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The tourist route from Crimea to Turkey may undergo changes as the possibility of restoring the ferry service between Yalta and Istanbul, which was closed in 2017, is being considered. According to the speaker of the Crimean Parliament Vladimir Konstantinov, there is a possibility of resuming ferry service with Turkey in the future.This information was provided by the Turkish edition Turizm Ajansi, providing more details. The previously existing ferry line between Crimea and Turkey was discontinued in 2017 due to sanctions. According to Yanina Pavlenko, president of the Yalta administration, an agreement with the Beylikd z district in Istanbul is being considered, including the possibility of a new ferry line.

On November 25, Saturday, 10-00 to 15-00 at the Mall of Alanya in Konakli, a cooking competition will be held on the occasion of Teachers' Day in Turkey. The competition is organized by Alanya Vocational School named after Umit Altay. Umit Altay. Awards are foreseen for the most delicious treats. The first three winners will be awarded 5000 liras, the next three participants will be awarded 3000 liras each, and three more participants will be awarded 1000 liras each. Congratulations to all the teachers of Turkey on their professional holiday! Happy Teacher's Day!

The Central Bank of Turkey raised the discount rate by 500 basis points from 35.0% to 40.0%, which is higher than expected. Economists had predicted an increase to 37.5%. Amid the news, the Turkish lira strengthened by 0.2% to 28.76 per dollar.

Alanya will host for the 8th time a cooking competition organized in cooperation with Alanya Municipality, Golden Ladle Tourism and Chefs Association. The competition will be held on February 5-6-7, 2024. Entries for the competition will be accepted until December 31, 2023. During 3 days the contestants will demonstrate all their skills to get to the finals.

The Ministry of Education has developed a new motivational program to improve the performance of schoolchildren in Turkey. Pupils who are in the top three in their class and top five in their school will be paid a bonus of 60% of the minimum wage twice a year, which is currently 6,841.2 liras.

November 24, 1928 is the day when Ataturk was named the head teacher of national schools in Turkey, because it was at his suggestion that public schools were established and the teaching process began to be conducted in Latin instead of Arabic calligraphy. Therefore, when in 1981 the question of the day, which will be officially considered as a teacher's day, was raised, the choice fell on November 24. On November 24, teachers in Turkey receive congratulations and celebrate their professional holiday. Students give them gifts, cards and flowers.

This year's fair will be held on December 9 and 10 in the square next to the municipality. As always, guests will be welcomed with drink and food stands, performances by representatives of Alanya's national communities and photos with Santa Claus and Snow Maiden.

There are all the prerequisites that by the end of 2023 Turkey will take the 2nd place in the list of the most popular countries in the field of medical tourism. If this happens, Turkey will be followed by Spain and will displace France, pushing it to the third place. The Turkish government plans to increase revenues from this industry to 3 billion dollars.

On November 16, the TURAN payment system started working in Turkey. The purpose of the system is to improve cooperation with Turkic and Turkey-friendly countries. At the moment, transfers and other financial services are available for Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Northern Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia. The following types of services are available between these countries: instant transfers, payment by QR code, contactless payment, bill payment, acquiring (connection of payment system on company websites), etc. Both physical and virtual Turan cards can be issued. In the future, the list of countries will be expanded, and the new system is planned to cover about 170 million people.

Jubilee coins were printed in the amount of 100 million pieces in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey. The weight of the coin is 8.25 grams, diameter - 28.15 millimeters.

The number of real estate properties purchased by foreign nationals in the TRNC is constantly increasing. In 2019, the Council of Ministers of the Republic granted the rights to purchase real estate to 1,141 foreigners, in 2021 to 1,179 foreigners and in 2022 to 2,810 foreigners. Since the beginning of 2023, foreigners have already purchased 4,569 properties in North Cyprus. Due to attractive prices and simple conditions for obtaining a residence permit, experts predict the continuation of this trend.#northerncyprusnews

The President of Turkey announced that until May 1, 2024 there will be no charge for monthly consumption of 25 m3 of gas in residential homes, which is equivalent to about 150 liras. Only what is consumed in excess of 25 m3 will be subject to payment.