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Antalya is breaking records - in the first three months of 2024, 1 million tourists visited the resorts of the region! March also broke the historical record for the number of tourists - 500,421 tourists visited Antalya in the first month of spring. This is a 45% increase compared to March 2023. Tourists from which countries preferred Antalya in 2024? Germany - 279.803 people.Russia - 171.770 people.England - 124,621 people.Poland - 34,880 people.Iran - 30.717 people.Ukraine - 16,881 people.Kazakhstan - 16.563 people.Netherlands - 13.222 people.Denmark - 12,832 people.Belgium - 11,848 people.Austria 10.108 people.Switzerland - 9,328 people.

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has made changes to the limits of operations of the Fast Financial Transfer System (FAST). Starting tomorrow, it will be possible to send 100,000 liras in a single transaction in the FAST system (previously, it was possible to send 50,000 liras as much as possible). In transactions carried out using the FAST-TR QR code, the maximum transfer amount has been increased to 250 thousand liras.

The Yalova Bonsai Museum, the first bonsai museum in Turkey and the largest bonsai museum in Europe, was opened with the participation of Kenichi Kasahara, Consul General of Japan in Istanbul. The project started back in 2020, when the first steps were taken in the implementation of the museum project and a technical trip abroad was organized. "The Yalova Bonsai Museum opened today, which is the first bonsai museum in Turkey and the largest bonsai museum in Europe. I would like to thank all the people and institutions who provided support, all my colleagues who worked hard, and our distinguished guests who came to the opening of our museum," said Hassan Soyguzel, Chairman of the Provincial General Assembly and a member of the museum's board. 200 bonsai trees of various sizes and shapes are on display in the museum, which has an indoor area of 200 m2 and an outdoor exhibition area of 1500 m2. Tags with the number of the work, the type of wood, the age of the tree and the names of the bonsai masters who own the works are attached next to the trees.

"Holding municipal elections in a calm and professional atmosphere confirms the honor of Turkey and demonstrates the commitment of citizens to local democracy. Our relations are based on rights and democracy. We look forward to working together on reforms that bring Turkey closer to joining the European Union," said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel.

"In accordance with the Law on Notification No. 7201 and the Regulation on Electronic Notification No. 30617, the National Electronic Notification System (UETS) has been established to send and deliver notifications to individuals," the Turkish Interior Ministry's Migration Affairs Department said in a statement. From April 15, when applying for an extension of a Turkish residence permit, it will be necessary to provide the UETS address along with the application and other documents. You can get a UETS address for free at PTT post offices by presenting your passport, TIN, valid Turkish phone number, your e-mail and an application for UETS. After that, you will be given a PDF file. If you have an electronic signature, you can apply for UETS online on the website www.etebligat.gov.tr . What is UETS?The Electronic Notification System (UETS), created and operated by PTT, is a digital notification system. The UETS system allows you to receive all documents transferred on paper after legal and other official actions in digital form. In fact, all official and legal documents will not need to be delivered in paper form. Such documents will be sent by e-mail to the profile opened in the UETS system for both individuals and legal entities.

Zeynep Celik, an independent candidate for mayor of the small town of Kalkim in Canakkale province, won the election and became mayor. Thus, Celik became the youngest female mayor in Turkey. There are 1983 voters in the city of Kalkym, 47.91% of whom voted for Zeynep. The girl, who will hold the post of mayor of Kalkym for 5 years, thanked the residents of the city for their support and promised to do everything to justify their trust.

The head of the Supreme Election Commission of the Central Election Commission of Turkey, Ahmet Ener, reported on the successful holding of municipal elections in the country. With the exception of isolated incidents, the situation at the polling stations was calm. According to the CEC, 61.4 million voters took part in the voting. If anyone doubted that Turkey is a democratic country, yesterday's elections definitely dispelled all doubts. According to the results of the elections, the ruling AKP party (Justice and Development Party) could not hold the leadership and lost to the opposition SNR party (Republican People's Party). In percentage terms, the election results are as follows:SNR (Republican People's Party) - 37.74%AKP (Justice and Development Party) - 35.49%YRP (New Welfare Party) - 6.19%DEM (People's Equality and Democracy Party) - 5.68%MNR (Nationalist Movement Party) - 4.98% Of course, the closest attention was focused on the mayoral elections in Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara. In all three megacities, the candidates from the SNR (Republican People's Party) won: Istanbul - Ekrem Imamoglu - 51.09%Ankara - Mansur Yavash - 60.35%Izmir - Jamil Tugai - 48.90% In Antalya and Mersin, the current mayors, who are also candidates from the SNR party, remained in their posts, having managed to gain the necessary number of votes: Antalya - Mukhittin Bejek - 48.64%Mersin - Vakhap Secher - 59.50%

Six Senses Residences, a new project from the Six Senses hotel brand, will be a 122-storey skyscraper in the Dubai Marina area. It is planned to complete the construction by 2028. The ambitious project is being developed jointly with Dubai-based developer Select Group and promises to bring a new level of comfort and well-being to residents. It will focus on a healthy lifestyle, offering unique amenities such as Sleep With Six Senses bedrooms with exercise equipment and a wellness wardrobe. A 25-meter swimming pool is planned to be installed on the observation deck on the 109th floor, and among other amazing features will be a longevity center, a gym, a cryotherapy room, a crystal sound healing room and a spa center.

Bilechik - Melek Myzrak SubashiAydin - Ozlem CherchiogluEdirne - Phyllis Genjan AkynAfyonkarahisar - Burju KeksalaTekirdag - Jandan YujirEskisehir - Ayshe UnlujeBatman - Gulustan SenyukAgra - Hazal ArasGaziantep - Fatma ShahinDyarbakir - Ayshe SerraSiirt - Sofya Alagash In addition, women became the heads of three districts of Istanbul: Bakyrkey - Aishegul Ovalyoglu, Uskyudar - Sinem Dedetash, Maltepe - Esin Kamen. In Antalya, Ilkai Akcha became the head of Akseki district and Saniya Jaran became the head of Korkuteli district.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, has issued a resolution that bans the import and trade of single-use plastic products. The ban is being introduced in stages - at the first stage, from January 1, 2024, the use of disposable plastic bags is prohibited. Non-plastic disposable goods will be banned from June 1, 2024. Cocktail sticks, cups and plastic cotton swabs will be banned from January 1, 2025. From January 1, 2026, a ban on the sale and use of plastic food containers, tableware, as well as plastic cups and lids for them will come into force. The ban does not apply to thin-film tapes used for packaging meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, cereals and bread, as well as garbage bags. The amount of fines for violators of the resolution is 200-2000 dirhams ($55 - $545).

According to the election results, the current mayor of Alanya, Adem Murat Yudzhel, could not get the necessary number of votes to run for a third term and lost the leadership to a member of the CHP party, Osman Taryk Ozchelik. The top three candidates with the highest number of votes are as follows: Osman Taryk Ozchelik - 45.50%Adem Murat Yudzhel - 26.66%Mehmet Shahin - 21.68% Congratulations to Alanya on the new mayor! We wish Osman Taryk success and fruitful work!

The Mayor of Alanya, Adem Murat Yudzhel, awarded the students who read the largest number of books in the city libraries with bicycles and gift certificates. As part of the program, the mayor met with young book lovers at the Emine Hajikura Library. "We continue to open new libraries and hold events to encourage our students to read more books," he said. Library Week, which begins annually on the last Monday of March, is celebrated with various events both in Alanya and throughout the country.