DIDIM is to get a new governor after the present incumbent İskender Yönden completed his three-year stint. Mr Yonden, who has overseen a number of improvements across the town, is moving on to the district of Kestel in the city of Bursa. Meanwhile, Didim’s new governor will be Mehmet Türköz, a married father of one…
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Glenn Maffia discovers a new side of the Apollo Temple’s environs As I continue my lonely and silent walk among the diligent, but unspeaking, archaeologists burrowing deep within the earth, it all rather struck me as being so familiar. For they are digging in the very same places as they were two years ago; north…
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IT’S been reported that Turkey was rocked by 26,290 earthquakes in the first seven months of the year, marking the most seismic activity the country has experienced in 15 years. Some 18,678 earthquakes had a magnitude of up to two, 6,469 quakes had a magnitude of between two and three, and 993 quakes had a…
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DASK – what’s it all about THE need for the foreign community to get earthquake insurance (DASK) for their properties is becoming more important every year – particularly given the increasing number of tremors the region has experienced in recent weeks. While some expats in Didim have allowed their DASK insurance to slip off their…
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This is advice provided by the Red Cross: Staying Safe Indoors DROP, COVER and HOLD ON! Move as little as possible – most injuries during earthquakes occur because of people moving around, falling and suffering sprains, fractures and head injuries. Try to protect your head and torso. If you are in bed, stay there, curl…
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FOREIGN arrivals to Turkey rose more than 46 percent year-on-year in July, the Tourism Ministry revealed today (Aug 25). The data showed that more than five million foreign visitors entered the country over the course of the month. Antalya and scenic Istanbul saw the highest number of visitors, nearly 1.8 million and over 1.3 million, respectively.…
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IT’S been a long time in coming – but new foreign buyers in certain Turkish provinces will now be able to get their property deeds (TAPUs) in Turkey on the same day of purchase. It puts the foreign property buyer on the same standing as that of a Turk – meaning that they can finally buy…
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VOICES understands that a new limit is being imposed on travellers buying goods at duty-free shops before they leave Turkey. From local media and Londra Gazette, the Turkish newspaper based in London, they say duty-free shops will only be able to sell a maximum of 1 carton of cigarettes, 1 litre of 1 alcoholic drink, 120 ml…
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A BRITISH dad has been detained in prison after pocketing 13 ancient coins he found snorkelling on holiday near Bodrum. Ambulance driver Toby Robyns, 52, Southwick, West Sussex, was arrested in front of his horrified family at Bodrum Airport as they prepared to fly home. Airport staff said the coins were historical artefacts. The father…
Read More A GROUP of bar owners in Altinkum have spoken of their concerns of the ongoing crackdown against music restrictions. The bar owners came together to raise their concerns about the escalating inspections on Yalı Caddesi. Chairman of Didim Tourism Association Tayyar Cengiz and Board Member Mustafa Şentürk participated in the meeting with the bar and…
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