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This was announced by Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. The 13 km long line is designed to carry 35,000 passengers per hour in one direction. The travel time is 21.5 minutes. The line, which began construction in 2016, is connected to Marmaray, Metrobus and the M3, M7 and M9 metro lines.

President of the Mediterranean Association of Tourist Hoteliers and Operators (AKTOB) After visiting the ITB Berlin Tourism Exhibition, Caan Cavaloglu said that the 2024 tourist season promises to be successful for Turkey. Travel operators from the UK, Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg), Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland) and Germany report a significant increase in demand for tours to Turkey. "The Berlin ITB Fair is the most important tourism exhibition for mass tourism. German, British and other European operators are present here, which allows us to see how the season will start and how it will develop. I noted that there is a very good flow of bookings to Antalya in particular and to Turkey in general," Kavaloglu commented on the results of the fair. He also expressed confidence that the tourist flow to Antalya this season will exceed 17 million people. "Turkey currently ranks first in sales of tours from the UK, the Benelux countries, Scandinavia and Germany. It makes us feel proud," Cavaloglu added.

Today, the whole of Turkey celebrates 109 years since the Victory Day and pays tribute to the heroes who participated in the Battle of Canakkale during the First World War. This day was an important event in the history of the country and became the day of Victory in one of the bloodiest battles in the history of Turkey. Then Turkey was able to defend the Dardanelles Strait, opposing the huge army of the Entente. The victory at Canakkale became the starting point in the creation of the Turkish Republic. Celebrations dedicated to fallen soldiers and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who played a key role in protecting the strait, are taking place in all educational institutions and squares of all cities.

In 2023, Asel became the most popular female name. The name means "honey", "healing honey", "peace", "affection", "love". Embodies a peaceful, loving and healing personality. Among the names of the boys, the name Alp Arslan (heroic lion) was in 1st place. The meaning of the name: a valiant, brave and courageous man. Alp Arslan was the name of one of the great Seljuk rulers. Women's names:1.Assel - 8,114 girls2. Zeynep - 7,614 girls3.Defne - 6,895 girls Male names:1.Alparslan - 8,957 boys2.Yusuf - 5,538 boys3.Hectare - 5,361 boys

The transaction price was $130 million (4 billion 172 million 220 thousand liras). This is reported by the international real estate expert Sheriff Nadi Varli. The identity of the buyer has not been disclosed for obvious reasons. In total, Turks spent $2 billion on real estate purchases last year and entered the TOP 10 buyers of real estate in Dubai. "If 10 years ago Turks bought property abroad for an average of $ 130 million per year, now only in January 2024 they spent a similar amount buying foreign real estate for $ 133 million," Varli reports. In addition to Dubai, Turkish citizens also purchase real estate in Macedonia, Kosovo, London, Germany and the USA.

The International Balkan Race Walking Championship will be held in Antalya on April 21. 420 athletes from 50 countries will take part in the championship. The competitions will be held in the Antalya EXPO area. Fatih Chintimar, President of the Turkish Athletics Federation: "This is the first time we are organizing an international walking championship. Our goal is to increase the team and individual quota and send at least 6 athletes to the Olympic Games."

Since the beginning of the year, passenger car sales in Turkey have increased by 52% (146,318 cars) compared to the same period last year. Sales of commercial vehicles increased by 11%. Car production increased by 12% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 151.014 units. Together with the production of tractors, the total production volume reached 250,886 units. The capacity utilization rate in the automotive industry was 74% for light vehicles, 94% for trucks, 6% for minibus buses and 72% for tractors. The production and export of automobiles occupy a dominant place in the Turkish economy. According to the Turkish Assembly of Exporters (TIM), the total exports of the automotive industry remained in first place in the ranking of industry exports with a share of 14%. According to the Uludağ Exporters Association (UIB), the total volume of car exports has increased by 9% since the beginning of the year and reached $6 billion in monetary terms.

Vice President of ALTAV and ALTID Mehmet Dahaoglu said that Germany took 1st place in terms of the number of tourists who visited Antalya in February 2024 - 58.228 tourists. Russia is in second place (48,937 tourists), and England is in third place with 37,454 tourists. The top three are followed by Poland, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Denmark, Austria and Belgium.

The grand opening of the 24th Antalya City State Hospital took place on Saturday with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The medical center is located in the Kepez district of the Gecherler microdistrict, occupies 372.917 m2 and consists of 4 complexes: a general department, a cardiovascular department, an oncological department and a perinatal center. A helipad is provided at the hospital for emergency patient delivery.

Alanians, outraged by the fact that TURKSTAT did not include Alanya in the list of candidates for the title of province, can exhale. The Institute of Statistics has published a new list in which Alanya is in second place. The reasons for not including Alanya in the previous list are not reported. Perhaps it was just a mistake, or maybe some kind of veiled message to the authorities of Alanya. Who knows... A new list of districts claiming the title of province: Manisa AkhisarAntalya AlanyaIstanbul BagjilarBalykesir BandyrmaShirnak CizreAnkara ChankayaBalikesir EdremitZonguldak EregliDyarbakir ErganiIstanbul EsenyurtMugla FethiyeKocaeli GebzeHatay IskenderunAdiyaman KakhtaKonya EregliIstanbul KucukcekmejeAntalya ManavgatBursa OsmangaziAnkara PolatliAdana SeyhanSanliurfa SiverekMersin TarsusTekirdag LyuleburgazOrdu UnyeHakkari YuksekovaAdana Kozan

According to the Turkish Institute of Statistics, 93,902 properties were sold in February, which is 17.3% more than in February 2023. 65,308 objects accounted for the sale of secondary housing, 28,594 - under construction. Sales Leaders by Province: Istanbul - 17.4% - 16.344 objectsAnkara - 8.8% - 8,300 objectsIzmir - 5.5% - 5,168 objects Despite the overall growth of the market, home sales to foreigners again show a decline of 44.9% compared to February last year. In total, foreigners purchased 1,846 properties: Istanbul - 691 objectsAntalya - 659 sitesMersin - 151 objects Among foreigners, the maximum number of real estate was purchased by citizens of the Russian Federation - 395 objects, citizens of Iran - 200 objects, citizens of Iraq - 112 objects, citizens of Ukraine - 105 objects, citizens of Germany - 91 objects and citizens of Kazakhstan - 79 objects.

According to the Turkish Statistical Institute TurkStat, coffee exports from the country have tripled over the past 5 years. If in 2019 the revenue from coffee exports amounted to $19.268.937, then in 2023 it already amounted to $57.491.128. The total income from coffee exports over the past 5 years has been fixed at $200.690.415. The main importers of Turkish coffee in 2023 were:Syria - $ 10.470.784Belarus - $ 8,532,753Russia - $ 6.576.522 "In the coming years, Turkish coffee will become more popular in the world, and Turkey will take a more prominent place in this sector," said Osman Serim, vice president of the Turkish Association for Coffee Culture and Research.