Didim/Aydin

New park to open in Akbuk

A PARK will be open in Akbuk tomorrow (March 8) bearing the name of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s mother – Zubeyde Hanim. The Zubeyde Hanim Park will be opened at 1.3opm and will coincide with International Women’s Day. A sculpture of Hanim, which took four months to make, will take centre stage in the park. Buses will…

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Apollon Temple to host Vegfest

DETAILS are beginning to emerge of the Didim Vegfest which is scheduled for April 29-30. At an initial meeting of the festival’s organising committee, it was stated that the festival will be centred on the Apollo Temple and its environs. Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay said that there would be a special cookbook outlining 63 recipes…

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Didim shelter’s work by numbers in 2016

REPORTED dog bites fell in Didim in 2016, while the animal shelter helped sterilize and inoculate 680 animals. The Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs revealed the extent of the work of the Didim Belediye shelter over the course of last year. In 2016, inoculations/sterilizations accounted for 190 cats and 490 dogs, while 36 animals were given…

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Museum plans for Temple site

A MUSEUM could be on the books close to the Apollo Temple site, Voices can reveal. Didim Council is understood to have applied for a 90,000TL loan from the state to renovate a building that it owns close to the Temple. It is understood the restoration of the two storey building will see the first…

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Less than 2,000 Brits in Aydin Province

TURKEY’S population increased by more than 1 million people in 2016, reaching 79,814,871, the Turkish Statistics Institute announced on Jan. 31. According to 2016 results from the records of Address Based Population Registration System, males made up 50.2 percent of the total population and females made up 49.8 percent. The most populated province in the…

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Extradition of British fugitive continues

EXTRADITION of Didim-based British expat – David Spencer Hill – back to the UK is continuing, after Voices revealed he had been on the run for four years – and is yet to serve a six-year jail term. Hill (73) – who also went by the name of David Spence – was due to face…

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New face of Altinkum unveiled

EXCLUSIVE THIS is the first official view of a new look Altinkum beach front, Voices Newspaper can reveal. The new ‘glasshouse’ is a newly planned, private development that will incorporate land including well-known restaurants Sunshine, Vista, Dolunay and Big Ben’s. While the restaurants presently remain open for business, bulldozers are planned to move in before…

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British fund to be asked to protect Aydin’s history

AYDIN Province’s disappearing history could be given a shot in the arm from an unlikely source. The county’s Büyük Menderes Platform – an agency interested in preserving the province’s ruins is preparing to launch a project to raise public awareness to the fate of Aydin’s historical monuments. Under the project, the Platform seeks further protection…

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UK artist’s exhibition in Didim

THE works of a keen watercolour artist will be showcased in Didim from Saturday (October 15) at an Altinkum dental practice. Eighty-two-year-old artist John Burnell has been holidaying in the resort for nearly a decade where he and his wife, Gene, have a property. Twenty paintings of Mr Burnell’s have been donated to the Didim…

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Roaring success for shelter’s special day

Lynn Dulledge ON TUESDAY October 4, the volunteer friends group of the Didim Animal Shelter opened their doors to celebrate World Animal Day. We are excited to announce that our open afternoon was a roaring success. We were overwhelmed with the huge attendance and generous donations of dog food and money that now enables us…

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