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Organized by the Turkish Handball Federation, the Department of Youth and Sports of the Province of Antalya and the Municipality of Alanya, the 29th Ramazan Demirchi Open Handball Tournament, The tournament on handball among veterans and the international tournament on beach handball in Alanya began with the participation of 1420 athletes. The tournament will last until Friday 28 June. There are 28 women s teams and 26 men s teams participating in the handball tournament. The beach handball tournament, which will last until Thursday, June 27, 6 women s and 5 men s teams participate.

The president of the Turkish Monopoly Dealers Platform Ozgur Aibash announced that in July the prices for alcohol and tobacco products will be raised. Aybash said that many alcohol companies will increase prices between July 1 and July 3, and the increase will be between 17 and 25%. It was also announced that in July there will be a significant increase in the price of cigarettes. Retail prices for cigarettes will rise from July 4 to a minimum of 60 lire.

Bedelli askerlik is a fee that a Turkish citizen is obliged to pay if he does not want to serve in the army. The term of service in the Turkish army is 12 months, and if a conscript already has higher education, he will serve 6 months. However, there is a law in Turkey according to which you can officially "buy off" the army. In this case, it will be necessary to serve only 5 weeks instead of the due date (something like the fees for obtaining minimum combat training). Bedelli askerlik s current payment is 182,609 lire. Such payment will be applied for the application until June 28, 2024. From July 1, the size of Bedelli askerlik will be increased to 219,000 lire.

The rating of "HAPPY CITY INDEX 2024" was the British company Institute for Quality of Life / Institute of Quality of Life. The reting analyzes 250 cities on various criteria: access to medicine and education, social support, cultural values, economic development, environment, well-being of residents, etc. Cities in the rating are divided into 3 categories: "golden"which includes the happiest 37 cities, "silver" - the cities that took places in the rating from 38 to 100 and "bronze" - the cities that took places in the rating from 100 to 250. Istanbul, Izmir and Antalya were in the "bronze" rating category, taking 197th, 222nd and 246th places, respectively. The top 5 happiest cities in the world are: Aarhus (Denmark), Zurich (Switzerland), Gothenburg (Sweden), Amsterdam (Netherlands).

The 3rd University Fair "Silk Road" was held in the Palace of the Republic in Almaty (Kazakhstan), which was attended by 12 universities of Turkey and 13 universities of Kazakhstan. The event was aimed at strengthening cultural ties and educational cooperation between Turkish and Kazakh. The fair was organized on the basis of the Agreement on cooperation in the field of education signed between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan Decree 8406, and published in the "Official Gazette" The Republic of Turkey of 27 April 2024 under number 32529.At the opening of the fair, Evren Muderrisoglu, Consul General of the Republic of Turkey in Almaty and KZ EXPO Director General Hassan Ozkarajalar drew attention to the importance of educational and cultural cooperation between the two countries. During the fair, the University of Alanya signed cooperation protocols with the Caspian University, the University of Eurasia, the Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages named after Ablai Khan and the International Information University.

In response to the increasing number of attacks on taxi drivers, a demonstration project is under way in Istanbul. The "panic button" project in the taxi, the prototype of which was previously presented by the municipality of Istanbul, began to be actively tested from June. It is planned to integrate all taxis in Istanbul in the short term. How will the system work?In case of danger, the driver will press the button and the notification will be sent to the police units.No one but the driver will know that the button was pressed. Panic buttons will also be installed for passengersThe panic button for passengers in the prototype presented by the Istanbul municipality has not yet been implemented. After completion of the trial stages of the application, the alarm button for passengers will also be installed in the taxi. In the last stage, the taxi will install a camera system with instant image transmission.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu said that the creation of the necessary infrastructure to start the use of electronic printing in accordance with Law 5070 has been completed.The electronic signature would be issued to individuals and entities and would correspond to a handwritten signature and a print on a paper document. Uraloglu: "Electronic seals will also be issued by ECSP working within the framework of the legislation on electronic signature. We have completed the necessary preparatory work and plan to start using electronic seals in our country after the adoption of regulations on the use of electronic seals". In Turkey, there are 8 Electronic Certificate Service Providers (ECSP) authorized to issue electronic digital seals and actively working within the framework of Law 5070.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu announced that a tourist train"Tatvan" will depart Ankara on June 24 at 14.30 with 140 passengers, and from Tatvan to Ankara on June 26 at 19.00. The train crosses 1,262 km distance in 28 hours. "Tatvan" will make a 3-hour stop in Elyazig. During this break, passengers will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the cultural and history of Elyazig. On the way back to Ankara the train will make the same stop in Sivas. "The train consists of sleeping cars in which you can travel with home comfort. In one compartment can travel 2 people, each compartment has a refrigerator and sink. In addition, our passengers will be able to taste the dishes offered in the car-restaurants, and enjoy them against the background of the scenic Anatolian scenery," - said the minister.

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%.

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 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.

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.