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Pet Cemetery Plea for Didim

CoDA’s founders, Roy and Lyn Dulledge, have petitioned the Municipality to open a pet cemetery in Didim. In the petition they prepared with the help of legislature Özlem Çokgüler, they requested the Municipality to allocate a place where burial services can be held and animals be buried. Lyn said: “We have spoken to the Mayor…

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Barut expands into Didim with new hotel

Barut Hotels, the leading hotel group in the Mediterranean Region, is on track to open Anda Barut Collection in 2024 in Didim. Barut Hotels will introduce its service quality to the region and increase its bed capacity, as well as the employment, with the 5-star Anda Barut Collection, which will serve with the luxury Barut…

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Didim author sweeps Feed My Read Awards 2022

Didim expat Maximilian Sam, has won several awards at the Feed My Reads Awards 2022. The Awards are voted on by the public with over 2,000 votes being placed during the voting window. Maximilian Sam won the Awards for his book “It’s A Stray Dog’s Life”. The children’s book focuses on the lives of three…

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Tour agents take stock of season

Meetings have been held in Didim, Kusadasi and Bodrum over the last week as travel agents and authorities came together to assess the 2022 holiday season and look to a new one. Turkish Travel Agencies Association (TÜRSAB) Chairman of the Board Firuz Bağlıkaya evaluated the 2022 tourism season in the program where he met with…

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Association launches action to protect green area

The Didim Association, established under the leadership of city planners and architects to protect nature and control urban construction, have launched a court action over suspected digging works.. The green area in front of the residences in Saplı Island in Akbük Neighborhood was opened to hotel construction in alleged violation of the law. When the…

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Plogging Group prepares for winter

Didim’s plogging group is back after the summer break and have revealed their first October meets at a monthly meeting For this month plogging will be Thursday mornings. We meet at 10.30 at Burgerking for plogging at 11.00. Here is the programme (2022): October 13: Sedef Koy October 20: Saplı Ada, Fevzipaşa (opp Maxeria Hotel)…

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Walking football continues to score big in Didim

One of Turkey’s first Walking Football communities continues to be a big hit in Didim, with nearly 120 players having joined since it was launched 25 weeks ago. The Didim Walking Football Club (DWFC) has quickly grown from a 5-a-side gathering to dozens participating at its weekly Monday morning games. It includes people who have…

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500 days to Akbük’s happy ending

THE 290 million TL second phase of the long-running Akbük sewerage works are set to get underway soon and be completed by summer 2024, local authority officials have revealed. A tender has been held and confirmed for the sewerage works to connect the infrastructure created in the first phase to the Didim pipeline network. Speaking…

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Full marks to the digital map from foreigners living in Kuşadası

The digital map, prepared by Kuşadası Municipality to enable citizens living in the city, resident foreigners and visiting tourists to easily reach their destinations, was introduced to the members of Kuşadası City Council Executive Board and Foreigners’ Assembly. Kuşadası Municipality made a presentation to the members of the Kuşadası City Council Executive Committee and Foreigners’ Assembly…

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Symbolic olive harvest held in Didim

In Didim, a symbolic olive harvest event was held on monumental olive trees in cooperation with the district governorship, municipality and chamber of agriculture. The event was hosted as part of a cooperation between Didim District Governorate, Didim Municipality and Didim Chamber of Agriculture. The first event was held at the monumental olive tree on…

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