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Turkish statistical institute TurkStat has published data on international migration in the country. According to the data, the number of people emigrating from Turkey increased by 62.3% compared to 2021, while the number of people emigrating from abroad to Turkey decreased by 33.2%.

The second phase of the Dr. Devlet Bah eli Beach Park in Anamur district of Mersin has been completed and put into operation. Anamur Mayor Hidayet Kılın said that the project was fully realized with funds from the municipality. The park has bicycle and pedestrian paths, basketball and volleyball courts, as well as an amphitheater and parking lot. At the opening ceremony, he congratulated the citizens on the completion of the second phase of the project and thanked the staff for their work. He also said the municipality will continue to work on improving the region's shoreline to make it more attractive in terms of tourism.

The inauguration ceremony of the airport in Ercan, located 20 km from Nicosia, was held in the TRNC. It is stated that after the reconstruction, during which the old terminal was replaced by a new modern building with an area of 128 thousand m2, the airport will be able to receive up to 10 million passengers a year. The 3200 m long and 45 m wide runway is suitable for all types of aircraft. In total, more than 400 million euros were spent on the reconstruction of the airport.

A team of scientists led by Quentin Atkinson, a specialist in evolutionary biology from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, conducted a study analyzing more than 100 modern and ancient languages using computer methods. After that they concluded that Anatolia (the territory of modern Turkey) is the birthplace of Indo-European languages, which nowadays are spoken by more than 3 billion people.

The new mall, located 13 km from the center of Alanya, offers the following brands: Madame Coco, Defacto, Mavi, Boyner outlet, Pierre Cardin, Rossman, GAP, Jack Jones, National Geographic, Ecrou, Özdilek, Levi*s, Calvin Klein, Bulldozer, Fossil, Adidas, Scechers, Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, Under Armour, Nautica, U.S.Polo ASSN..., United Colors of Benetton, Aeropostale, B G store, David Jones, Fabrika, Lee Cooper. Gloria Jeans and Dagi will be opened in the nearest future. There is also a Burger King fast food restaurant, a Migros supermarket, a souvenir store and a pharmacy in the shopping center.

Alanya Municipality has completed the construction of the Hapıllar Children's Park. The park has an area of 2500 m2 and includes a children's playground, fitness equipment, table tennis, basketball court, gazebos with benches, garbage garbage cans, parking lot, toilet and a decorative windmill. The park is located in Payallar East at 14135 G k eler Street.

Alanya Mayor Adem Murat Yucel announced that the 17th National Oil Wrestling Festival (G kbel Yaylası Yağlı Pehlivan G reşleri) will be held on August 12 and 13 on the G kbel Plateau. Turkish g reş oil fights are one of the oldest sports. The first fights were held in 1361 in Edirne (Kırpkınar). The Kırpkınar Festival is considered the largest g reş festival in Turkey. It is even listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest competition in terms of time.

Yenişihir Municipality continues to work on creating comfortable conditions for stray animals in the urban environment. On the territory of the Mersin University campus, a spacious room is being built on a 7500 m2 plot of land for them, where they will be fed and given the necessary medical care.

In Alanya during a special operation law enforcement agencies detained fraudsters who fraudulently obtained 500 million Turkish liras from citizens. The fraudsters promised customers a 5% monthly income and they quietly transferred large sums to the accounts of the attackers, however, the company turned out to be a regular pyramid scheme. During the search in the office of the company 40 cell phones, 15 computers, 5 tablets and 34 debt receipts were seized. As part of the investigation, 7 suspects were detained, including one woman.

According to the decision of the President of the Russian Federation from August 1, 2023 the system of issuing single electronic visas to foreign citizens will start working. Visas issued online will be valid throughout the territory of the Russian Federation.

We hasten to reassure - this is not a barbaric attitude of Turks to manual labor, but a long-standing tradition. Every year in Antalya, thousands of colorful carpets are laid out in the fields where wheat has recently been harvested. For days on end, the carpets will lie under the rays of the scorching sun. The purpose of this drying is to cleanse the products of germs and dust, and to produce softer colors of the carpets themselves. In the sun, the colors become softer and more muted. Such handmade carpets "aged" in the sun with a variety of traditional patterns are especially valued by foreign tourists. Their cost can reach several thousand dollars. These carpets are often purchased by buyers from the USA, Europe, Australia and Japan.

Let's let ourselves gossip a little on a day off and discuss the news of Mersin's social life. Right now everyone here is hearing about a couple of newlyweds who had a double wedding. Double weddings, of course, are not uncommon. What is being discussed is the fact that the second couple were the pets of the newlyweds, namely their dogs.