A.J. Griffiths-Jones There is an old Irish proverb that says ‘A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book’ but, how do we strike that balance in retirement? It would be very easy to take the attitude that retirement is a time for rest and relaxation with our working…
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By Glenn Maffia The cultural barometer has changed. Whereas there was an age where archaeologists excavated and shipped exquisite artefacts from strange far-flung shores for the edification and delight of the primarily, middle-class viewing public of Europe; few of whom, if any, could ever visit those lands, the weather vane has decidedly swung in the…
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Zeynep Kulakçı, Dietician I hope your 21 Days Without Sugar Challenge was successful and you observed its positive effects. I recommend you see these 21 days as a step to remove harmful sugar from your life and stay away from refined sugar as much as possible. For this week’s topic: how to prepare your body…
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By A. J. Griffiths-Jones Unless you live in a large town with good transport links, driving in Turkiye is part and parcel of the move for most expats. Renting a vehicle in the long-term simply isn’t feasible and many foreigners have opted to drive their European motor over from their home country. However, the car…
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A.J. Griffiths-Jones When we bought our apartment in a small Turkish town seventeen years ago, it was a retreat to get away from the hustle and bustle of our busy life in Shanghai. Somewhere to relax and chill out and an easy flight if friends and relatives from England wanted to join us. In all…
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As a full-time writer and the author of fourteen published books, I often find myself gathering material from some of the most unexpected places. Whether an idea comes together from a tragic accident, interaction between couples or humorous everyday situations, I’m quite often surprised at how quickly and colourfully my storylines develop. It’s become…
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By Ruken Alişkan Prior to the First World War, the settlement in Didim was around Apollon and Greeks lived there. However, with the population exchange agreement made after the war, Turks and Greeks were mutually expelled. I say “were mutually expelled” because people were hastily put on ships by soldiers without any preparation, on both…
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Glenn Maffia On reading about the investigation into the legality of the acquisitions purloined by early German archaeologists during the late 19th and early 20th centuries my initial thought was this. If these antiquities had not been removed from their original locations at that time they would have probably not survived into our current age.…
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By Glenn Maffia FOR several months I have been reading about the ongoing restoration of the Temple of Zeus Lepsynos located within the antique city of Euromos, about halfway between Didim and Bodrum. It hasn’t made for pleasurable reading from my point of view, I can assure you. Historical point Though the city probably dates…
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News of the proposed theatre upon the beach near the Luna Park brought a wry smile to my lips for two notable reasons, writes Voices columnist Glenn Maffia. Architectural terminology Firstly, the insistence on continuing to call this structure an amphitheatre shows a complete lack of knowledge of architecture. One would have thought that someone…
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