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126-year-old Ayse Bayri, living in the Suluwa area of Amasya, witnessed the reign of the last three Ottoman sultans - Sultan Abdulhamit II, Sultan Mehmed Mehmed Reshada V and Sultan Mehmed Vahddin VI, as well as twelve presidents from Mustafa Kemal Atat rk to Erdoğan. Aysha has five children and 20 grandchildren. Head of the Yeni Selal Lafchi quarter was surprised by the age of the woman he noticed during his pre-election work, and out of curiosity went to her home: "Our grandmother Aisha is 126 years old! In Turkey, probably, there is not a single person of the same age. We are proud that she lives in our district".

The annual declaration of rental income goes down in history. Rent income will now be taxed automatically. The rental tax (Real Estate Capital Income - GMSI), which is paid by those who rent out their dwellings, filing a declaration once a year, plan to be converted into an automatic tax. The tenants will pay the rent through the bank. The bank will make a 20% deduction from the rent, withholding it as a tax and transferring the money to the state, and the rest of the money will be deposited into the account of the lessor. It is expected that this will increase the amount of rent tax levied by the State and generate an additional income of 40 billion lire. Under this method, the rent tax, which is usually 15%, will increase to 20%. After the automatic cancellation of the tax, lessors will be able to declare their expenses and claim the refund of the overpaid tax. It is stated that the rules will be valid for rental income earned from 2025. We remind that according to the current legislation, the tax on rental income received during the year is paid by filing a declaration in the following year. When filing a declaration, the tax exemption is deducted from the total income, which increases annually at the revaluation rate, and the remainder is subject to progressive tax, starting at 15%.

After President Erdoğan said that the decline in the birth rate was "alarming", a package of measures to support mothers was being prepared. On the agenda - increase of maternity leave to one year, increase of salary, assistance in placement of children in kindergartens and assistance in rental of housing. According to TURKSTAT, the birth rate in Turkey, which was 2.38 in 2001, fell to 1.51 in 2023, which is below the reproductive threshold of 2.1. At the last two Cabinet meetings, President Tayyip Erdoğan emphasized this issue, calling the decline in the birth rate in Turkey "an existential threat, a disaster". " In this regard, we will apply new methods," said Erdoğan. As a result, the Ministry was instructed to submit a bill that would grant maternity leave of one year to mothers. Members of the ruling AP of the party stated that this process should not be limited to the extension of maternity leave, but should extend to the second and third children.

The following amendments to the tax legislation are planned:- The taxable annual income will be monitored on the basis of the determination of daily income, especially in the service sector. The daily earnings of sole proprietors will be determined by means of surveys, which will be conducted at least three times a month or at least twelve times a year. In the event of a discrepancy between the revenue declared by the taxpayer and the revenue determined by the survey, the taxpayer will be asked to provide an explanation. If the explanation is not considered sufficient, the results of the survey will be taken into account in calculating annual income.- Increased fines for violations will be imposed on entrepreneurs who use other people s bank accounts and/or personal accounts. For those who use a POS device belonging to another person, a fine of 19,500 to 75,000 lire will be imposed.

Mehmet Sheriff Gyun, who works as a janitor in the Bakyrkyy district of Istanbul, found a bag full of money. Mehmet went to the police station and handed the bag over to the police. Police reported that the bag contained about 100,000 lire of foreign currency and 16 checks worth 4 million 713,000. The money was returned to the owner, who in turn thanked the janitor by giving him $100. Mehmet Sheriff Gyun: "It s a sin to take other people s money. This is how our parents taught us. Even when I was in need, I never had the thought of taking something that wasn t mine. When I found the bag, I decided to deliver it to the owner as soon as possible, because this situation can happen to everyone".

Under the "Zero Waste in Turkey" programme, the first 5,000 fandomats are planned to be installed as from 1 January 2025. Bottles of water, soda, cola and other beverages from 100 ml to 3 liters can be handed over for 25 chickens per piece. An electronic wallet will be opened for receiving payments for used packaging via T rkiye Emlak Katılım Bankası. The accumulated money can be used for shopping. The programme is managed by the Turkish Environmental Protection Agency under the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. The DYS system was originally planned to be introduced on January 1, 2021, but the preparation process was delayed for various reasons. Turkey consumes 20 billion glass, plastic and aluminum beverage packages annually. Representatives of the Ministry said that the collection of used containers would make the economy profit annually up to 500 million euros. Some representatives of the sector consider that the return fee for one container in 25 chickens is too low and should be 1 lira.

