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Easter Fun at Big Ben’s

EASTER Sunday saw hundreds of people turn out for the annual Easter activities on Altinkum beach front. Didim Help in Hands organised several activities for children and adults at Big Ben’s Restaurant – the scene that was traditionally used for Easter activities when they were run by Gordon and Ros Beveridge.

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Bake-Off and Art Combine

COOKING enthusiasts and artists combined for a novel event on Saturday at Moby Dick’s 3 in 1 Restaurant. Members of Didim Arts Society presented a series of miniature paintings they had completed as part of their annual exhibition. There was also the first annual ‘No Soggy Bottom’ bake off with sweet and spicy categories.

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Big Yacht Docks in Didim

DIDIM Marina was this week hosting the biggest yacht to visit the site in its four-year history.  The 72m long yacht, called Vicky, was conspicuous by its sheer size against other beautiful looking boats in the marina. Vicky was designed by the company H2 and it boasts beautiful interiors that can sleep up to 12 guests…

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Akbuk gets set for double celebrations

AKBUK residents are being urged to help out local concerns with a double celebration next week. Next Wednesday (April 23) sees St Georges Day coincide with Turkey’s National Children’s Day. So active residents in the community have come together to host several activities, all based at the, Akvaryum Restaurant in Akbuk.

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Editorial

By Voices Editor Andy Probert,  A WARM welcome to a new season in Didim and Akbuk. As you can see we have given the website a make-over. Please bear with us while we upload the content to these pages. Some of the present topics are empty, but will be uploaded as we go.

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Stand up and be counted

Long-time Didim resident and businesswoman Kate Ashley-Norman, of The Didim Hypnotherapy Clinic, gives her post-election views on the impact in Didim. ONCE again the start of the summer season is upon us. To be honest, this winter has been so dry and mild that it has gone in a flash. Ten years ago, Altinkum was…

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Easter weekend fun beckons

AFTER a break of two years, a programme of fun Easter weekend of activities is being planned.  The Didim Help in Hands charity will be helping to organise the Easter Sunday (April 20) at Big Ben’s Restaurant on the main beach front. There will be an egg and spoon race, Easter bonnet competition, egg painting…

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Tour of Turkey to bypass Didim

DIDIM will not feature in this year’s Presidential Tour of Cycling, or Tour of Turkey, it has been revealed. Instead, the 21 teams and 168 riders competing in this year’s 50th edition of the Presidential Tour of Cycling will skirt the town in the Stage 6 heat when it runs between Bodrum and Selcuk. The…

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Didim Mayor
Didim Mayor faces down sex tape scandal

DIDIM Mayor Mumin Kamaci – fresh from defeating two candidates to become the town’s leader in the local elections – has this week hit national headlines over claims of a sex tape scandal. Mr Kamaci, who has held power in Didim for the past two terms, was recently given the nod to run as mayor…

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Foreigners wed in Didim

A TOTAL of 48 foreigners married Turks in 2013 in Didim, the town’s wedding registrar has announced. Of these 48 weddings, 24 were British women to Turks; with the others being 11 Germans, 3 Azerbaijan, two each from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and one each from Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Kosovo. The other two weddings saw…

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