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Alanya Mayor Adem Murat Yucel visited the site where the construction of the adventure park being implemented by Alanya Municipality is underway and said that the facility is in its final stages. The Macera Park project includes a skyrider, rope roads, bagjumps, big swings, climbing wall, rope swings, restaurant, administration building, stables and horse track, paintball, a 200-meter dual-channel ziplane, a place to sell local products, and a parking lot. The exact start date of the park will be known after the tender for its operation, which will be held on July 27.

Alanya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ALTSO) President Eray Erdem, together with MÜTBİR President Mustafa K ker, arrived in Ankara to address issues related to restrictions on issuing residence permits to foreigners. They met with Antalya MP Mevl t Çavuşoğlu (former foreign minister) and presented a report prepared together with ALTSO, MÜTBİR, ALSİAD and the Association of Realtors.

The General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey has passed the "Law Amending the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Mutual Recognition and Exchange of National Driving Licenses.

Farmer Feza O., who lives in Silifke district, proudly shared the news of harvesting the first crop of pitahaya on his plot. Pitahaya, popularly known as "dragon fruit," is very popular among tourists who buy this exotic fruit at local markets.

Turkish airlines has added 5 new flights between Istanbul and St. Petersburg for the summer period. The flights will be operated on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. Plus 2 more flights will be added in August.

Alanya Mayor Adem Murat Yucel visited the construction site of the large-scale project and monitored the progress of works. "As I have always said, Mahmutlar neighborhood is in dire need of social facilities as it is the fastest growing neighborhood in Alanya. As of today, we have completed 60% of the project that started a year ago. All the rough works are finished. Soon the construction will be completed and our citizens will be able to visit our new cultural and educational center," he said.

According to the Mersin Regional Forestry Department, the fires that broke out in Gulnar and Jamili districts have been brought under control. The spread of the fires has been stopped by air and ground means. Firefighters are currently controlling the areas and monitoring the current situation to avoid the emergence of new fires.

Mustafa Ercan, a 49-year-old farmer from Mersin, has been making various toys out of municipal solid waste all his life. When he was a child, his parents were unable to buy toys, so Ercan made them for himself and his siblings. Now making toys is his hobby to which he devotes his free time.

In a statement, GÖÇ said that 10 districts in Istanbul are still closed for residence permits and that the information about the closure of all districts is not true. Apparently, yesterday's confusion was due to the situation with Syrian migrants, many of whom have expired humanitarian residence permits and are illegally in Turkey.

From today in Turkey the cost of gasoline has increased by 20%. This happened due to the increase in VAT. On Saturday, a liter of gasoline cost about 28 Turkish liras, and after midnight a liter cost 34 liras (about 120 rubles). A liter of diesel fuel went up from 26.3 to 32.3 liras.

Today the whole country celebrates the Day of Democracy and National Unity - Milli Birlik ve Demokrasi G n . The holiday was celebrated after the coup attempt in July 2016. During the clashes, more than 240 people were killed and about 2,000 injured.

Istanbul, one of the most popular cities for foreigners in Turkey, has introduced a ban on issuing residence permits. Local authorities made the decision to cope with the growing number of newcomers living in the city. According to Milliyet newspaper, there are more than one million foreigners in Istanbul. According to the data, the issuance of residence permits for foreigners has been suspended in all districts of Istanbul.