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Didim Altinkum Marina
Dogus Group which has opened Dogus Turgutreis Marina Complex (D-Marin) in 2003 has started constructions of a new marina in Didim. Didim is a small town on the western Aegean coast of Turkey. It is a popular holiday resort with long sandy beaches, watersports, hotels, a weekly market, a waterpark and the historic Temple of Apollo at Didyma. The town is located on one end of Gulluk Korfez, a bay that is also home to Akbuk, Gulluk, Torba, Turkbuku and Yalikavak on the Bodrum peninsula, and spans Aydin and Mugla provinces.
According to reports at newspapers last week, Didim D-Marin will be ready spring 2009. It will have 600 yachts on land and 625 yachts capacity in sea. The complex will have swimming pool, shopping center, supermarket, and social clubs. Moreover, it will have a small port for ferries that will operate to Greek islands close by.
It is reported that the main purpose of the marina is to give repair and maintenance services to yachts that is over 35 meters and 150 tones. The complex will be a build-operate-transfer model for 25 years and costs around US$50 million.
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