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In accordance with the decision taken at the Assembly of the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul (IBB), an age limit for IETT discount cards was introduced for students over 30 years of age. For them, the discount for single trips is now 10%. Previously, the discount was 50%. For a monthly travel pass, the discount for students over 30 years of age is now 82%. At the same time, the municipality decided to provide free travel for job seekers registered with the labour exchange. They will be able to use public transport free of charge for interview travel within 3 months.

What you need to know about vehicle tax in Turkey? MTV (Motorlu Taşıtlar Vergisi) is a tax that is levied on vehicles in Turkey. The tax becomes effective from the moment of registration of the vehicle and is paid until the registration is cancelled. It is important to note that vehicles with foreign plates registered in another country are exempt from this tax. How is the tax calculated? MTV size depends on several factors: engine size, age of vehicle, type and cost of car, date of first registration. In addition, tax rates may vary annually depending on inflation and revaluation rates. When and how to pay for MTV? Tax is paid twice a year: first payment between 1 and 31 January, second payment between 1 and 31 July Payment Methods:

Freebird Airlines started direct flights from Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, to Antalya. In the summer season of 2024, the airline will operate flights on the route Chisinau-Antalya six times a week, every day except Monday. Even with the lowest tariff package, passengers are offered to carry 8 kg of hand luggage in the cabin of the plane.

The new concrete plant, built on the territory of the asphalt concrete construction site of Alanya municipality in Oba Kyzyljashehir district, has started work. Thanks to this plant, the first trial of which was very successful, the concrete production in the municipality has increased threefold. The concrete produced at the plant will be used in the concrete works of the municipality of Alanya in the city, as well as bring income to the municipality by selling concrete to other regions. In addition to the plant, an asphalt emulsion plant with a capacity of 10 tons, two combined road surfacing machines, a patching robot and a mobile waste disposal machine were also put into operation. It is noted that the mobile waste disposal vehicle was donated to the municipality of Alanya as part of the "Zero Waste" project of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. Mayor Ozcelik and his accompanying delegation inspected the factory and new vehicles: "We have achieved the ability to apply 800 meters of asphalt in two layers in an hour and a half. We have also commissioned an asphalt emulsion plant. We used to work with the Gazipasha Municipality, but now we can work independently of the neighbor. In addition, thanks to the new concrete production capacity, we will be able to sell concrete to our entrepreneurs and municipality at more affordable prices".

The municipality of Alanya has started working together with the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism to include the geographical unique taste of Alanya, Guluku soup, in the National Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Turkey by UNESCO. In this regard, the head of the sector of living heritage and cultural activities of the provincial department of culture and tourism Aysund Ciobanoglu Davulchu and her team held a meeting at the House of Culture "Cuisine" of the municipality of Alanya. During the meeting, the process of preparing Guluku soup was recorded from the beginning to the end, which is one of the important tastes of the local cuisine and the first registered soup of Antalya and Alanya. Thus, an important step of the project "Culinary Heritage of Alanya" was realized in order to draw attention to the local cuisine, popularize it and take its place in the field of gastronomy. Sevda Chapa, Environmental Protection and Control Manager, Alanya Municipality: "We re all making Guluku soup at home. He is the main soloist at our weddings, mevliets, weddings and other important events. We believe that in the near future our soup will be included in the register of intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO".

The mayor of Alanya inspected a new solar power plant in the Toslak district. After the commissioning of Ozt ketim-2, two full-fledged SES will operate in the region. Ozt ketim-2 is located on an area of 30,400 square meters. 4,192 panels with 550 W module and 20 inverters of 100 kilowatts (kW) were used in the project. The installed capacity of Ozt ketim-2 is 2305.6 kW of DC and 2000 kW of AC. Mayor of Alanya Osman Taryk Ozcelik: "We have made panels and control panels of our solar power plant called Özt ketim-2, which was previously designed by our municipality. The facility has been completed and power lines will be received this week. In the future, electricity from this facility will be transferred to our municipality. I would like to thank all those who contributed to the construction of this facility". The municipality of Alanya does not plan to stop there and in the near future will start implementing a new phase of SES - Özt ketim-3.

