POLICE are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred in a car park close to Didim’s town centre. Local press reports suggest Mehmet Akman, 24, was stabbed to death when an argument quickly escalated. The incident occurred in a car park off Cumhuriyet Caddesi at about 11.30pm last night (Sun). The victim is said to have been…
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WHILE many tourists continue to comment adversely on the centralised part of Altinkum, which has been fenced off for what seems decades, another well-known location point is beginning to gather dust. Didim’s Customs House was opened in a fanfare in 2006 and operated for five years with regular seasonal crossing between Didim and the Greek islands,…
Read More Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach remains one of the best value-for-money holiday destinations for British tourists in 2016 for the third straight year, a new survey has shown reports Bulgaria’s Novinite. Cheap local prices in the 10 best value resorts in Europe have cushioned the impact of sterling’s slide,” the 10th annual UK Post…
Read More By Ron Brown Inter-city competition, Bodrum TEAMS from Kusadasi, Bodrum, Izmir and Didim competed in the third leg of the Aegean inter-city dart competition at the Oasis Centre in Bodrum. Didyma Darts were beaten by current league leaders Bodrum but came back comprehensively to beat Kusadasi. The picture shows the competitors at the venue. The…
Read More A great day was had by all at the Help-in-Hands Easter Sunday Funday which was held at the Toy Bar on Main Beach. Lots of British and Turkish children (and adults), joined in the traditional activities of an Easter Egg Hunt on the beach, the Easter Bonnet Parade, Egg ‘n’ Spoon races, 3-legged races and…
Read More An Airbus A300 will be sunk in the Aegean Sea off Kuşadası to serve as a reef and attract diving tourists in the resort town as part of a municipal project. The airplane, which was brought to the Güzelçamlı neighborhood of the town via five trucking rigs after being dismantled in Istanbul, will be sunk…
Read More THE largest independent tour opertor to Turkey – Jewel in the Crown Holidays – has ceased trading and gone into liquidation. The Civil Aviation Authority said there were no holidaymakers abroad at the time but that the company had 1,200 forward bookings with around 2,700 passengers affected. In a statement on its website, Jewell in…
Read MoreEASTER Sunday will see another mega-event organised by the Help-in-Hands charity team in Altinkum. The day, based out of Toy Bar, on Main Beach, will begin at 11.30am and run till about 3pm. (depending if we’ve got through all the fun Fun and games will include an Egg ‘n Spoon race, Easter Bonnet parade, Easter…
Read MoreREMEMBER the clocks go forward in Turkey this Sunday (March 27). They will be going forward one hour at 3am on Sunday – while the clocks go forward at 1am in the UK, so keeping the two-hour difference. If you are flying out of Turkey early Sunday morning, then double check your transfers and flight…
Read More ONE of the most traditional things to do this spring is to spend Easter on the beach in Didim. And one of the best places to be will be the beach party being thrown by the staff of the Pinocchio’s Bar. The bar and restaurant, one of the longest serving on the Main Beach front,…
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