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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

The financial Service has launched an investigation into 30 thousand bloggers who are popular on social networks. The Tax Audit Department has collected all the data and received information on the income of more than 30 thousand well-known bloggers in Turkey. Now all of them will be checked for tax concealment. The authorities say that bloggers have an obligation to pay taxes, like all other entrepreneurs, and income from advertising on social networks is also subject to taxation, like any other income.

The paragliding Championship will be held in Alanya on April 19-21, 2024. 81 athletes from 12 countries will compete for the title of champion. The championship will be held in the area of the 21st Cleopatra Beach. To register for participation in the competition, as well as to get acquainted with detailed information and the schedule of events, please visit the organizer's website: https://civlcomps.org/event/akdeniz-bolgesi-hedef-yarismasi/info#about The Alanya International Paragliding Cup will also be held from April 25 to 28. 129 athletes from 30 countries have already registered to participate in the competition. Detailed information and conditions of participation: https://civlcomps.org/event/pgawc-alanya-2024

The Turkish Advertising Council has issued a fine to the famous food blogger Musa Ozsoy for publishing false information about the product. On his page, Musa Ozsoy, better known on social media as Food Detective, shared information about the peanut paste "Z ber Original Peanut Butter", indicating that the paste is a product with a high protein content. The Ministry of Commerce considered this information to be unreliable and in violation of the law on consumer protection, as a result of which an unprecedented fine of 550.059 liras ($17,000) was imposed on the blogger. Musa Ozsoy considers the fine imposed by the Ministry of Commerce to be exorbitant and made a statement on his social network page: "Look at what our ministry is doing! Instead of fining establishments that do not meet the basic requirements of sanitary safety, it issues a huge fine for the incorrectly specified amount of protein in the product."

According to generally accepted norms, 76-89 points mean a low level of intelligence, 90-110 points - a normal level, 111-129 points - a high level of intelligence, 130-160 points - a very high level, 160 and above points - genius. According to the study, the TOP 5 most intelligent cities in Turkey are as follows: 1. Eskisehir - 105.22. Ankara - 104.913. Izmir - 104.514. Mugla - 104.125. Canakkale - 104.02 List of cities with the lowest average IQ scores: 77. Kars - 95.8478. Artvin - 95.3679. Hakkari - 95.1680. Siirt - 94.5281. Bingel - 94.19 Antalya took 12th place with a score of 103.28, and the Gelding took 32nd place with a score of 100.71.

Passengers of Aeroflot and Rossiya companies will now be able to transport pets in the next passenger seat in the cabin, According to information on the airline's website, a passenger can carry one container with an animal or bird in economy, comfort and business classes. The container with the animal must be placed on the seats near the porthole and remain in the carrier during the flight. The cost of a seat for an animal is equivalent to the cost of a ticket for an adult passenger. In total, passengers are allowed to transport up to three animals at the same time: two in the cabin in one container and one in the luggage compartment. The maximum weight of the container together with the animal is 15 kg. Dimensions for economy and comfort classes for rigid containers - 50 35 30 cm, semi-rigid - 50 35 32 cm. For business class: rigid - 50 40 30 cm, semi rigid - 50 40 40 cm.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu announced the construction of a high-speed railway that will connect Eskisehir with Antalya. It is noteworthy that this project has been on the agenda since the time of the Ottoman Empire. In 1933, within the framework of a law passed by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, 25 million liras were allocated for the construction of the 324-kilometer Afyonkarahisar-Antalya railway line. The project was planned to be completed within 4 years. Part of the project to Burdur was completed, but the Antalya line remained unfinished due to lack of funds due to the outbreak of World War II. And now, after almost 100 years, the project has been resumed. The new Antalya-Eskisehir high-speed railway line will also become part of the high-speed lines connecting Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir. After the completion of the project, Antalya can be reached from Istanbul in 4 hours and 45 minutes. According to the project, the new railway line will consist of a 425-kilometer section Eskisehir-Kutakhya-Afyonkarakhisar-Isparta/Burdur-Antalya and a 541-kilometer section Kayseri-Aksaray-Konya-Seydisehir-Antalya. The design speed of the line is 200 km/hour.

