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Have you noticed that bakeries in Turkey sell a special kind of bread during the holy month of Ramadan? This fragrant lavash is called Ramazan Pidesi - Ramadan pita. It weighs 250 grams and is baked during the fast and the holiday after it. In the shops of Alanya, the price of lavash is 7.5 lire. However, locals usually buy it at kiosks belonging to the City Administration, because there it costs only 6 lire. Have you tried Ramadan pita yet?

And again, good news from Mersin! Already this year, they promise to open the first metro line with a length of 13.4 km, consisting of 11 stations. The starting point is the municipality of Mezitli. The new metro will be equipped with smart city technology, a fully automated control system, the latest escalators and elevators. Upon completion of two more branches, the total length of the Mersin metro will be 34.4 km. It is planned to fully complete the construction of the metro by 2026.

Great news! It is now possible to send money from Russia to Turkey through the salons of the Megafon mobile operator. To send funds, you need to specify the recipient's IBAN (account number in a Turkish bank)and his full name in Latin. You send rubles, the recipient withdraws lira from the Turkish account.

Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urban Development and Climate of Turkey, shared excellent news about the opening of the largest park in the country in the near future. "There are only a few days left before the completion of the construction of the Ataturk Airport National Park and the grand opening of the park with the participation of our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will take place very soon," he said.

The second Turkish Togg T10X car was presented to the President of Azerbaijan. The keys to the car were handed to Ilham Aliyev during a working meeting with the Turkish delegation, who arrived in Baku. We remind you that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan became the owner of the first Togg electric car that came off the assembly line.

140 million euros will be invested in the modernization of Antalya Airport by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. It is planned to build a solar power plant near the airport to reduce the energy costs of its maintenance. The timing of the work has not yet been announced, but they promise that they will not affect the capacity and operating mode of the airport in any way.

Inverted tulips, or as they are also popularly called "crying bride", are a plant endemic to Turkey. The famous architect of the Ottoman Empire Mimar Sinan used images of these flowers in the construction of the Selimiye Mosque in the city of Edirne.They bloom for a short time, only 20 days and are strictly protected by the state. The fine for collecting these flowers is 244,315 lire!

The head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Irkut Chelebi said that after a 9-year break, the Trabzon - Sochi ferry service will be resumed. The corresponding agreement will be signed on April 6, and the first flight will be performed on May 1, 2023. The ferry has a capacity of 300 passengers, 200 cars, 6 buses and 12 containers.

We remind you that the spring tax period has begun in Turkey, which will last until the end of May. The tax is calculated based on the cadastral value of real estate:residential real estate: 0.1 - 0.2%commercial: 0.4%agricultural land: 0.2%land plots for the construction of commercial real estate: 0.6% The tax can be paid by coming with a tapu (certificate of registration of ownership) to the city Administration. On the website of the Administration of Alanya you can do it online. https://e-belediye.alanya.bel.tr/webportal/index.php https://e-belediye.alanya.bel.tr/webportal/index.php

The Government of the Russian Federation has established the procedure for receiving pensions and social benefits for Russian citizens living abroad. They will be able to receive funds in rubles to accounts opened in Russian or foreign banks. The relevant document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

With the arrival of spring, green almonds chala ( agla) and plums (yesil erik) appeared on sale in the bazaars of Turkey. They are sold for a very short time, no more than 20 days, but they are in great demand among the local population. Turks eat them raw, dipping them in salt and sometimes in olive oil. It is believed that unripe almonds and plums are rich in vitamins and minerals, and the female part of consumers also claims that they help to lose weight.

Today, at a meeting of the Turkish parliament, the proposal of deputies of the CHP party to ban the sale of housing to foreign citizens was rejected. The proposal was not supported by the deputies of the AKP and MHP parties.