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The Department of Cultural Property of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) restored Makam Taksim, one of the symbolic Ottoman heritage buildings built during the reign of Sultan Mahmud I, and turned it into a museum. The opening ceremony was attended by the mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu. Taksim Maksemi, from which the name of Taksim Square derives, is a structure where the water flowing into the city from the Taksim Water Pipes built by Mahmud I. Taksim Maxem is an important Ottoman construction, which has been active in meeting the city s water needs for hundreds of years. The museum exhibits the history of the Turkish Republic and the personal belongings of Mustafa Kemal Atat rk. The Museum of the Republic can be visited from 10.00 to 19.00 every day except Monday.Address: Binbirdirek, At Meydanı Cd, 34122 Fatih/İstanbulEntrance tickets: full - 50 lire, for privileged categories of citizens - 15 lire, tourist - 100 lire.

On June 24, G Randevu Sistemi (GRS) will start working in Turkey, a system for recording and tracking rendezvous when applying for residence permits. You can log in to GRS via e-devlet or via https:/randevu.goc.gov.tr/ (starting from June 24). It is reported that the system will keep all data of a foreigner in the personal profile. It will be able to track the entire history of appeals, view documents, etc. Thanks to the system, foreigners will be able to make an appointment without re-entering data. Official Source: https://goc.gov.tr/yenilenen-goc-randevu-sistemi In addition, the original documents will now be submitted to notaries. Thus, the application process for residence permits will be as follows:

The fee for vessels transiting the Turkish Strait will increase on 1 July to $5.07. This was announced by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey Abdulkadir Uraloglu. "For the first time in 39 years, the fee for passage through the Straits was increased on October 7, 2022 to $4.08. Then from July 1, 2023 the fee was increased to $4.42. This year, from July 1, the fee will be $5.07. In the future, fees for passage through the Straits will be updated annually on July 1," - said Uraloglu. According to the Montreux Convention, vessels transiting the Turkish Straits are charged three charges: sanitary inspection, lighthouses and rescue operations. The calculation of fees is based on the net tonnage of ships (NRT) and the unit of measurement is "gold francs" indexed to the price of an ounce of gold. If we consider a ship of 10,000 net tonnage, then until the first update in 2022, the fee for passage for such a vessel was a total of $3,240. After July 1, 2024, this vessel will pay already $20,370. Thus, the fees will be increased by 6,3 times. "Thanks to the fees charged, we are constantly improving our infrastructure and traffic monitoring systems to improve the safety of navigation as well as the environmental safety of the Turkish Straits, one of the most risky narrow waterways in the world. Raising the fee will also increase the inflow of foreign currency into the state treasury of Turkey," said the minister.

According to a report by the Turkish Statistical Institute TÜİK, 110,588 properties were sold in Turkey in May 2024, which is 2.4% lower than in the same period last year. The share of primary real estate sales was 32.2% (35,558 objects) and secondary - 67,8% (75,030 objects). Real estate sales using mortgage decreased in May by 63.9% (9,909 objects). Mortgage sales accounted for 9 per cent of total home sales. Total in the period from January to May 2024 sales decreased by 3.4% compared to the same period last year. Leaders in real estate: Istanbul - 18,814 objectsAnkara - 9.861 Antalya - 6 . 306

In recent years, there has been an upward trend in foreign direct investment from Turkey, including real estate investment. For example, all world media reported that a Turkish citizen bought "one of the most expensive residences in the world" in Dubai in 2023. According to Mehmet Kaya of Ekonomimcom, Turkish investment in overseas real estate in January-April 2024 exceeded the same period of the record 2023, when the volume of investment amounted to 2 billion. 86 million dollars. Since the beginning of 2024, real estate investments accounted for 41.3% of total foreign investment ($2.4 billion). In January-April this year, investments in foreign real estate increased by 56.4% compared to the same period in 2023. It is predicted that last year s annual record may be broken in 2024. Share of investments in foreign real estate by year (% of total investments): 2020 - 8.9 per cent2021 - 11.4 per cent2022 - 16.2 per cent2023 - 36.8 per cent2024 (January-April) - 41.3 per cent

In Turkey, there have been changes related to the documentation of the purchase/sale of real estate by foreign citizens. The latter now do not need to provide expert evaluation of the real estate at the execution of a sale. Important! If a foreigner acquires real estate for the purpose of acquiring Turkish citizenship, the obligation to provide expert assessment remains. Important! The General Directorate (Department of Foreign Affairs) reserves the right to request a report on the valuation of immovable property if it deems it necessary. Reference to the law: https://www.tkgm.gov.tr/turk-vatandasligi-kanununun-uygulanmasina-iliskinyonetmelik-hakkinda-duyuru-0

