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According to the decision, which will come into force on March 5, 2023, citizens of Turkey and 18 other countries will be entitled to a multiple-entry 6-month visa when booking a hotel or other accommodation facility.

On the evening of February 20, two tremors of magnitude 5.8 and 6.4 were recorded in the Turkish province of Hatay. Earthquakes were also felt in Syria, Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Palestine. 6 dead and 213 wounded are reported.The Ministry of Disaster and Emergency Management of Turkey AFAD has already reported that aftershocks after the main earthquake can last for several months, so residents and emergency services of risky regions were prepared for such a development of events, which allowed avoiding a large number of victims.

After the earthquake that occurred in Hatay the day before, the echoes of which touched Antalya and Alanya, the chairman of the Antalya branch of the Chamber of Geophysicists, Erman Kaptanoglu, made a statement regarding the concerns of residents of the Antalya coast.In his opinion, the Antalya region has always been prone to minor earthquakes, so one should not succumb to general panic.

"My house is your house" is the name of the project, the purpose of which is to provide housing for people affected by the earthquake. Owners who do not live in their apartments are invited to rent them to the victims. Utilities and insurance will be paid by the state. You can view the conditions and submit an application on the website https://evimyuvanolsun.org/

Another example of solidarity and mutual assistance in difficult times for Turkish citizens was shown by the heads of the Turkish bank "Iş Bankası".Representatives of the bank said that the debts of people who died in the earthquake will be canceled and will not be recovered from the relatives of the victims.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a one-time payment to citizens affected by the earthquake. The amount of the payment will be 100,000 Turkish liras.

The campaign called "Turkey - One Heart", which was attended by millions of people from show business representatives and business people to ordinary citizens and even children who donated money from their piggy banks, collected a record donation amount of 115,146,528 Turkish lira. Not a single Turkish company and not a single person remained on the sidelines. All funds were transferred to the Kızılı charity organization and the AFAD Office for the Prevention and Elimination of Consequences of Emergency Situations.

Hungarian airline Wizz Air announced the opening of new flights to Istanbul, Antalya and Dalaman. From March to June 2023, flights will be operated from Hungary, Romania, the UK and the UAE.

A large sum of money was discovered by employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation during the analysis of rubble in Turkey after the earthquake. 150 thousand dollars were found in an ordinary saucepan. The entire amount was transferred to the inventory of local police officers.

Chairman of the Alanya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Honorary Consul of Lithuania in Alanya, Mr. Mehmet Shahin, said that together with his colleagues and friends, he ordered 50 container houses for the regions affected by the earthquake.Our company Alanya Brand Group also took part in helping the victims and purchased two container houses for them.

Vice President Fuat Oktay said that Turkish mobile operators will not charge for calls for a month after the earthquake. "Turk Telekom, Turkcell and Vodafone will provide all calls free of charge for one month from the moment of the earthquake," Mr. Oktay said.

The Vice President made a statement about the earthquake affecting 10 provinces: "At the moment, 18342 people are listed as dead, 74242 were injured, 72879 people were rescued. 29,622 specially equipped rescuers are working at the site, of which 6,479 are rescuers from 75 different countries that have supported Turkey. The total number of people involved in the assistance process was 120,340 people. In Kilis, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa, the analysis of the rubble has been completed. The planes made 2293 departures. THY Turkish Airlines transported 72000 injured citizens and rescuers free of charge."