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Bayraktar TB2 drones are rapidly conquering the global market. Due to the low cost and excellent performance, Turkish attack drones are exported to 33 countries. The sale of UAVs accounts for a significant 25% of all industry revenues.

The head of the Ministry of Labor of Turkey, Vedat Eyikhan, after negotiations with trade unions, announced an increase in the minimum wage. "The Commission has completed work on determining the minimum wage from January 1, 2024. We have determined it at 17.002 Turkish lira ($578)," said Yyyykhan. The decree will come into force after publication in the Official Gazette.

According to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, in the period from January 1 to December 18, 2023, athletes managed to win a total of 7,418 medals, including 2,453 gold, 2,600 silver and 2,365 bronze. The athletes participated in many important international competitions, including the World Cup and the European Championship. Kickboxers won the most medals: 41 medals at the World Championships and 119 medals at the European Championships. Together with the medals won in other competitions, they won a total of 1,091 medals. Kickboxers are followed by tennis players with 1,081 medals and Wushu athletes with 567 medals.

The Ministry of Finance and Treasury has determined the amount of payments and duties to be levied starting from January 1, 2024. The decision was published in the Official Gazette: Notarized power of attorney - 174 liraPreparation of a notary application - 87 lirasfee for passport registration - 790 lirasfee for an ikameta card - 565 lirasfee for a marriage certificate - 705 lirasfee for a driver's license - 990 lirasfee for registration of a vehicle registration certificate - 885 lirasthe fee for issuing a work visa for foreigners is 565 liras

The research laboratory "University Ranking by Academic Indicators" (URAP) of the METU Institute of Informatics announced that 119 Turkish universities were included in the ranking of "3,000 best universities in the world". METU URAP is one of the 10 authorized institutions that make up university rankings worldwide. URAP used academic productivity indicators in six areas: "articles", "citations", "total number of scientific papers", "total number of publications", "total number of citations" and "international cooperation" to compile the rating

Short-term rental conditions according to the new law: Get a certificate from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The application can be made online via e-devlet. The decision on the application must come within 30 days. A month after receiving the certificate, a special commission will come to the facility with a check on compliance with all necessary conditions, such as: the presence of a fire extinguisher, an evacuation plan from the building, a sign with information about the rented object at the entrance, smoke detectors, etc. Subsequent inspections will be carried out every 2 years. Information about the certificate received must necessarily be indicated when advertising the object.

23 premium cars confiscated as a result of operations against criminal organizations were handed over to the Istanbul Police Department by court decision. Announcing this decision, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya posted a video of the cars and said: "These cars will serve our nation under the control of our police, not criminal organizations."

The inscriptions "2025" were placed on the square in the Seyhan district and in other places of the city. Interestingly, last year, when the year 2023 was celebrated, the inscription "2024" was displayed in the same place. Thus, the inhabitants of Adana are traditionally ahead of the whole planet :) Just like last year, the event sparked heated discussions on social media with a lot of funny comments.

The PSM Awards is an annual award that identifies FinTech and e-commerce market leaders. PSM Co-founder and General Coordinator Barysh Bekar: "Over the 6 years of the award's existence, thousands of applications have been submitted and 300 projects have been awarded. The number of applications and interesting projects is growing every year. This year we broke the record: 493 applications were submitted for participation in the award and 70 projects received awards!" The electronic money and payment services platform Payfix was awarded a special award for its contribution to the employment of women and the Golden PSM award in the nomination "Innovative Customer Interaction". Payfix employs 176 women, which is 93% of the total number of employees.

Every year, Henley Partners publishes ratings of official residence permit and citizenship by investment programs. Independent experts, investors and government officials from different countries take part in the creation of ratings. For each criterion, experts give countries points (from 0 to 10), after which the results are summarized.Countries with the most loyal legislation and investment programs included in the rating: 1st place - Malta2nd place - Austria3rd place - Grenada, Saint Lucia4th place - Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis5th place - Dominicana6th place - Turkey7th place - Egypt, Jordan8th place - Vanuatu9th place - Cambodia

Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kutcher spoke about the success of Dream Games on social media, referring to the news of the Financial Times newspaper. The Financial Times news feed used the headline "Royal Match" overthrew "Candy Crush" in the App Store. Kachur stressed that Dream Games, one of the first Turkish corporations with an estimated $2.75 billion in 2021, has doubled its annual revenue to $2 billion this year. The success of the Royal Match demonstrates the influence and potential of the Turkish technology sector on the world stage.

Foreign pensioners will be extended the period of use of a car imported into Turkey for another 2 years. Previously, the maximum possible period for a foreign car to stay in the country was 730 days. In accordance with the amendment to be made to the Presidential Decree, pensioners will be given the opportunity to extend this period for another 730 days without having to leave the country. To do this, you will need to submit an application before the end of the 2-year period of stay of the car in Turkey. The amendment will enter into force on January 1, 2024.