Didim/Aydin

Akbuk author explores her darkest fears in latest book, Buried Alive

Tapping into humanity’s darkest fears, Akbuk author A.J. Griffiths-Jones explores factual incidents in which people have been buried alive – and some who have lived to tell the tale.   Griffiths-Jones decided to explore the darker side of her claustrophobia and her own fears of suffocating alive in her new release, Buried Alive, due for…

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Client praises Realty World for “stress-free experience”

Realty World always ensures it keeps clients well-informed – and no more so than Richard Pardy. In relating his experience of selling his property, Mr Pardy said: “I’ve long since been fascinated by Turkey, its rich history and wonderful people. “So it was with a heavy heart that, after changing circumstances at home in the…

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Didim’s own Running Man talks about the Istanbul Marathon experience

Didim’s own marathon man Garry Warren has sent a heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped raise his target of £2,000 to help raise funds for the Help-in-Hands charitable group. Garry, who with his family, have enjoyed many holidays in Didim took on the Istanbul Marathon, the only intercontinental marathon in the world which bridges Europe…

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Exciting project in Didim nears end phase

The Youth Centre and Swimming Pool in Didim is nearing completion. The development of youth centres as hubs for sport, artistic and cultural activities have seen construction start in Efeler, Germencik, Kuşadası, Çine, Didim, Sultanhisar, İncirliova and Yenipazar districts in 2022. As part of the Aydın Youth and Sports Provincial Directorate, they are being completed…

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Bus driver gears up for Istanbul marathon for Didim charity

British bus driver Garry Warren is set to run the Istanbul Marathon next weekend to help raise funds for Didim’s Help-in-Hands charitable group. Garry, who with his wife Rosemary and two daughters have been holidaying in Didim for years, will be taking on his fifth marathon when he tackles the only intercontinental marathon in the…

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News in brief

Söke reaches 7 million kilograms in cotton purchases Söke Tariş Cotton and Oil Seeds Agricultural Sales Cooperative President İsmail Özer announced that the cooperative has purchased 7 million kilograms of cotton so far. President Özer stated that they started cotton purchases with a yield price of 56 TL and that their pricing policies are constantly…

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Ayşenur’s name to live on in Didim

Didim Belediye has confirmed that the name of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who was killed by an Israeli sniper, will be kept alive in the town where she is buried. Ayşenur was murdered in the West Bank on September 6 when she went to support the Palestinian people. Didim Municipality took a meaningful step in the…

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Foreign nationals meet Didim Governor over Immigration Office closure

A petition campaign appealing to keep the Didim Migration Office (GOC) open saw a delegation of foreign nationals meet the Didim Governor District Governor Can Kazım Kuruca to express their concerns. Last week, Voices revealed that the Didim GOC office would no longer be accepting residency permit applications amid major interim changes. It will close…

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Changes to title deed sharing and transactions announced

Anticipated regulations regarding title deed transactions and inheritance sharing have come into force with the aim to make transactions more flexible. An important change in the inheritance law will aim to prevent family disputes and provide more flexibility to heirs. Equal shares abolished While it was previously mandatory to share the inheritance equally with family,…

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Didim Municipality renews roads at industrial estate

Didim Municipality took action for the superstructure of the 75th Year Industrial Site, the largest industrial site in the district. Road construction work has begun in the industrial site by the Technical Works Directorate teams. Following Didim Mayor Hatice Gençay’s visit to the 75th Year Industrial Site in recent months, the municipality has taken the…

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