BURGER King in Didim will remain closed for at least 15 days, Voices has learned. A massive digging operation continues apace in the shared Carrefour car park but parts of the Burger King restaurant has been left sitting precariously on the edge of the massive hole. The development work is part of plans for an…
Read MoreMONDAY saw the release of 37 people who were detained following a rally on Sunday in Didim against the police and Gendarme crackdown in Turkey’s South East. The rally, organised by the HDP political party, saw the police use water cannon and teargas to disperse a crowd of about 150 people who had gathered at…
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I woke up on our second to last day in İdil feeling excited for Bayram celebrations and confident that we would have a good day, free from the sound of guns and bombs. I got up and dressed the children in their Bayram outfits and put my own Bayram outfit on. It wasn’t an easy…
Read MoreA SURVEY looking into the feasibility of improving Didim’s pavements and high-sided kerbing for the disabled is to be launched. Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay said at his weekly press conference that a team of officers would initially assess the ease of access for the disabled along Cumhuriyet Caddesi and to see if any improvements can be…
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THE panto season arrived in Didim with the Pirates of the Aegean playing to packed audiences. Members of Didim Glee Club pulled out all the stops for one of the best pantos in years. The December 10 performance which Voices attended – a second performance was held on December 11 – was packed with incident,…
Read MoreUPWARDS of 50 expats attended the first united Christmas carol service this week. The small Didim Chapel, which has only been open to Christain Sunday services since the autumn, was packed with expats attending the carol service last Tuesday night. The attendees were aged between six years and up to their 70s. There was a…
Read MoreDIDIM media is reporting that Dr. Fatma Aydoğan, the Didim State Hospital chief, has left her post. Dr. Fatma Aydoğan has left her position. Dr. Halil Akıl has been placed in temporary charge. Dr. Halil Akıl has been placed in temporary charge. Circumstances of Dr Aydoğan’s leaving has not been made clear, but since 2012 she…
Read MoreDIDIM’S pledge to Ataturk and Turkey has taken new strides this last week. Firstly, a 60m flagpole, which will bear a 15m by 10m Turkish flag, has been hoisted close to the Peace Garden, in Altinkum, opposite the Family Door and Seaview Restuarants. The road was cordoned off briefly while the pole was erected. Meanwhile, the…
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THOUSANDS of Didim homeowners who have had their roads upgraded and block-paved are to face demands for hundreds – and, in some cases, thousands – of Turkish Lira to pay for the work. Didim Council has just begun issuing ‘one-off’ tax demands to property owners across the resort whose Sokaks and Cadessis have been revamped…
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Syrians in Altinkum Andrea Egleton WE HAVE owned a house and had 15 years with family spending some wonderful times in Altinkum. This year my husband returned for a week alone in November and decided to stay in the Pummakale Hotel beside the football astro pitch as he’s been having a tooth implant with a…
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