Didim/Aydin

Council continues upgrade of Camlik

DIDIM Council workers continue to upgrade the resort on a number of fronts. The works centring on Selçuk Özsoy Caddesi and Yunus Caddesi include blockpaving, landscaping, lighting, quiet areas, and parking. Mayor Deniz Atabay said: “Work continues at full speed and the residents in these areas have expressed satiusfaction that things are moving in the…

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Elif’s name to live on in Didim

DIDIM Council has agreed to name a local park after a young Didim student who was killed in a bombing last October. At the August meeting of the council last week, members agreed that a new park to run bordering streets 877-880, off Selanik Caddesi, Yeni Mahalle, will be named Elif Kanlıoğlu 10 October Peace…

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Vegan festival to be first in Turkey

DIDIM Council has signed up to host a Vegan Festival next year. As part of an agreement with the Turkey Vegan and Vegetarian Society, Didim has agreed to host the festival – in a first for Turkey – on April 7 and 8 next year. Didim Municipality is among one of the first to cooperate…

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My residence permit application in Turkey

Andy Probert THERE are dozens of expats who will now be on their final countdown when their traditional blue book residence permit runs out. My five-year residence permit ran out Friday June 11 – so naturally I began a week earlier to begin getting the necessary paperwork together. The below information is simply for an…

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Departing mum’s blistering attack on British expat gossips

VOICES EXCLUSIVE A BRITISH mother-of-four who was forced to leave Turkey this week over work permit issues has launched a scathing attack on British expats “whose gossiping caused her life hell”. Jill Robinson, who ran Altinkum Premier Cleaning and Maintenance, was issued with a 30-day deportation notice, fined 765TL, and the business fined 7,500TL after…

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Fund page launched for British mum facing deportation

FRIENDS have rallied to the support of a hard-working British mum-of-four who faces deportation on June 6 after falling foul of the work permit law. Jill Robinson, who has been responsible for Altinkum Premier Cleaning and Maintenance, was issued with a 30-day deportation notice, fined 765TL, and the business fined 7,500TL. She was hauled in…

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15m TL complex stunner for British families

A LAWYER has vowed to fight ‘step-by-step’ a new and potentially damaging development involving 57 British families who locked in a legal dispute over their Didim apartments. London-based Turkish lawyer Burcu Orhan-Holmgren was left ‘shocked and angered’ after it was revealed a new creditor had suddenly emerged and produced a 15 million Turkish Lira Senet…

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O’Kane finally gets jail term in Turkey, but……

EXCLUSIVE FRAUDSTERS who ripped off Irish investors in a £4 million holiday property scam in Turkey nearly TEN years ago – have finally been handed jail terms in Turkey. But there is a twist! Irishman Kevin O’Kane and his then partner-in-crime at the time, Kubilay Atmaca and his Hande Bakkal wife, were sentenced last week…

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Brits turn out for ‘Senet trio’

A GROUP of about 15 residents turned out today (THURS) at Didim Court to support three British friends who say have been caught up in a ‘living nightmare’. The three – identified as Carol Steel, and Carol and David Toothill – attended court in support of Carol Steel’s representation. They say they are ‘victims’ and all…

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Senet – the most ‘dangerous document’ in Turkey?

THE Senet, or promissory note, is essentially the most potentially damaging document in Turkey if not handled in the correct manner. Think of the Senet as an IOU or a post-dated cheque. Sign one of these without the necessary legal back up and you are simply gifting the receiver an amount of money without any strings…

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