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Seventeen days before the 2024 Paris Olympics, the team was announced to represent Turkey at the Games. A total of 102 athletes, 54 women and 48 men were selected to compete for medals in 18 sports. Thus, for the second time after London 2012, the number of female athletes in our delegation exceeded the number of male athletes. The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held from 26 July to 11 August 2024. 329 medal competitions will be held in 32 sports, at 35 competition facilities, with the participation of about 10,500 athletes. In addition to the 28 major sports included in the Olympic program, Paris 2024 will host competitions in break dancing, wave surfing, skateboarding and sports climbing.

The spouses of Nelihan G ngen and Inanch G ngen, widely known on social media as "Neslim G ngen", were arrested in the course of operations "KUYU-8" organized in 25 provinces, on charges of creating an organization for the purpose of committing a crime, Laundering of criminal assets, forgery of official documents and qualified fraud (a total of 44 individual offences). A total of 54 people were detained. The operation resulted in the seizure of large quantities of illegal drugs and cosmetics, drug consignments, medical devices with forged documents and large amounts of cash. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikai: "Organized criminal organizations and those who try to launder money from criminal activities will not be tolerated. Regardless of their popularity, we will suppress the activities of such individuals and hold them accountable". Nelihan Gungen became popular on social media due to her videos about makeup and beauty. She and her husband own a network of beauty salons in Turkey.

The President of Turkey announced the development of a new project aimed at stimulating the birth rate in the country. According to preliminary information, those with three children will receive a monthly child allowance of 17,000 lire. Housing benefits and car loans will be provided to families with two children. Families will also be paid a 2-year allowance for formula and diapers for each baby. During the discussion of the draft, Ayse Keshir, President of the Women s Section of the AK-Party, also proposed to lower the age limit for obtaining state support for ECO from 40 to 45 years and to give mothers the right to work part-time, until their kids go to primary school. Government representatives stated that such support would improve the quality of life of families and have a positive impact on population growth. More information on the details of the stimulus package and its implementation process will be provided in the coming days. At present, the child allowance in Turkey is 300 lire per child, 400 lire per child 2 and 600 lire per child 3.

How do I use SberPay to pay by phone in Turkey? Install the bank s mobile app on your smartphone Tell the cashier or waiter that you want to pay via Metropol (Turkish payment system) Scan the QR code at the cashier or terminal Select the SberPay payment method Confirm the payment - it will pass without commission. If the payment is made in clothing stores, you need to enter the app code of 4 digits, which you will tell the seller. In Turkish shops that support SberPay payment, the corresponding sticker is green. You can pay for purchases in this way in 81 cities of Turkey. in more than 21 thousand. food outlets, 6.5 thousand. supermarkets and 2.5 thousand. clothing stores and shopping malls.

The founder and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, paid 100,000 euros for dinner at a restaurant in Dutch, where he was vacationing with his fianc e, Lauren Sanchez, whom he had engaged to last year. Staying on his $500 million luxury yacht called "Koru", Jeff Bezos enjoys a holiday in the scenic Fethiye-G czek Bay in the company of his fianc e and friends. Recently, Bezos and his fianc e arranged dinner for their close friends in the restaurant Mediterranean and French cuisine of the hotel "D-Maris" in Dutch. At the end of the evening, Bezos paid an invoice of about 100,000 euros (approximately 3.5 million lire). The news sparked much interest in social media, where users are actively discussing what was on the menu of this expensive dinner. Famous billionaire, as every summer, preferred to spend time on the beaches of Turkey with his friends, enjoying the beautiful views and luxurious rest.

Европейское статистическое управление (Eurostat) обнародовало рейтинг европейских стран по уровню минимальной заработной платы, составленный по результатам проведенной им оценки. Данные были рассчитаны на основе стандартного количества часов, отработанных за месяц, исходя из минимальных зарплат, применяемых в странах-членах Европейского союза (ЕС) в январе 2024 года. Исследование также включало сравнение минимальной месячной заработной платы в январе 2024 года и в январе 2014 года. Самая низкая зарплата в Македонии (360 евро), а самая высокая - в Люксембурге (2.571 евро). Балканские страны оказались в самом низу списка минимальных зарплат в европейских странах. В Турции, где в 2014 году минимальная зарплата составляла 362 евро, в начале 2024 года - 612,58 евро. Размеры минимальных зарплат в европейских странах: 27. Македония - 360 евро 26. Албания - 385 евро 25. Болгария - 477 евро 24. Черногория - 532 евро 23. Сербия - 544 евро 22. Турция - 613 евро 21. Румыния - 663 евро 20. Венгрия - 697 евро 18. Латвия - 700 евро 18. Словакия - 750 евро 17. Чехия / 764 евро 16. Эстония - 820 евро 15. Хорватия - 840 евро 14. Греция - 910 евро 13. Литва - 924 евро 12. Мальта - 925 евро 11 Португалия - 957 евро 10. Польша - 978 евро 9. Южный Кипр - 1.000 евро 8. Словения - 1.254 евро 7. Испания - 1.323 евро 6. Франция - 1.767 евро 5. Бельгия - 1.994 евро 4. Германия- 2.054 евро 3. Нидерланды - 2.070 евро 2. Ирландия - 2.146 евро 1. Люксембург - 2.571 евро

