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The world's only intercontinental presidential cycling tour "Tour of Turkiye 2024" was launched in Antalya. The eight-day cycling tour is held from April 21 to 28 and consists of eight stages: 1.Antalya - April 21 - 134.7 km2.Kemer-Kash - April 22 - 190.6 km3.Fethiye-Marmaris - April 23 - 156 km4.Marmaris-Bodrum - April 24 - 137.9 km5.Bodrum-Kusadasi - April 25 - 177.9 km6.Kusadasi-Manisa - April 26 - 160.1 km7.Cesme-Izmir - April 27 - 125.4 km8. Istanbul - April 28 - 105.4 km The total length of the trails is 1,188 km. 175 athletes in 25 teams participate in competitions. The online broadcast of the tour is conducted on the TRT Spor channel.

On April 23, Turkey celebrates the state holiday of National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı). On this day, citizens celebrate the anniversary of the first convocation of the Grand National Assembly in 1920 to prepare for the national liberation war. The holiday became Children's Day according to the will of Kemal Ataturk, who said that the key to a happy future of the nation is in its children. On April 23, holidays for children are held in all cities of Turkey. Concerts, fun contests and other entertainment events are held in city squares. The holiday is an official weekend, so all government offices will be closed. On this day, the TCG GÖKSU warship (F-497) and the Coast Guard cutter TCSG 92 will be open for free access in the port of Alanya. Visiting hours are from 10:00-17:00.

The long-awaited news is that Alanya has its own pediatric neurologist! Professor Jalil Yilmaz, who was appointed a specialist in pediatric neurology at the Alanya Educational and Research Hospital, began receiving patients. "The diseases that are monitored, diagnosed and treated by pediatric neurology doctors are related to the brain and nervous system. In our hospital, we successfully monitor, treat and monitor all neurological diseases in children. Our citizens no longer need to travel to other cities to treat neurological diseases of children," commented Jelil Yilmaz on taking office.

Turkish photographer Adem Altan received an award in the nomination "Single photo". In the photo, the father (Mesut Hancher) holds the hand of his 15-year-old daughter, who died during the earthquake. When the earthquake struck, Hunter called home from the bakery and learned that his wife and three adult children were safe in their one-story house. However, no one could get through to the younger Irmak, who stayed the night with her grandmother. When he ran to his mother's house, he found that his daughter had died in the collapse of an eight-story building. The photographer caught him even before help arrived, when residents were struggling to free their buried loved ones. Hunter did not move from his place, despite the rain and frost. "Take a picture of my child," he told the photographer. This photo made the front pages of hundreds of newspapers and social networks around the world, becoming a symbol of the tragedy.

The actors of the Cranberry Sherbet series, whose success is being talked about all over the world, visited Cannes as part of the 61st international MIPTV exhibition. Famous designer Zeynep Kartal created outfits for the actors especially for this event. During the exhibition, a contract was signed with GoldFilm for the filming of the third season. The series was presented at the exhibition under the title "One love". To date, the rights to show the series have been sold to 52 countries. After the exhibition, the stars of the series took part in a photo shoot on the Croisette, giving fans the opportunity to discuss in detail on social networks all the nuances of their outfits.

In March, 105,394 properties were sold in Turkey, which is 0.1% lower compared to March 2023: Primary housing - 34.399 vol. - 32.6% (an increase of 4.6%)Secondary housing - 70.995 vol. - 67.4% (decrease by 2.2%)Mortgage - 3.105 vol. (decrease by 49%) Sales Leaders by Province: Istanbul - 18.1% - 19.040 objectsAnkara - 9% - 9.523 objectsIzmir - 6.1% - 6,413 objects Home sales to foreigners in March decreased by 47.9% compared to the same month last year and amounted to 1,778 units. The share of real estate sales to foreigners amounted to 1.7%. Istanbul took the first place in real estate sales to foreigners - 652 objects, followed by Antalya - 618 objects and Mersin - 151 objects.

Turkey continues to strengthen its position in the field of medical tourism. In the world ranking of the countries with the greatest weight in this industry, Turkey took 7th place. Last year, 1.4 million medical tourists visited Turkey, which allowed the country to generate revenue of $2.3 billion. The largest number of foreign patients came from Germany, Great Britain, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. For the convenience of foreign patients in Turkey, the portal "Heal in Turkey" has been created (https://healinturkiye.gov.tr/ru ), in which foreigners can receive comprehensive information in three languages about various medical institutions and the services they provide. At the moment, 40 internationally accredited medical institutions have already been registered in the country.

Minister of Health Fahrettin Khoja announced an innovation, according to which it will now be necessary to confirm an appointment in advance, namely before 23.59 days preceding the date of admission. Thus, if the patient cancels the appointment after this time, he will not be able to make a rendezvous (appointment) for the next 15 days. This is done for more efficient use of the capacities of the medical industry and a more responsible attitude of patients to the work of doctors. The minister also said that last year the number of people who signed up for an appointment and did not come to it amounted to 23 million people, and in 3 months of 2024 - 6 million people.

On April 24 and 25, at 20:00 in the Cultural Center of Alanya, the premiere of the play "Yeşil am", prepared by the actors of the Alanya Municipal Theater, will take place. The comedy performance was prepared jointly with students of the Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University State University. The aim of the project is to introduce young people to art and increase their interest in creativity. The performance lasts 1 hour and 45 minutes and consists of two acts. Age limit: 13+. Admission is free.

This information was provided by the Holiday portal. As a result of comparing 25 countries by factors such as the level of tourist welcome, knowledge of the English language by the population, the quality of taxis, willingness to help, the number of attractions, the risk of being robbed, etc., the TOP 10 most hospitable countries in Europe looks like this: 1. Spain2. Portugal3. Turkey4. Ireland5. Croatia6. Greece7. Poland8. Austria9.Germany10.Italy

Among the foreign cities that Russian citizens are going to visit for the May holidays, Istanbul took the first place. This is reported by experts from the Aviasales search engine, who shared a list of the most popular foreign destinations among Russians for the May holidays. They also showed the average cost of a ticket per person for a round-trip flight: 1. Istanbul (Turkey) - 37,780 rubles.2. Tashkent (Uzbekistan) - 32,450 rubles.3. Yerevan (Armenia) - 29,800 rubles.4. Minsk (Belarus) - 15,040 rubles.5. Antalya (Turkey) - 47,590 rubles.6. Tbilisi (Georgia) - 48,810 rubles.7. Baku (Azerbaijan) - 35,490 rubles.8. Almaty (Kazakhstan) - 32,630 rubles.9. Dubai (UAE) - 62,730 rubles.10. Seoul (South Korea) - 70 350 rubles.

56.7 million tourists visited Turkey in 2023. The revenue of the tourism industry amounted to $54.3 billion. The number of tourists and income from tourism in Turkey by year: 2019 - 51.74 million people - $34.5 billion 2020 - 15.97 million people - $12.59 billion 2021 - 30 million people - $30.17 billion 2022 - 51.38 million people - $46.47 billion 2023 - 57.1 million people - $54.3 billion According to forecasts for 2024, the number of tourists will increase to 59.4 million, and tourism revenues will reach $59.6 billion. In the first two months of 2024, 4.3 million tourists have already visited Turkey. The maximum number of tourists came from the following countries: Iran - 437.9 thousand peopleRussia - 433.6 thousand peopleBulgaria - 345 thousand peopleGermany - 330 thousand peopleGeorgia - 207 thousand people