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Easter Fun this Sunday at The Blue

A FUN-filled family fun day will be hosted by the Blue Restaurant, at Yesilkent, this Sunday. All the details are on the below image, with all the proceeds going to the local Every Need School Appeal.

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Easter Church services in Didim

ARE you looking to mark Easter in the traditional way? Well why not make a visit to the first ever Easter church service at the newly opened Didim Chapel. After successfully holding a popular Christmas service, the team at the St Mary’s Anglican and Ecumenical Christian Fellowship will be holding Holy Communion this Sunday (March 27)…

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Wedding salon refurb completed

DIDIM’S Wedding Hall has undergone a spruce up and is now ready to host wedding events again, according to Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay. The hall, located in Yenihisar Park and close to Didim Library, had a month long revamp with work being carried out on its roof, ceilings, toilets and new electrics. Atabay said: “The…

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Turkish builders take lessons!

DIDIM’S Vocational Training Centre is hosting a number of courses for construction sector employers and employees. In conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce, course students are undergoing 40 hours of training on a variety of issues affecting the building sector, including working in hazardous areas and at very dangerous heights. Those that finish the courses…

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Campaign ramps up on unclaimed boats

With the ongoing pouring of Syrian refugees into and out of Didim, the town’s Gendarme has been active in checking the paperwork and authenticity of boats in the area. They have intensified their efforts to crackdown on human smuggling and are zeroing in on unnamed and unclaimed boats around the Didim coastline. They are acting in…

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Ministry of Culture’s Altinkum office

EXCLUSIVE (only two years late) ON the rounds this morning, Voices has stumbled – literally – on a Ministry of Culture and Tourism information centre and in Altinkum! And it’s right on the front – directly opposite the sculptures by the Didim Tea Garden where the day boats normally are. And what shocked us even…

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Turkey’s plan to boost tourism sector

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced a financial support package for the tourism sector, which has been shaken by geopolitical tension in the region. In the press conference held yesterday to announce a “2016 Tourism Action Plan”, Davutoglu said there would be numerous advantages and support schemes ranging from grant-in-aid to long-term loans for…

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Inquiry into vehicle insurance fee hike

SKY rocketing increases in vehicle insurance in Turkey has provoked an inquiry by the Competition Authority. Sabah said that following complaints claiming increases in the cost of mandatory vehicle insurance are extreme, the Competition Authority has launched a preliminary investigation into the practices of specific insurance companies. The fee for mandatory vehicle insurance rose from…

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Turkish holiday specialist ceases trading

(TTG) LONDON-based Turkish holiday tour operator – Elixir Holidays – has ceased trading, with the CAA stepping into refund holidaymakers. Around 300 people were booked to travel, but the tour operator had no-one abroad at the time. Andy Cohen, head of Atol, told TTG: “At one of the busiest periods for booking holidays, the collapse…

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New ‘hotel land’ for Didim and Akbuk

LAND for three hotels have been allocated by the Turkish government for the Didim region in a recent announcement. The government has allocated ‘land for tourism’ for three hotels: 2 in the Kocaharip district, which is located out towards Imbat, Didim, and one for the area of Kizilyer, thought to be located between Akbuk and…

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