THE Didim Syrian Box Appeal has been given a major boost thanks to the kind-heartedness of a British woman. Cheryl Wilson, from Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire, who used to live in Turkey, planned to visit Didim to see a friend when she heard of the local appeal, backed by Voices. Through a local charity contact on…
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A WEEKLY playgroup has been launched at a Didim cafe and play centre. Zebra Playgroup will open for families on Thursdays from 9.15am to 11.30am. Zebra Cafe and Play Centre is located between The Box bar and Valliler School, in Altinkum. The cost is 10Tl per child and this will include a snack, the chance…
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MEMBERS of an Akbuk complex raised 1,100TL through a sponsored swim and a ‘bottle’ tombola to help buy aid for Syrian refugees. Residents on the Summer Breeze complex got behind a sponsored 3km swim by Malcolm Cheadle and a freind from Ulaş to Akbuk harbor. This was then followed up by a raffle of various…
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SEVERAL countries have issued travel warnings for Turkey in the wake of Saturday’s dual suicide bombing. A total of 15 countries stepped up advisories. They include the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands and Iran, Bugun media reported. The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office updated…
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UP to a thousand people joined for a protest walk late Saturday in Didim in protest at the worst terror attack in Turkey in Ankara, which left at least 95 dead, including a student from the town. Members of the Didim Democracy Platform joined in a walk at about 5.30pm from the old CourtHouse on…
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THE death toll of the twin terror blasts in Ankara today (Sat) has reached 95 people. Among the first to be identified is a foreign languages student from Didim. Elif Kanlioglu, aged 20 and studying foreign languages at the University of Mersin, was reported to have been among the dead in the devastating blasts that targeted…
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Exclusive A 20-year-old student from Didim has been named among the 86 people to have died in the twin bombing in Ankara. Elif Kanlioglu was the daughter of Ümit Kanlıoğlu who runs a private driver training agency in Didim. Elif was in her second year studying foreign languages at the University of Mersin. She was among…
Read MoreVoices Newspaper is experiencing difficulties in accessing its social media platforms. It seems that Facebook, Twitter and other platforms have either been blocked or slowed down by the Turkish authorities following the twin bombing in Turkey. We will try to get normal service back as soon as we can.
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THE 27-YEAR-OLD owner of an Internet shop has been severely wounded after he was shot twice in an apparent argument. Hasan Ünlü was shot to the body at 8.45pm last night (Tues Oct 6) after a car pulled up outside his shop in Kafadarlar Caddesi, Efeler Quarter, and a suspect opened fire with a gun. Earlier in…
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DIDIM Mayor Deniz Atabay has pledged council funding to buy 100 school uniforms for local ‘needy’ pupils. In his weekly press conference, he highlighted a number of issues: School uniforms The mayor said the Didim Municipality’s Cultural and Social Affairs Department had agreed to fund uniforms and shoes for 100 ‘neediest’ children. Names would be identified…
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