Glenn Maffia REGRETTABLY, this year the archaeologists excavating around the Temple have been put under a ‘vow of silence’ on speaking to either writers or journalists; which leaves me firmly out in the cold. Though worry not, they are digging on public land, therefore I am free to wander around and use my eyes and,…
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THE HELP-In-Hands group is appealing to the public to help a young boy who will be the subject of a major fundraiser appeal at this year’s Summer Ball. The annual dinner is in aid of Mustafa Kemal, an 8 year old child with severe learning and movement disabilities. H-i-H’s Lynn Cole said: “His parents have…
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AROUND 220 hectares have been set aside for the installation of a solar power plant out past Mavisehir, near Didim. The plant will be undertaken by the Fethiye-based Ozyer Group company, which also has interests in construction, energy, travel and jewellery. The company has apparently obtained permissions from the agricultural authorities, the Monument board, Coast…
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A COUPLE have built a boutique hotel out of hay in the Germencik district of Aydin – about an hour from Didim. Sirem and Jason Noble made the hotel using an untested construction method to date. The hotel is planned to keep cool in summer and warm in winter and will be in service in the coming…
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A UK teacher flown back to Scotland from Izmir after contracting E.coli has died. Caroline Hope (37) was airlifted back to Scotland after a crowd-funding appeal raised £31,000 to pay for a private medical evacuation. Her mother Catherine Hope, 80, confirmed she died on Sunday at the city’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Catherine, from Clydebank, thanked…
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THIS week marks the first anniversary of the last contact between Gary Burns and his family since he went missing while working in Icmeler, near Marmaris. Gary 39, originally from Birkenhead, had been living in the country for eight years until his disappearance in August last year. He had been working in a number…
Read More THOMAS Cook Airlines has announced it will lift the ban on larger electronic devices from passengers’ hand baggage on flights from Turkey, the Independent reports. In March the Government banned laptops, tablets and e-readers from the cabins of aircraft flying from Turkey and five other countries to the UK. It followed hours after a similar…
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A GRIEF-stricken family are crowdfunding to fly their mum’s body home to east London after she died while on holiday in Turkey, the East London Advertiser reports. Heather Pyke, a 62-year-old carer from Fairfoot Road in Bromley-by-Bow, was taken ill two days into a family holiday with two daughters, a niece and a granddaughter. Her…
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THOUSANDS of visitors are flocking to Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park near Didim and Kuşadası this summer. The park’s natural beauty, its beaches and Aegean Sea, are attracting both local and foreign tourists. From early in the morning, vehicles that come into the park are causing long queues. Visitors spend time photographing nature and swimming…
Read More PASSENGERS flying with Jet2.com must now pay an additional fee if they want to guarantee their hand luggage does not end up in the hold. On busy flights it has become increasingly common for airlines to ask people to part with carry-on bags so they can be stored with the checked luggage below. Jet2.com spotted…
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