Local News

Biking on the beach beat

A TEAM of four cycling cops will be on the beat around the Altinkum beach area this tourism season as part of a high visibility campaign and deterrent.

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Every Need’s new event

THE foreign and Turkish communities are being urged to dig deep to help a localized campaign raise funds for needy local children.

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Didim News in Brief: June 29

Sea cleared for mine blast The Aegean Sea was cleared of bathers off Altinkum Beach yesterday for a brief period after a sea mine, thought to dating back to the War of Independence, was discovered about 200 metres off the coast. It was safely detonated by Coast Guards. Bank rates on hold Turkey’s Central Bank…

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Top marks for Olivia

A BRITISH student has become one of the first foreign high school students in Didim to be awarded a certificate of appreciation (Teşekkür Belgesi) for achieving high marks in her schoolwork.

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Couple appeal for return of ‘special memories’

A BRITISH couple have spoken of their ‘devastation’ after a camera, containing sentimental moments of their grandchildren, was stolen in a burglary at their property in Didim. Colin and Sandra Evans, from Halesowen, near Birmingham, in the West Midlands, discovered burglars had smashed their way into their villa on Oasis Villa complex, off Adnan Menderes…

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Scuba dive courses for Didim disabled

JUNE 13 at Grand Didyma Hotel, Didim, was the first day of official scuba diver training for two excited disabled participants as a combined initiative between DIYED and Okenos Diving.

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