According to the case law of the Court of Cassation of 2023, the glazing of a balcony without the consent of the owners of other apartments is no longer legal and may entail a fine. The Court of Cassation stresses that the outside of the building is a common area and any changes require the written consent of the 4/5 floor owners. Unauthorized glazing of balconies is legally unacceptable, as it violates the aesthetic integrity of the building and infringes the rights of other owners of apartments. What do we do? Before you glaze the balcony, contact the administration of the apartment building and the owners of other apartments to obtain the necessary permits. Otherwise, you may have to dismantle the glazed balcony and pay a fine as a result of complaints from neighbors or lawsuits. - get written consent of 4/5 apartment tenants - get the necessary permits from the municipality - work under the supervision of an architect or engineer - choose the model of the glass balcony, combined with the exterior of the building

The line, which will be called "AnadoluTRAM", will start from Uskudar Square and extend to Kadik y Wharf and from there to Maltepe. The total length of the line, which will begin construction during this year, will be 21.3 kilometres and will include 33 stops. The draft was unanimously approved by Parliament. The daily number of passengers on the line was calculated as 198,964 passengers in 2027,277,302 passengers in 2040 and 312,356 passengers in 2050. The line will be merged with the station "Marmaray" at the station "S g tl şme" and the newly designed metro line "Yenidogan - S g tl şme". It will also connect to the Ümraniye-Ataşehir-G ztepe and Dudullu-Bostancı metro lines on this route.

The Gilindir Cave, also known as the Ainalyg l Cave (mirrored lake), is located 7.5 km southeast of the Aydınjk (Silifke) area, between Cape Sanjak and Kurtini Creek. The cave, the entrance to which is facing the sea, can be reached by land and by sea. 8-10 years ago, the cave was discovered by shepherd absolutely by accident. The Gilindir Cave, which has a total length of 351 meters, is a horizontal cave. Located right on the edge of one of the most beautiful bays of the Mediterranean, the cave Gilindir is covered with drop-like formations of all kinds. These drop-like stones, which reach gigantic size and are extremely beautiful in appearance, divided the main gallery into many halls and rooms. The cave has a large lake, stalactites, stalagmites, columns, walls, mounted droppers and cave needles, forming islets at the edge of the lake. Some parts of the main gallery are inhabited by bats. In addition, the coves around the cave, which can be reached by sea and land, are the habitat of a Mediterranean monk seal. It is assumed that the submarine formations predate global climate change and store all hydrological and atmospheric data from the previous ice age. Due to these features, the Gilindir cave is the only evidence of recent climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean. Due to these features, the cave is considered unique to geologists and is a natural laboratory.

According to the British "Times Higher Education (THE) World Universities Impact Rankings" Turkey became the second country with the largest number of universities in the world after India. Phil Betty, global relations specialist at THE, said he was particularly impressed by the position of Turkish universities in the THE 2024 Impact Rankings ranking: "Turkey, as the second country with the second largest number of universities in the world (100 universities), is demonstrating its reputation in creating social and economic impact in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This is even more impressive in an environment where 447 more universities are ranked than last year and world competition has increased significantly".

The development of technology and the growing trend towards urbanization have affected shepherding, a traditional profession in the agricultural regions of Turkey. The profession, which used to be inherited, today does not attract young people. In the Zara district of Sivas, residents cannot find a shepherd with a salary of 50,000 lire ($1,522 with accommodation and food). Herdsmen suffer financial losses as victims of fraudsters. Zeki Shimshek, president of the District Chamber of Agriculture: "We are faced with such a problem: the shepherd with whom we agreed for 50 thousand lire receives an offer of 61 thousand lire elsewhere and immediately leaves the herd. Even if it is in the mountains, it leaves the animals at the same time. Our ministry must do something about the shortage of shepherds. We must support our youth and the livery industry." H dyr Özt rk, resident of the village of Eimir: "We cannot find people who would graze our animals. We had a deal with three people this year, they said they didn t have the money to come, so I transferred the money to their accounts. When I got the money, they blocked me and turned off my phones. We offer 300,000 lire in exchange for caring for 150 head of cattle for six months. We provide the shepherds with accommodation, food, clothing and every two weeks we will pay a hairdresser. Despite this, we never found a conscientious employee".

In partnership with the municipality of Aydin and IDO, flights to the Greek islands from Kusadas will begin on June 29. Flights will be organized on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The ferry will depart from Kusadasa at 08.00 am and from Patmos at 18.00 pm. Those wishing to visit the Greek islands can buy tickets on the website www.egeadalari.ido.com.tr