Update :
The new 70 million dollar Didim D-Marin which will officially open May 1, 2009 is located between Third Beach and Parlementerler Sitesi.This marina is constructed on a 500,000 square meter plot by the Dogus Group Company. The marina is being built on a build-operate-transfer model for 25 years by the Dogus Group, one of Turkey’s leading construction companies
It will have a capacity of 600 berths, 600 spaces in the sea and a travel lift for 400 tonnes and 75 tonnes. The marina will have ferryboat management for cruises to the Greek islands of Kalimnos, Kos and Leros, as well as a customs post, port authority facilities and a passport control unit. This marina will be one of the largest marinas on the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. It will service even the needs of mega-yachts, which are increasing in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Berths at the marina will be available for long leases directly from D-Marin and will offer incoming boats TV and internet connection, as well as electric and water services.
The marina will also include a petrol station, shopping centre, supermarket, banks, swimming pool, fitness centre, sports facilities and a culture centre.
The official ground-breaking of the Didim Marina took place on February 22 of 2007 and was attended by marina builder’s Dogus’ Chief Executive Ferit Sahenk and Vice Chairwoman Filiz Sahenk, as well as Didim Mayor Mumin Kamaci, Aydin Governor Mustafa Malay and Transport Minister Binali Yildirim.
During the ceremony Dogus’ Chief Executive Ferit Sahenk said that the Didim marina would bring extra new business to the area. He also said that yachtsmen would be keen to use the marina as it was on the Cesme, Kusadasi, Bodrum, Datca and Marmaris routes, while ferry boats from the Greek islands of Kos, Samos, Kalimnos, Leros and Patmos would be an addition. Mayor of Didim Mumin Kamaci also said the marina will be an important investment for the country in general and will help revive the regional economy. Furthermore, the Transport Minister, Binali Yildirim, said that the project will be the key to providing a 12 month tourism economy for Altinkum and the rest of the resort.
http://www.dogusmarina.com.tr/didim/index_en.html
