Disneyland is coming to Mugla, Turkey
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| 7th February, 2009 |
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Turkey is to build a Disneyland resort in the Mugla Province near the town of Oren.
Disneyland Turkey will be larger than Eurodisney Paris. Construction will take 2 years. It will be built over an area of 1.3m square metres and will employ 17,000 staff.
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The price of Turkey
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| 27th January, 2009 |
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A new report from the Post Office has named Turkey as one of the world's top ten destinations for affordable holidays...
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Turkey elected to UN Security Council – and sees its tourist figures rise
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| 5th December, 2008 |
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Recently the United Nations showed the extent to which Turkey has gained worldwide acceptance by electing this predominantly Muslim nation to the UN Security Council. When the Council expanded in 1966 it designated two of its 10 elected seats for Western Europe and “others”, but significantly neglected to approach Turkey. This category was typically filled by countries like Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. This time, however, Turkey and Austria have been elected to represent western Europe after defeating Iceland in the General Assembly elections.
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Hollywood comes Didim Marina
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| 11th November, 2008 |
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A HOLLYWOOD ‘A’ list celebrity and yacht owner is heading a high powered list of mega-yacht owners looking to moor up when the new $52 million Didim marina opens next May, Voices can reveal.
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$150 million rebuild plans for Temple of Artemis
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| 11th November, 2008 |
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AMBITIOUS plans have been unveiled for the rebuilding of the Temple of Artemis - one of the original seven wonders of the world at Selçuk, near Izmir.
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TURKEY SCORES A HOLE IN ONE WITH NEW GOLF COURSES
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| 7th October, 2008 |
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Turkey has scored a birdie in 2008 by winning the title of ‘Best Golf Destination of the Year in Europe’ as developers line up to create courses in the country, writes Andrew Collier.
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Open air museum takes shape
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| 10th August, 2008 |
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THE month-long competition to decide on the best sculpture among international participants is slowly drawing to a close in Didim as part of the Meandros Festival celebrations.
The 1st Didyma Stone Sculpture Symposium has featured five scultptors whose works will mark the start of an open air museum to complement the ruins of the Temple of Apollon.
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Numbers up for British tourists
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| 10th August, 2008 |
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THE number of British tourists visiting Turkey increased remarkably in 2008 and realized above expectations due to Europe's being more expensive, Ahmet Barut, chairperson of Turkish Hoteliers Federation (TUROFED) on Sunday.
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More air links for Turkey
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| 10th August, 2008 |
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PEGASUS Airlines is set to increase the flight frequency on its route connecting London Stansted Airport with Istanbul.
From September 1, the carrier will add an extra weekly flight to its current thrice-weekly service, followed by a fifth connection from October 1.
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Marina continues at full speed
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| 10th August, 2008 |
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ONE of the biggest marinas in Turkey – and less than two kilometres from Aegean Resorts’ newest projects – is taking shaping at a rapid rate as it seeks to be operational by next summer.
The marina, in Altinkum, as these pictures show, is being developed close to the Aegean Resorts’ Aegean Villas complex, and the exciting Legends Cove project which will be unveiled in due course.
The £30 million marina is seen as the key to providing a 12-month tourism economy for Altinkum and the rest of the resort.
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Ferry heads to Kos
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| 16th July, 2008 |
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THE maiden voyage of the Altinkum to Kos ferry launched at 9.30am today with 110 excited British and Turkish passengers onboard - and all looking forward to a big day out.
The passengers, including foreign residents looking to get their visas renewed for a further three months, spoke of their delight at taking the opportunity to be among the first to be on Aegean Jet for the 1hr and 15 minute trip to the Greek island.
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Title deeds ‘from next week’
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| 16th July, 2008 |
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TITLE deeds held up by recent law changes will begin to be issued to foreigners from next week, it has been predicted.
Didim Title Deeds manager Hüseyin Akdi told Voices Newspaper that his officers would await a letter from the Land Registry confirming the law following disclosure in the Official Gazette.
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Pianist enchants Temple audience
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| 14th July, 2008 |
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THE SOUNDS of a piano echoed through the ruins of the Temple of Apollon for the first time in its 2,500-year history.
For the recital of the renowned pianist Gülsin Onay, who came to Didim for the Festival Meandros, a piano was brought from the Bilkent University. The piano was taken into the temple by the aid of a lifting crane.
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Sally Gunnell: Turkey Takes Gold
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| 7th July, 2008 |
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Former Olympic hurdler Sally Gunnell lives in Sussex, where she runs a personal development centre. Earlier this year, she made her first step on to the overseas property ladder with a villa in Turkey.
Tell Us About Your New Purchase
I’ve bought a three-bedroom, two bathroom semi-detached villa in the Legends Cove resort in Turkey with my husband, Jon. It’s in Imbat Bay on the Didim Peninsula and has lots of space, with various terraces and a garden, which should be great for my three young children – Finley, Luca and Marley.
