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According to representatives of the Russian diplomatic mission, the Indonesian side agreed in principle to open a consulate. Technical details are currently being agreed upon. There is currently an honorary consul of the Russian Federation in Bali, where DarmaVijaya, who, although not a Russian civil servant, can carry out certain consular duties with the support of the Russian diplomatic mission in Indonesia. Also in early February, Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Vorobyova noted that direct flights between Moscow and Bali could be resumed in the near future. She stressed that this island is very popular among Russian tourists. According to the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia, more than 143,000 tourists from Russia arrived in the country in 2023.

- Certification of the authenticity of copies of documents - $5 per page- Document certification - $ 40- Certification of a document with an apostille - $ 80- Fee for issuing a certificate for local authorities in Russian - $ 10- Fee for issuing a certificate for local authorities in another language - $ 20- Issuance of a 5-year passport for adults - $35

In the updated version of the bank's mobile application, Turkey has appeared in the list of countries available for money transfer. The limit of the transfer amount to the card is from 150 to 10,000 rubles and up to 300 thousand rubles per day can be transferred as much as possible. You can transfer from 30 to 150 thousand rubles to the account and no more than 750 thousand rubles per day. The service fee is 1% of the transfer amount.

The third diplomatic forum "Diplomacy in Times of Crisis" will be held in Antalya from March 1-3. The official opening of ADF 2024 will take place on Friday, March 1, at 2:30 p.m. with speeches by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. The third ADF will bring together heads of state and government, ministers, diplomats, businessmen, scientists, representatives of think tanks, youth and the media for a broad exchange of views. As before, the forum will discuss the most important regional and global issues. The organizers note that the theme of the forum is designed to provide a basis for finding peaceful solutions in our turbulent times: "Ongoing wars, terrorism, illegal migration, xenophobia and Islamophobia, unpredictable risks generated by artificial intelligence, climate change, natural disasters and pandemics, the widening socio-economic gap, etc. are just some of the global challenges which we are facing. How can we use diplomacy more effectively to respond to global challenges? The answer, of course, lies in the adoption of a new understanding of diplomacy that goes beyond the traditional framework of dialogue."

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is also the chairman of the Justice and Development Party, will visit Antalya on March 1 and 2 as part of the election program. According to the program of the visit, he will take part in the diplomatic forum "Bringing diplomacy to the forefront during crises" and address the residents of Antalya on the square in front of the indoor sports hall "Kepez Turgut Ozal" at 14.30 on Saturday. After the rally, President Erdogan will end his program in the city with the opening of the Antalya City Hospital and connecting roads at 4.30 pm.

The International Orange Blossom Carnival will be held from April 13 to 21, 2024 and promises to be extremely fun and eventful, including due to the fact that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has included it in the program "Festivals of the Cultural Path of Turkey". "The carnival program will include very interesting projects and events. We receive a lot of applications for participation both from our country and from abroad," the members of the organizing committee report. The carnival will be opened with a festive costume procession. There will be many contests, exhibitions, culinary, sports and entertainment competitions. Popular performers will perform concerts on the festival stage. All information and events related to the carnival can be followed on the website https://www.nisandaadanada.com /.

The Official Gazette published information on financial support for the campaign for the urban transformation of Istanbul. The presidential decree lists important points related to the reconstruction of risky buildings. Mehmet Ozhaseki, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, said that the budget for the transformation of Istanbul is 485 billion liras: - A subsidy of up to 700 thousand liras and a loan of up to 700 thousand liras will be issued to the owners of residential premises. - Subsidies in the amount of up to 350 thousand liras and credit support in the amount of up to 350 thousand liras will be provided for owners of commercial premises. -The loan term is set at 10 years (120 months). - Interest will not be charged on the first 12 contributions. Loan payments will begin from the first month after the end of the grace period. - Income and credit history of beneficiaries will not be taken into account when issuing loans. - During construction, owners, tenants and owners will be provided with one-time free relocation assistance in the amount of 100 thousand liras. - A letter of commitment on the provision of subsidies and a loan agreement on construction assistance can be concluded before December 31, 2026.

Today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan turned 70 years old! He was born on February 26, 1954 in Istanbul. After school, he enrolled in the religious lyceum Imam Hatip Lisesi, and then at the Faculty of Economics of Marmara University, from which he graduated in 1981. Back in 1975, he organized the youth movement of the National Salvation Party in Beyoglu. In 1982, Erdogan joined the army and returned to politics upon his return, representing the interests of The welfare Party. In 1994, the people of Istanbul elected him as their mayor. In 1997, the Welfare Party was banned in Turkey and Erdogan resigned. He was even sentenced to 10 months in prison for Islamist propaganda. He spent four months in prison and was released early in July 1999. He created the Justice Party and became its chairman. In 2002, the party formed a parliamentary majority and in fact a one-party government.

The General Directorate of Cultural Values and Museums of Turkey announced that the Galata Tower will be closed to visitors for 1 month due to restoration and seismic protection works. During the reconstruction, about 400 nests of migratory birds on the walls of the Galata Tower building will be preserved, and all work will be carried out taking into account the bird migration season.

The women's associations of Alanya held a protest against the actions of the municipality, which canceled the play about Matilda Manukyan. The action took place near the Cultural Center, where the play about Manukyan was supposed to be shown. Bahar Hajibektashoglu, the author and performer of the role in the play, also participated in the protest. The statement made on behalf of the women's associations reads as follows: "We are gathered here today to condemn with equal cruelty the cancellation of the play "Manukyan", for which ticket sales have long begun and which is scheduled to be shown at the Alanya Cultural Center on February 19, 2024. We condemn the harassment that led to the persecution of the screenwriter and actress of the play Bahar Hajibektashoglu, subjected her to pressure and censorship, and damaged the reputation of a female actor in the eyes of society. This theatrical production is a product of art, and the most basic property of art is to reflect all sides of society. It is unacceptable that the right of art lovers to access art in such a large area as Alanya is suppressed in such vile ways and that politics and dirty thoughts are mixed with art to such an extent. The play in question has been approved by the Ministry of Culture and has been staged for 10 years, and for the first time it was unreasonably canceled." You can read the post about the "queen of brothels" of Turkey Matilda Manukyan here: https://t.me/alanyabrand/6978

According to TURKSTAT, the number of married couples, as well as the number of divorced couples, has decreased compared to last year. The number of married couples in 2023 was 565,435. The number of divorced couples was 171,881. It was also noted that the age of first marriage increased and amounted to 28.3 years for men and 25.7 years for women. The province with the highest number of married couples is Kilis (8.09 per thousand people), followed by Aksaray (7.81 per thousand) and Gaziantep (7.57 per thousand). The province with the lowest number of married couples is Gyumyushkhan - 4.52 per thousand people.

Due to the approaching deadline for paying rent tax, the Ministry of Finance has resorted to a new method of identifying those who do not pay rent tax. With the records of the land registry at its disposal, the Ministry of Finance obtained the residential addresses of landlords and compared the data for about 5 million apartments. It turned out that about 1.4 million rented apartments had not been taxed. It is assumed that 400 thousand of these apartments are not taxed, since children or parents of homeowners live in them, and 1 million homeowners intentionally do not pay tax. For this reason, the financial service visits these apartments and finds out the amount of rent. Violators will have to pay the following fees: - the unpaid tax itself- penalty for double tax loss- penalty for non-payment of tax on time in the amount of 3.5 % per month- penalty for failure to submit a declaration.