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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I am moving away from my usual subject of history writing for this article as I feel we are all living through a moment of significant history today, and one has to concentrate on the now, as well as the past, for guidance, writes Glenn Maffia. Italy’s tourism secretary Lorenza Bonaccors, recently stated, “This might…
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HOW time rushes past faster than the Doppler Effect. Now all we can view is the diminishing red-shift as it fades into that oblivion of mere memories. Though what memories they truly were. British Museum 2017 was delightfully prefaced by my visit to the British Museum to meet Dr Ian Jenkins, senior curator responsible for the…
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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…
Read MoreThis 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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Andy Probert: SO another year down, and another year sorting out the residence application here in Turkey. This time, I first had to apply online. After a few hairy moments on the website – https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/ – I eventually got through to the end and arranged for my ‘interview application’ for Friday. What you need before you…
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AS Turkey’s rental law changes begin to bed in, Voices has some advice and tips from those at the sharp end of applying the law. The new laws compel home owners who rent their properties on a short-term basis (daily or weekly) to register them with the local authorities. In Didim, Voices understands Altinkum Premier…
Read MoreGlenn Maffia NO doubt this will long be remembered as ‘the season to forget’ for the traders of Didim, for it has been comprehensively woeful. Will more affluent times be awaiting us upon the next corner into the future? I am sure it shall, especially if this town begins to realize that there is an…
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Voices columnist Glenn Maffia IT HAS been so very obvious that the parking restrictions in and around Main Beach has been a triumphal success in reducing the number of vehicles congregating there. Once again it is a feather in the cap of Deniz Atabay’s Belediye.
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