The cost of using private lounges for passengers (CIP Lounge) of Turkish Airlines increased by 50%. As a result of this increase, the CIP lounge fee in Istanbul increased to 1,350 lire, in Antalya and Izmir to 1,250 lire, in Bodrum to 1,450 lire, in Ankara to 900 lire, in Adana, Kaiseri, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Trablira and 750 zone. The price of the international CIP Hall in Vnukovo is now $50.

The spouses of Nelihan G ngen and Inanch G ngen, widely known on social media as "Neslim G ngen", were arrested in the course of operations "KUYU-8" organized in 25 provinces, on charges of creating an organization for the purpose of committing a crime, Laundering of criminal assets, forgery of official documents and qualified fraud (a total of 44 individual offences). A total of 54 people were detained. The operation resulted in the seizure of large quantities of illegal drugs and cosmetics, drug consignments, medical devices with forged documents and large amounts of cash. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikai: "Organized criminal organizations and those who try to launder money from criminal activities will not be tolerated. Regardless of their popularity, we will suppress the activities of such individuals and hold them accountable". Nelihan Gungen became popular on social media due to her videos about makeup and beauty. She and her husband own a network of beauty salons in Turkey.

Seventeen days before the 2024 Paris Olympics, the team was announced to represent Turkey at the Games. A total of 102 athletes, 54 women and 48 men were selected to compete for medals in 18 sports. Thus, for the second time after London 2012, the number of female athletes in our delegation exceeded the number of male athletes. The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held from 26 July to 11 August 2024. 329 medal competitions will be held in 32 sports, at 35 competition facilities, with the participation of about 10,500 athletes. In addition to the 28 major sports included in the Olympic program, Paris 2024 will host competitions in break dancing, wave surfing, skateboarding and sports climbing.

The President of Turkey announced the development of a new project aimed at stimulating the birth rate in the country. According to preliminary information, those with three children will receive a monthly child allowance of 17,000 lire. Housing benefits and car loans will be provided to families with two children. Families will also be paid a 2-year allowance for formula and diapers for each baby. During the discussion of the draft, Ayse Keshir, President of the Women s Section of the AK-Party, also proposed to lower the age limit for obtaining state support for ECO from 40 to 45 years and to give mothers the right to work part-time, until their kids go to primary school. Government representatives stated that such support would improve the quality of life of families and have a positive impact on population growth. More information on the details of the stimulus package and its implementation process will be provided in the coming days. At present, the child allowance in Turkey is 300 lire per child, 400 lire per child 2 and 600 lire per child 3.

The General Directorate of State Airports (DHMI) announced the statistics of aircraft, passengers and cargo at Antalya Airport for June: Internal passenger traffic amounted to 591,597 people, and international - 4,496,149 people. Thus, a total of 5,087,746 passengers were served in June. The number of aircraft taking off and landing at Antalya airport was 4,212 for domestic flights and 25,409 for international flights, a total of 29,621. In the first six months of the year, Antalya Airport had 14,949,800 passengers and 93,913 aircraft.

Many foreigners were interested in obtaining a residence permit on surety. Let us see what these are and what steps need to be taken. 📌 Residence Permit on surety refers to a short-term tourist residence permit (Kısa d nem Turistik). 📌 Main requirements: To obtain such a residence permit you will need a guarantor. The guarantor draws up a document from a notary, in which he takes responsibility for you. 📌 Who can be a guarantor? The guarantor can be a citizen of Turkey or holder of the residence permit. Important!- If the guarantor himself is the owner of the residence permit, the validity period of your residence permit may not exceed the validity period of the residence permit guarantor.- If your guarantor is married, his(her) spouse(s) must also write a surety.- The guarantor is not obliged to own the property. The document only has to be specified that the guarantor will provide you with housing. You must stay at the address indicated in the surety. 📌To obtain a guarantee from a notary you need: - Guarantor s passport translated and notarized- Propiska to the address- PLACE OF GUARANTEE- Personal presence of the guarantor 📌At the moment, to get a primary tourist residence on general grounds (rent/surety) has become much more difficult. The exception is Ukrainian citizens.