The pilot project, according to which Russian citizens could stay in Thailand without a visa, ends on April 30, 2024. From May 1, Russian tourists will be able to enter the kingdom without a visa for 30 days. For another 30 days without visas, you can extend it by contacting the migration service and paying 1,900 baht. Since the beginning of 2024, Russians have taken the 3rd place in terms of the number of visits to Thailand. The Kingdom has already been visited by 347 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation.

The basic requirements that applicants wishing to obtain a "digital nomad visa" in Turkey must meet have become known: - age from 21 to 55 years- a document confirming that the applicant works in the field of digital nomads, namely:the provision of a contract or agreement with a foreign company not registered in Turkey- confirmation of a monthly income of at least $3,000- availability of a document on higher education To obtain a digital nomad identification certificate, the above documents must be uploaded to the platform https://digitalnomads.goturkiye.com/ru/homepage . After receiving the certificate, the applicant can apply to the Turkish Consulate or visa application center for a digital nomad visa.

In the first quarter of 2024, 295,519 cars were sold in Turkey, which is 25.2% more than in the first quarter of 2023. The best-selling car brands are Fiat and Renault. Also among the sales leaders are brands such as Chery, Toyota, Peugeot, Ford, Volkswagen and Citroen. The luxury car market has also shown growth. For example, Porshe increased sales from 95 to 117 cars per month, Lexus - to 98 cars per month, and Bentley - from 5 to 9 cars per month. Last month, a total of 9,462 premium segment cars were sold in Turkey. In total, since the beginning of 2024, the total number of premium car sales has increased to 23,836 units. Every second car sold belongs to the Mercedes, Audi and BMW brands.

Antalya, one of the world's important tourism centers, receives tourists from different countries, especially from Germany, Russia, England and Poland. In the city, where 1 million 100 thousand foreign tourists arrived from January 1 to April 7 this year, the domestic market also intensified with the beginning of the 9-day Ramadan holiday. Taking advantage of the sunny weather, vacationers enjoy swimming and sunbathing. "This is the first time we have such an active period of the Ramadan holiday," says Kaan Kavaloglu, president of the Association of Tourist Hoteliers and Operators of the Mediterranean, "the occupancy rate of hotels in Antalya has already exceeded 90%. We will finish the holiday with a occupancy rate close to 100%."

So the strictest fast for all Muslims has come to an end and believers begin to celebrate the holy holiday of Ramadan. The holy month ends with the feast of thanksgiving - Eid al-Fitr. This year it falls on April 10, but the holiday begins to be celebrated from the evening of today, that is, on April 9. Housewives put the house in perfect order, polish the dishes to a shine, think out the latest nuances of the festive menu, preparing to meet numerous guests. After all the preparations, the most beautiful clothes will be put on and the celebration of the long-awaited Ramadan will begin. In addition to traditional meetings with relatives and friends, during Ramadan it is customary to help those in need (with money, clothes or food). These days it is also customary to visit cemeteries to remember the deceased relatives, whose graves are decorated with flowers and sweets and treats are left on them. Do not forget that the other name of the holiday is Şeker bayramı (holiday of sweets). Be sure to treat the kids who will be knocking on your door with sweets. Another festive tradition is to give money to children. Children approach adult family members and kiss their hand. After such a gesture, the adult gives the child money (50, 100, 200 or 500 liras). Do not be surprised if the neighbors bring you treats in honor of the holiday and in no case refuse treats - this can offend a person. You can congratulate relatives, neighbors and friends on the holiday with the phrases "M barek Ramazan bayramı kutlu olsun" or "Ramazan bayramı kutlu olsun".