Akbük'te Yaşıyorum: Doğanın, Denizin ve Gerçekliğin Sesi

Are Mosquitoes Ruining Your Akbük Summer? Here is What the Municipality is Doing

14 July 2026 by Sabiha

Didim Belediyesi Akbük sivrisinek ve haşere ilaçlama çalışması

Didim Municipality ramps up pest control in Akbük to fight summer mosquitoes. Expat guide Jonathan explores if biocidal spraying offers a permanent solution.

Is the Bozbük Forest Fire Near Akbük Under Control?

14 July 2026 by Jonathan

Milas Bozbük ve Akbük yakınlarındaki orman yangını söndürme çalışmaları

A major wildfire in the pine forests of Bozbük has been largely contained near Akbük and Didim. Read Jonathan’s update on the evacuation and heroic response.

Can We Save Latmos? The Shocking Plan to Fell 12,000 Trees Near Akbük

14 July 2026 by Jonathan

Akbük Latmos Dağları'nda RES projesi ve ağaç kesimi tehdidi altındaki ormanlık alan.

EnerjiSA’s Wind Power Plant and TEİAŞ’s transmission lines threaten 12,000 trees in Latmos Mountains near Akbük. Read the full environmental update.

Didim Animal Welfare Scandal: What is Really Happening at the Municipal Animal Cemetery?

13 July 2026 by Jonathan

Didim Belediyesi Hayvan Mezarlığı skandalı ve aktivist İbrahim Kaya'nın iddiaları.

Serious allegations strike Didim Municipality as activist İbrahim Kaya exposes improper animal burials and potential PETVET database fraud.

Is Akbük’s Backyard Under Threat? The Toxic Ash Plan Looming Over Latmos

13 July 2026 by Jonathan

Akbük Latmos Dağları'nda Batı Kipaş kül depolama projesinin tehdit ettiği ormanlık alan.

Batı Kipaş plans a massive toxic ash landfill in the Latmos mountains, threatening stone pines, olive groves, and water basins near Akbük. Read more.

The Silent Threat of Marine Pollution

13 July 2026 by Jonathan

Didim Akbük Koyu'nda deniz kirliliği ve çevre kirliliği tehdidi.

Discover how marine pollution, microplastics, and infrastructure issues threaten Akbük Bay, and what we as expats can do to protect our Aegean paradise.

Are We Losing Latmos? The Urgent Fight to Save Our 8,000-Year-Old Ancient Neighbor

13 July 2026 by Jonathan

Akbük yakınlarındaki tarihi Latmos Beşparmak Dağları ve koruma altındaki alanlar

Vandalism and mining quarries threaten the 8,000-year-old rock art of the Latmos (Beşparmak) Mountains. Read how we can protect this ancient heritage.