FOUR kilometres of a 2,300-year-old stone road, which connects the ancient cities of Alinda and Herakleia (Latmos) in the western province of Aydın’s Söke district, have been destroyed by villagers to make way for their olive groves. The Association of Ecosystem Protection and Nature Lovers (EKODOSD) has initiated work for the registration and protection of…
Read MoreTHE flood of new Turkish residents into Didim over the last year saw the population spike to a new high of 79,464 people. While much has been made of the decreasing foreign expat population in the town in recent years, Didim still accounted for the highest rise across the whole of the Aydin County. The…
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A FAMILY has appealed direct to Voices readers to solve a 40-year mystery of the whereabouts of a missing uncle – named Kevin Williams. Kevin, who would now be 71, is believed to have been in Altinkum back in 2003 and 2004. His family, who hails from Wexford in Ireland, have not heard from him…
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A UNIQUE e-book focusing on the archaeological sites surrounding the Temple of Apollo and penned by “Voices” columnist Glenn Maffia is now for sale on Amazon and Google Books. Entitled “Faint Whispers from the Oracle”, Glenn has concentrated upon those little, if ever, written about sites which the German archaeologists have meticulously unearthed over the last…
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SEVERAL historic building around the Apollo Temple that have been left in dilapidation are now in danger of falling down, the village muhtar has claimed. Bahri Aşık, the 35-year head of Hisar district, which incorporates the Temple and its surrounding area, said the buildings – a number of former Greek properties which were left after the…
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Didim will host its second annual Vegfest from April 20-23. The town is thought to be only one in Turkey to dedicate a festival to vegetarianism and last year, the first event, located near the Apollo Temple, attracted some 60,000 people. The organising committee of this year’s festival recently met to get the event underway.…
Read MoreTHE number of tourists visiting Aydin Province in the first ten months of 2017 has been revealed. Aydin County saw a total of 3,94 million tourists – foreign and local – with 1,183,534 people visiting Kusadasi, largely thanks to a diminishing number of cruise lines during the year. The official number of tourists visiting Didim was put at 490,611. At…
Read MoreTWO new statues are being created and will be located in prominent positions in Didim. Sculptor Olgaç Demirkol, who was responsible for the works at Akbük’s Zubeyde Hanim Park and Didim’s 10 October Elif Kanlıoğlu Peace Park is working on two sculptures which will be placed at intersections in Didim. The sculptures are being done at Didim…
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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…
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