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Tatneft bought the remaining 50% of the shares of the fuel company "Aytemiz Akaryakıt Daşıtım A.Ş.", owned by the holding "Doğan Şirketler Grubu Holding", for 168 million dollars.Taking into account the estimated debt at the closing date, the total amount of the transaction amounted to $ 336 million.

The new museum building was designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano. The museum with an area of 10.500 m2 is located on the embankment of the Karakey district. "The New York Times" included the museum in the list of "52 places to go in 2023". In addition to the exhibition halls, there is a library, educational workshops, a cafe and a shop on the territory of the museum.

A hot pepper contest was held at the 24th Festival of Agriculture in Antalya. The winner of the contest ate 260 grams of hot pepper in 3 minutes and received a prize of 5,000 lira. The second and third places were taken by participants who ate 242 and 238 grams of pepper. They won 3,000 and 2,000 lire respectively. The municipality of the city gave 500 liras to all 15 participants of the competition.Do you buy hot peppers at the bazaar?

The traffic police of Manavgat fined the driver for drunk driving in the amount of 25,521 liras. The driver Nurettin Bashkara fell asleep in his car right on the roadway, where he was detained by police officers.

The Rector of the University of Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Yiversitesi (ALKÜ) Ekrem Kalan announced the signing of a contract for the construction of a solar power plant on the territory of the university in Kestel. Solar panels with a total area of 90 thousand m2 will be installed on the roof of the campus and parking. After commissioning, the station will not only fully meet the needs of the university and the campus for electricity, but will also supply energy to all districts of Alanya, including Gazipasha, and will save about 47 million liras. It is planned that the plant will generate 2 million 100 thousand kW of energy per year.

Great news from Turkish Finance Minister Noureddine Nebati! During a meeting with members of the Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MTSO) The Minister said that the first test flight at the new airport will be made on May 4, and regular flights will start operating in June!

On May 2, the opening of a new solar power plant "Karapınar" - the largest SES in Europe - took place in Konya.The 1,350 MW power plant consists of 3,256,038 solar panels. Annually "Karapınar" will produce 3 billion kW of electricity, which will satisfy the needs of about 2 million people and prevent emissions of 2 million tons of harmful substances into the environment.

According to the Statistical Institute of Turkey (TÜIK), the average life expectancy of the country's residents in 2019 - 2022 was 77.7 years. At the same time, women live 5.5 years longer: the average life expectancy of men is 75 years, women 80.5 years.

The harvest of plums and apricots has begun in Mersin. It is planned to collect 150 thousand tons of apricots and 24 thousand tons of plums. 85% of apricots sold in the bazaars of Turkey are grown in Mersin.In addition to the domestic market, Mersin plums and apricots are exported to Europe, Russia and the Middle East.

On May 3, 2023, Turkey will host the opening ceremony of the Zigana tunnel with a length of 14.5 km. It will be the longest in Europe and the third longest in the world! The tunnel connects the provinces of Trabzon and Gyumushkhane and reduces travel time from 1.5 hours to 40 minutes. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will take part in the ceremony.

Istanbul Airport was awarded for the second time in the nomination "the most convenient international airport for family holidays". The award ceremony "Wherever Awards 2023" was held in Washington on April 13.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his address to foreign citizens living in the country or planning to move, made important statements:- the validity period of imported phones in Turkey will be increased to 180 days.- re-entry into the country by car will be possible in just 30 days.- it is planned to sign an agreement with other countries on mutual recognition of military service.