The World Air Quality Report 2023 analyses air pollution indicators in 134 countries worldwide. The report published annually by the Swiss company IQAir, specializing in air quality control technologies, is based on the measurement of fine particulate density (PM 2.5) per m3 (the maximum value of PM2.5 should be 5 ug/m3). According to the report, 124 of 134 countries and regions breathe polluted air The report uses World Health Organization (WHO) air pollution thresholds. Only seven countries in the world in 2023 had clean air below these thresholds. These countries are Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand. Countries with the most polluted air: Pakistan (14 times the WHO regulatory value), India (10 times), Tajikistan (9 times) and Burkina Faso (9 times). Turkey ranked 44th in this report with a PM 2.5 of 20.3.

Attorney Ahmet Kadir Alparslan has teamed up with 6 businessmen and decided to create the "Alanya Men Protection and Assistance Association". Stating that they would protect the rights of male victims, Alparslan said: "I have been practicing law in Alanya since 2017. Within 1-2 weeks we will draw up the founding documents, submit them to the district administration and start the work of our association, which aims to protect the rights of men". "We will carry out actions to protect the rights of male victims, for example, from exorbitant alimony/fines. There are also men who, like women, can be financially vulnerable. For example, a man working for a minimum wage and receiving a restraining order is forced to spend the night in the streets, gardens and parks. Because a man working for a minimum wage can t stay in a hotel or hostel. With such complaints we will work," said Ahmet Kadir Alparslan.

On 1 July 2024, the Federal Law of 12 December 2023, 587-FZ, amending article 38 of the Basic Law of the Russian Federation on the Notariat and article 26 of the Federal Law "Consular Statute of the Russian Federation", came into force. This law provides for the powers of consular officials of Russian diplomatic missions and consular posts to perform a notarial act - a confirmation of the equivalence of an electronic document to paper. This kind of notarial activity is already practiced in Russia and is in great demand among the population. In practical terms, this means that the consul to whom a citizen applies for confirmation of a notarial document will scan the paper document provided by a citizen and sign the generated file with its qualified electronic signature, giving it to the applicant. An electronic document thus created would thus have the same legal force as a paper document. This enables citizens to quickly transfer documents from abroad, for example, notarial power of attorney to their representatives in Russia, by regular e-mail, without using the services of international postal services, which significantly reduces time and logistics costs. The Government Resolution sets the rate of consular fee for the confirmation of the notarial validity at 10 USD for each page of a paper document. This information will be available on the websites of all diplomatic missions and consular posts of the Russian Federation.

The House of Culture and Art "Koza" was opened after the restoration of the old building with the participation of Tahir Aine, Hasret Achikgouz, Nevin Shaginbeyoglu and Sema Aksai. The House of Culture is located in the G llerpınary district on Sertoğlu Street. The opening ceremony was attended by Mayor of Alanya Osman Taryk Ozcelik, other representatives of the municipality and residents of the city. This is a place where both parents and children can spend pleasant and useful time: play instruments, listen to fairy tales, meet writers and artists, visit exhibitions and concerts, participate in seminars and workshops. There s a nice caf on the property.

The 5 lire coin is 28.15 mm in diameter, 1.70 mm thick and 8.25 g in weight.On the obverse of the coin on the outer ring will be used the motif of the eight-pointed Seljuk star and the repetition of the outer contour of this motif. At the junction of the ring and the core will be located crescent moon with the star, and in the center - the logo "Century of Turkey". The reverse side of the coin will depict the relief of Atat rk and the inscription "T rkiye Cumhuriyeti" around it.

According to the report of the Turkish statistical institute TÜİK, there are 2.94 divorces per thousand marriages in Antalya. The list of provinces with the highest number of divorces is as follows: Izmir - 3.05 per thousandAntalya - 2.94 per thousandKaraman - 2.80 per thousandEskisehir - 2.77 per thousandMugla - 2.76 per thousandAydin - 2.69 per thousandDenizli - 2.6 per thousandUshak - 2.59 per thousandTekirdag - 2.52 per thousandChanakkale - 2.48 per thousand The provinces with the lowest divorce rate are: Hakkari 0.36 per thousand, Shirnak 0.44 per thousand and Mush 0.55 per thousand. Looking at the number of divorces by length of marriage, 33.4 per cent of divorces in 2023 occurred during the first five years of marriage, 21.7 per cent during 6-10 years of marriage, 15.8 per cent during 11-15 years of marriage, 12.4 per cent during 16-20 years of marriage, 7.7 per cent during 21-10 years of marriage25 years of marriage and 9% after 26 years of marriage.