AS reports came in late last night (TUES) of another refugee disaster off the coast of Didim, parts of our Turkish and foreign communities responded admirably to donate clothing and blankets. Baby dies, Didim responds Social media sent out appeals for clothing after it emerged that a group of mainly Syrians had been rescued after their…
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THE number of foreign arrivals to Turkey continued to drop in September, according to data released by the Tourism Ministry. The number of foreigners arriving in Turkey in September 2015 was 4.25 million, down 2.31 percent from the same month of previous year, according to the ministry’s data. The data showed the declining trend in…
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A BRITISH passenger is reported to have been found hanged at a Turkish airport after apparently missing her flight. Jaqueline Anne Sutton, (50), was found dead in a toilet at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport. Ms Sutton (pictured, Dogan News Agency) had arrived at the airport from London with Turkish Airlines flight TK-1986 at 10:00pm on Saturday night. She…
Read MoreREPRESENTATIVES from England and Italy were in Didim this week as part of a joint catering educational project with the town’s Zeynep Mehmet Dönmez Vocational and Technical High School. The participants from Lewisham, Southwark College (England), coordinating-college Zeynep Mehmet Dönmez Vocational, Venosa Beach Resort & Spa and IAL Innovazione Apprendimento Lavoro Friuli Venezia Giulia Srl…
Read MoreTURKEY’S tourism industry may close this year with around $10-11 billion in losses amid a dramatic loss in Russian tourists and a sharp slash in hotel room prices across the country, according to leading sector representatives. “Turkey’s tourism sector grew in double digit figures in the last 25 years. The sector has, however, faced tough times…
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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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