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Major festival opens
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| 29th June, 2008 |
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BRITISH residents and holidaymakers are being urged to cross the cultural divide and attend one of the many highlights of the Meandros Festival which began yesterday (Friday June 27).
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Didim takes on the World
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| 23rd June, 2008 |
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ONE of the exclusive and biggest cruise liners, The World, caused astonishment to Altinkum residents and holidaymakers when it docked several hundred metres from Main Beach on Saturday.
The World, which caters for the jetset rich, is 12 storeys high and has 165 rooms ranging in price from 500,000 dollars up to 1.5 million dollars. It caters for between 150-200 passengers
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Golf’s 20 million Euro carrot
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| 15th June, 2008 |
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FOUR investors have visited Didim this week to investigate the potential of kick-starting the much-vaunted golf course projects.
Two Swedish and two Turkish groups visited the area to look at land off the road on the way to Akbük which has been allocated by government ministers for golf tourism.
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Pearl of the Aegean
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| 9th June, 2008 |
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DIDIM Mayor Mumin Kamaci has declated the opening of the new port a major successfor the resort
He said the opening would broaden the horizons of Didim’s outlook and try to capture more tourists.
Mr Kamaci said: “Didim will know no obstacles in the process of growth now.”
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Ships bring tourism boost
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| 1st June, 2008 |
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AN EXTRA 38 cruise ships will visit Didim over the summer and bring thousands more visitors to the area, it has been disclosed.
Sukrü Tugay, assistant chief executive officer of the Yesil Marmaris company, which is acting as agents for Windstar Cruise Liners, said that between 10,000 and 15,000 tourists would pass through the international port gates this season.
This would provide a massive boost to Didim which normally sees about 60,000 tourists each year.
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Countdown to festival
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| 24th May, 2008 |
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MAJOR preparations for the Meandros Festival, which aims to create ‘historic holidays’ in Didim, is moving at full speed.
The festival, which runs from June 27 to July 27, will host events such as a sculpture symposium, a photography camp, concerts at ancient sites, culture trips and village dinners.
The Didim Council press office announced the final participants for the sculpture symposium.
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Didim’s ship finally comes in
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| 21st May, 2008 |
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THE first passengers arrived at Didim’s International Port today to be met by Turkish music, smiles, hand-shakes, as well as roses from Mayor Mümin Kamaci, and his wife Serife.
The historic landing came as the first batch of passengers from Wind Spirit hopped off a small boat dispatched from the cruise ship at about 10.30am. The first passenger to alight from the boat was Brazilian Adriana Ronaldo.
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Wind power for Didim village
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| 3rd May, 2008 |
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A NETWORK of wind turbines from Denmark is to generate power for a village near Didim – and potentially the resort itself in the future.
Akyeniköy’s Mayor Yilmaz Öz said 15 wind turbines, each 78 metres high, would be installed by Denmark firm Iyen Energy to generate electricity for the village.
He said the electricity produced would even be enough for Didim in the future.
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Children celebrate in Didim
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| 26th April, 2008 |
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YOUNGSTERS from across Didim and the world came together on Wednesday Apr 23 to mark National Sovereignty and Children’s Day.
The day, bestowed on children by Atatürk, Turkey’s founding father, was celebrated with much enthusiasm in Didim, with British children attending Valiler Elementary School also taking part in the ceremonies.
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Marina breezes on
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| 15th April, 2008 |
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THE development of Didim Marina continues at full speed, with the constructor’s claiming it could be operational by May next year.
With 120 workers on site, about 80 per cent of the marina’s construction and 60 per cent of infilling are now complete. It will eventually have a capacity of 650 yachts on land and 450 at sea.
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Britons prefer to do it in Didim
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| 12th April, 2008 |
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BRITONS are doing it all over Didim, but the Germans prefer to do it Antalya. Buying homes that is!
Latest figures released from the Land Registry General Directorate reveal that 73,000 foreigners own 38.42 million square meters of real estate in Turkey.
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A ‘sister’ for Didim
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| 12th April, 2008 |
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CLOSER links between Didim and the Greek city of Hrisopolis are to be promoted following the setting up of an historic ‘freiendship’ initiative.
A Fraternity and Friendship Protocol was signed by the Didim Council and the Hrisopolis Council of Greece at Kamaci 3 Restaurant.last Friday (Apr 5).
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Port gets second wind
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| 12th April, 2008 |
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A TWICE-A-WEEK ferry service from Altinkum to Kos will be launched sometime during the summer, Voices can reveal.
News of the much-delayed service was unveiled this week as it was announced that Didim International Port, the newest on the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, will open officially on May 1.
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