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Euromonitor International has published a ranking of the most visited cities in 2023. Istanbul took the first place - 20 million 200 thousand visitors. Istanbul is followed by London with 18 million 800 thousand visitors and Dubai with 16 million 800 thousand visitors. Antalya took the fourth place in the list with 15 million 700 thousand visitors. The ten most visited cities look like this: Istanbul (Turkey)London (United Kingdom)Dubai (United Arab Emirates)Antalya (Turkey)Paris (France)Hong Kong (China)Bangkok (Thailand)New York (USA)Cancun (Mexico)Mecca (Saudi Arabia)

Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu, speaking at the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly, spoke about the project of a bullet train that will take you from Ankara to Istanbul in 80 minutes. Uraloglu said that the project is planned to be implemented by 2033-2035. The Minister also listed the high-speed train lines implemented within the framework of the "National High-speed Train Complex Project", namely: "Ankara - Izmir high-speed train line, Mersin - Adana - Osmaniye - Gaziantep high-speed train line, Bandyrma - Bursa - Yenisehir - Osmaneli high-speed train line, Ispartakule - Cherkezkey high-speed train line, high-speed train line Yerkey - Kayseri trains, the Eskisehir- Antalya high-speed train line and the railway project on the Black Sea coast."

Travelers who feel anxious before departure can now relieve nervous tension by chatting with cute dogs. Five specially trained therapy dogs help passengers relieve stress and calm down before departure. You can pet the four-legged assistants in the international departures area of the airport. It is reported that 4 more puppies are being trained to enter a similar service.

On May 18 and 19, an International Piano Festival will be held in Alanya in the conference hall of the Alanya Chamber of Industry (ALTSO). ALTSO and ALKÜ (Alaaddin Keikubat University) took over the organization and conduct of the competition. Applications for participation are accepted until April 30th inclusive. With the funds received from the festival, pianos will be purchased and sent on behalf of Alanya to the cultural centers of the cities affected by the earthquake on February 6, 2023.

Istanbul Airport has left behind Heathrow airports (London) Schiphol (Amsterdam) and Charles de Gaulle (Paris). In the period from February 26 to March 3, Istanbul Airport showed maximum occupancy, accepting and sending an average of 1,321 flights per day. This is reported in the weekly report of the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation.

According to the Real Estate Information Center of the State Housing Bank of Thailand (REIK), in 2023 foreigners purchased 23.5% more real estate than in 2022. Foreign citizens bought 14,449 apartments worth almost $2.04 billion. The most objects were purchased by Chinese citizens - 6,600 objects, followed by Russian citizens - 1,260 objects and US citizens - 631 objects.

The Court of Cassation has signed a precedent-setting decision that concerns millions of Turkish citizens. In Adana, the judge accepted the WhatsApp correspondence as evidence in a commercial case, although the plaintiff did not have a signed document. WhatsApp users will now have to pay more attention to their correspondence. "After the decision of the Court of Cassation, local courts must now accept WhatsApp correspondence as indisputable evidence," lawyer Alperen Kadyoglu commented on the news.

Turkey took 1st place among the countries participating in the study, with an annual growth rate of 9.7%. According to Wealth Report 2024, 1,932 people in Turkey are super-rich. According to Knight Frank's "The Wealth Report 2024", the number of people in Turkey with a fortune of more than $30 million amounted to 1,932 people (last year - 1,761 people). Thus, the number of the super-rich in Turkey increased by 9.7%. The countries with the largest increase in the number of super-rich people: Turkey - 9.7 %USA - 7.9 %India - 6.1 %South Korea - 5.6 %Switzerland - 5.2 % However, Turkey is not the country with the largest number of ultra-rich in the world! According to Asset Report 2024, the country with the largest number of people with assets of more than $ 30 million is the United States - 225 thousand 77 people.The countries with the largest number of super-rich people in the world: USA - 225.077 people.China - 98.551 people.Germany - 29.021 people.Canada - 27,928 people.Great Britain - 23.072 people. According to Knight Frank forecasts, by 2028 the number of ultra-rich people in Turkey will increase by 42.9% to 2,760 people.