According to the Turkish Statistical Institute s "World Population Day 2024", the date 11 July 1987 (when the world population reached 5 billion) was adopted by the United Nations Development Programme (UN) in 1989 as "World Population Day". Each year on this special day, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) identifies a theme that addresses important population-related issues and undertakes awareness-raising activities. According to UN demographic estimates, the country with the largest population in 2023 was India with 1 billion. 428 million. 627 thousand. 663 people, followed by China with 1 billion. 425 million. 671 thousand. 352 people and the USA with 339 million. 996 thousand. 563 people. These three countries account for 39.7 per cent of the world s population. With a population of 85,372,377, Turkey ranks 18th out of 194 countries and, in addition, exceeds the European average of children and youth. Turkey has a population of 1.1% of the world s population.

Many foreigners were interested in obtaining a residence permit on surety. Let us see what these are and what steps need to be taken. 📌 Residence Permit on surety refers to a short-term tourist residence permit (Kısa d nem Turistik). 📌 Main requirements: To obtain such a residence permit you will need a guarantor. The guarantor draws up a document from a notary, in which he takes responsibility for you. 📌 Who can be a guarantor? The guarantor can be a citizen of Turkey or holder of the residence permit. Important!- If the guarantor himself is the owner of the residence permit, the validity period of your residence permit may not exceed the validity period of the residence permit guarantor.- If your guarantor is married, his(her) spouse(s) must also write a surety.- The guarantor is not obliged to own the property. The document only has to be specified that the guarantor will provide you with housing. You must stay at the address indicated in the surety. 📌To obtain a guarantee from a notary you need: - Guarantor s passport translated and notarized- Propiska to the address- PLACE OF GUARANTEE- Personal presence of the guarantor 📌At the moment, to get a primary tourist residence on general grounds (rent/surety) has become much more difficult. The exception is Ukrainian citizens.

The General Directorate of State Airports (DHMI) announced the statistics of aircraft, passengers and cargo at Antalya Airport for June: Internal passenger traffic amounted to 591,597 people, and international - 4,496,149 people. Thus, a total of 5,087,746 passengers were served in June. The number of aircraft taking off and landing at Antalya airport was 4,212 for domestic flights and 25,409 for international flights, a total of 29,621. In the first six months of the year, Antalya Airport had 14,949,800 passengers and 93,913 aircraft.

A scandal erupted in Turkey after the disqualification of footballer Merih Demiral, which prompted the opposition "Good Party" (İyi parti) to propose recognition of the gesture "Bozkurt", in which the fingers imitate the shape of the wolf s head, national symbol. According to T24, the party submitted a bill to the Parliament. On 2 July, Turkey defeated Austria 2-1 in the 1/8 Euro 2024 final. Both goals scored by the Turkish national team Merih Demiral, and the second ball he marked with a gesture of "grey wolves", which in Turkey symbolizes national pride and is often used by supporters of ultra-right movements. UEFA disqualified Demiral for two matches for demonstrating a gesture, which caused deep disappointment among Turkish citizens and regret from the Turkish Foreign Ministry. "Good Party" MP Adnan Shefik Chirkin proposed a bill to recognize the "Bozkurt" gesture as an official symbol of the Turks. He noted that this step would help to avoid misunderstandings abroad and stressed the need to recognize the sign as part of Turkish culture.

The Association of Real Estate Service Exporters (GİGDER) has published the long-awaited 13th issue of GİGDEKS, a housing sales index for international investors compiled quarterly in cooperation with AGS Global, an independent brand and market research company. According to GİGDEKS-13 for the second quarter of 2024, the average price of housing sales to international investors rose from $170,719 to $273,233. In the same period of 2023, the GİGDEKS index was $149,600.

As a result of the initiatives of the rector of the University of Alaaddin Keikubat (ALKU) professor, doctor Kenan Akhmet Turkdogan, for the first time in Alanya a test on the teaching activity of KPSS (ÖABT) will be held. At the end of May last year the rector of ALKU prof. Dr. Kenan Ahmet Turkdogan announced that the vertical translation examination (DGS) would be held in Alanya for the first time. That s good news for teaching candidates. The State Staff Selection Examination (KPSS) for Teaching Knowledge (ÖABT) will now be held in Alanya. Rector Turkdogan thanked the President of ÖSYM prof. Dr Bayram Ali Ersoya and ALKÜ State University for their efforts in providing the opportunity to hold DGS and ÖABT examinations in Alanya. The ÖABT exam will now be open to candidates living in nearby areas such as Gazipasha, Gundogmus, Anamur, Saryvelir, Bozyaz and others.