Beach or…
Read MoreDIDIM’S chaplain Rev. Maurice Ryan has announced his retirement. Mr Ryan retired from full-time service as the Chaplain of the Anglican and Ecumenical Christian Fellowship, Didim. He and his wife, Lindy, have resided in Didim since 2006. He has resided over regular services at the Didim Chapel since it was opened two years ago. Sunday services at…
Read MoreJenny Scott YES! Didim Glee Club has started rehearsals for this year’s festive treat – Snow White! This pantomime will be brought to life with an abundance of comedy, sensational song and dance routines, and fab-u–lous costumes. Throw in a magic mirror, beautiful princess, handsome Prince and seven not so little people all trying to…
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A SCULPTURE of a bird bearing the image of Elif Kanlıoğlu was unveiled to the public at a newly created park in Didim at the weekend. The peace park on Selanik Caddesi, bordering streets 877-880, in Yeni Mahalle, has been in honour of Elif, who was among 95 people who died on October 10, last year, in…
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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…
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