Local News

Potty plants plan panned!

DIDIM Council’s purge of everything on the streets has reached new heights of silliness – after a bar was told to remove its plants and trees! The shrubs and young trees around the Lounge Bar, in Manastir Caddesi, have been a focal point and helped to offset the surrounding street scene for many years. But…

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Lounge Bar: The ‘local’ you can trust

Advertorial LOOKING for a bar that serves up fabulous food, treats you like a member of the family and where you can feel safe and secure? Then come on over to Lounge Bar. Lounge Bar is a trusted name in the expat community, where you enter as a respected guest and leave as a friend.…

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Didim graduate reaches Elite final

A DIDIM student has been plucked from obscurity to be one of the finalists of the Elite Miss Turkey 2015. Çağla Gülşah Kabaca, a 21-year-old, will be among 22 finalists bidding for the top title on June 11. She is currently a 3rd year English student at Pamukkale University and is the daughter of Kurtul…

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Didim’s Wedding of the Year

TURKISH, GREEK and other European nationalities converged on the Palm Wings Hotel at the weekend for what can arguably be one of the biggest weddings so far this year in Didim.

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Didim News in Brief: June 8

Didim News in Brief No helmet riders face police fines TRAFFIC police have launched a major crackdown on motorcyclists caught without protective helmets.

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Didim News in Brief: June 8

Didim News in Brief No helmet riders face police fines TRAFFIC police have launched a major crackdown on motorcyclists caught without protective helmets.

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A decade on…Spot the difference?

This is a piece that columnist Glenn Maffia first had printed on May 10, 2005, in the Didymian, the forerunner to the Voices Newspaper. GOOD to see the first waves of tourists arriving last week, and so refreshing to meet a number of Germans. If the town is to succeed in establishing itself as a…

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