The first and second places are occupied by the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Turkish TV series are watched by 750 million people in 170 countries! TOP 10 best Turkish TV series according to Kinopoisk: - Black and White love (2017 2018) Siyah Beyaz Aşk - 8,3- Completely different (2023 2024) Bambaşka Biri - 8.2- Magnificent Century (2011 2014) Muhtesem Y zyil - 8.2- Black Love (TV series 2015 2017) Kara Sevda - 8.2- Knock on My Door (2020 2021), Sen Çal Kapımı - 8.1- Cranberry sherbet (2022) Kızılcık Şerbeti - 8.1- - If you fall in love (2023) Ya Çok Seversen - 7,9- Windy (2019 2021) Hercai - 7,8- Magnificent century. Empire of K sem (2015 2017) Muhtesem Y zyil: K sem - 7,8- Kingfisher (2022 ...) Yalı Çapkını - 7,7

The importance of social media in our time is very great. No matter how hard we try to reduce the time spent at the screen, it is not so easy to do this, given that we both work and relax using social networks and various applications. We feel especially acutely the importance of online platforms at times when their operation fails for one reason or another, as happened the other day. Online, we interact with colleagues and clients, shop and get acquainted with fashionable novelties, communicate with relatives and friends - an endless list. It's hard to even imagine what would happen if the applications that are so popular now suddenly stop working! Statistics also show an increase in the number of users from year to year around the world in general and in Turkey in particular. TOP 10 social media platforms in the world by the number of monthly active users in 2024: 1.Facebook: 3.0 billion 2. YouTube: 2.4 billion 3. WhatsApp: 2.0 billion 4. Instagram: 2.0 billion 5. TikTok: 1.5 billion 6. WeChat: 1.3 billion 7.Facebook Messenger: 979 million 8. Telegram: 800 million 9. Douyin: 752 million 10. Snapchat: 750 million According to a study published by the Turkish Statistical Institute TurkStat, 95.5% of Turkish citizens have access to the Internet. E-commerce, digital content consumption and social media usage have also increased. The most used social media platforms in Turkey in 2023: WhatsApp - 84,9%YouTube - 69,0%Instagram - 61,4% By gender, Turkish users were divided as follows:men:WhatsApp - 88,7%,YouTube - 72,6%Instagram - 63,5%, women:WhatsApp - 81,1%YouTube - 65,4%Instagram - 59,3%.

The private University of ALANYA UNIVERSITY provides a 50% discount on tuition until March 26, 2024. Previously, it was called the University. Hamdullah Emin Pasha (Hepuniversite). The University is included in the list of institutions operating under the international student exchange system "Erasmus+". After March 26, the discount amount will decrease from month to month and, for example, in September it will amount to 25%. Studies at the university are conducted in English and Turkish. The cost of annual tuition (without discount), depending on the faculty, ranges from 4,500 to 7,250 dollars. The list of the faculty and the exact cost can be viewed at the link: https://iro.alanyauniversity.edu.tr/tr/basvuru-kosullari . A certificate of full secondary education is sufficient for admission. Contacts:+90535 344 12 08 - Department for work with International studentshttps://www.alanyauniversity.edu.tr/tr

Experts warned of record temperatures in the summer of 2024, noting that in January last year, the water temperature in the oceans reached a record 21.1 degrees Celsius and continues to rise. Professor Dr. Shermin Tagil, Head of the Department of Geography at Bakyrchai University, said that the effects of increasing climate change are beginning to be felt more and more in everyday life. "Last year we entered the year of El Nino and witnessed abnormally high temperatures in various regions of the planet. El Nino was interrupted in January and now the transition to La Ni a is predicted, when the temperature of ocean waters should drop, but for now it remains above average. The current situation and the ocean temperature that we monitored during the winter show that in the summer of 2024 we may face new temperature records," said the professor.