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According to information published by the press service of the Turkish low-cost airline AJet, the company will begin its activities in March this year. This will be a significant event for the aviation industry! The carrier received an operator's certificate from the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Turkey (SHGM) in early January 2024. The low-cost airline AJet, registered in July 2023 and part of the Turkish Airlines group, is ready to offer competition to well-known European budget carriers such as Easyjet and Ryanair. With its fleet of 103 aircraft and plans to launch flights to 93 destinations in 33 countries, AJet is ready to surprise passengers with its high standards of service and affordable prices. The base airports for AJet will be the airport named after him. Sabiha Gokcen in Istanbul and Esenboga in Ankara, which will provide convenience and accessibility for passengers from different regions. Perhaps some of the proposed flights this year will include Russian cities, although the details of this have not yet been clarified.

The Official Gazette of Turkey published a decree on amendments to the Rules of the road. Now drivers with a category B driver's license. According to the published decree, motorcycles with a volume of up to 125 cc can be used provided that the driver has a valid Class B driver's license for at least 2 years and has not previously been temporarily or permanently deprived of his driver's license.

From December 28, 2024, the USB Type-C charging standard will be mandatory for all devices sold in Turkey. This decision was made The Information Technology and Communications Department of Turkey (BTK). The purpose of this innovation is to reduce consumer costs and reduce the level of non-household waste.

In January 2024, more than 11 thousand real estate purchase and sale transactions were sold in Dubai, which is 12.9% more than in January 2023. The value of the real estate sold amounted to $ 9.6 billion, which is 27% more than in January last year. Regarding real estate, 8.7 thousand apartments, 765 villas and 1.2 thousand land plots were sold. At the same time, land plots were sold by 267.5% compared to January 2023.

Those who have ever been to Alanya have probably seen an unusual tree with thorns on Cleopatra Beach. It is called "Maymun ikmaz ağacı" - "monkey puzzle". It grows not only in Alanya. For the first time, the "monkey puzzle" was planted in Antalya. It quickly gained popularity and municipalities began to actively use it in the landscaping of districts. Now it is often found in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions of the country (Mugla, Bodrum, Aydin, Izmir). The trunk of the tree is covered with thick large thorns, which is why it got such an unusual name. The height of the trees growing in Turkey averages 5-10 m, however, the "monkey puzzle" can reach a height of 25 m. It blooms twice a year with fragrant pink or white flowers. The flowers turn into rather large pear-shaped fruits. Inside, the fruits are filled with white silky down, resembling cotton or silk, and black seeds. By the way, you can stuff pillows with this down, you can squeeze oil from seeds, and make ropes from the bark of a tree. So the "monkey puzzle" is not only an extraordinarily beautiful tree, but also useful.

After the increase, fares for public buses in Alanya look like this: The full rate is 18 lirasStudent loan - 8.50 lirasThe teacher's fee is 17 lirePensioners - 17 lirasThe driver's ticket price is 20 lirasThe cost of the driver's ticket by credit card is 21 lirasDisabled people and their accompanying persons are free of chargePeople over 65 years old are free of chargeVeterans and their families, family members of the deceased military - free of charge

According to the data As of January, 1,355,153 foreigners officially live in Turkey. For comparison, in 2013, this figure was 313,692 people. These figures do not include foreigners who have obtained citizenship, foreigners with a short-term residence permit, students and illegal immigrants! Most foreign citizens are registered in Istanbul, followed by Antalya and Ankara. Istanbul - 705.556 peopleAntalya - 157.575 peopleAnkara - 86.611 peopleBursa - 54,430 peopleMersin - 44,498 peopleMugla - 27.053 peopleIzmir - 29.057 peopleKocaeli - 15.309 peopleSakarya - 15.285 peopleSamsun - 13.588 peopleGaziantep - 11.799 peopleKonya - 11.400 peopleAydin - 11.307 people Which countries' citizens receive a residence permit in Turkey? Russia - 154.297 peopleIraq 130.643 peopleTurkmenistan 115.279 peopleSyria 99.663 peopleIran 94.612 peopleAzerbaijan 68.612 peopleUzbekistan 59.970 peopleAfghanistan 51.707 peopleUkraine 47.236 people

Istanbul Deniz Otob sleri (IDO) has published a schedule of flights to the Greek islands, which will start on April 6. Seferihisar (Izmir) - Samos, ticket 35 euros for return on the same day and 49 euros for return on different days. Travel time is 1 hourKusadasi (Aydin) - Samos, ticket 41 euros for return on the same day and 52 euros for return on different days. Travel time is 30 hours.Flight tickets will be available online on the website https://egeadalari.ido.com.tr /, as well as in IDO sales offices, authorized agencies and call centers. Seferihisar - Samos flights will depart in the morning and return in the evening, 3 days a week, and starting in August - daily. Kusadasi - Samos flights will be operated 3 days a week, and starting from June 15 - daily. Flights to Samos will be operated by two vessels named "IDO Ege" and "IDO Akdeniz". The vessels will depart from Seferihisar Sığacık Teos Marina and Kuşadası Ege Port. It is reported that IDO does not transport passengers with cars on these flights.

Arenda Piter, a research company, surveyed 1,100 Turkish citizens about their preferences for local soups. Turkish residents are divided into two categories when it comes to choosing the most delicious soup. 24.4% of respondents named "kelle pacha" as the best soup. The main components of the dish are beef/lamb legs and head, which are simmered for 6-8 hours (kelle head, pa a leg). At the same time, 17.7% of the respondents chose kelle pacha as a soup they would never eat. Thus, "kelle pacha" turned out to be in 1st place both as the most delicious soup and as the most tasteless :) In second place in popularity was lentil soup, which was named by 18.8% of citizens, and in third place ishkembe soup (giblet soup), which is preferred by 10.9% of people. You can read more about other Turkish soups here:https://t.me/alanyabrand/5747 Have you tried this controversial Turkish soup?

The Tuyap Fair Convention and Congress Center is hosting the EMITT-2024 international tourism exhibition for the 27th time with the support of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, TOBB, Turkish Airlines and Istanbul Municipality. The exhibition is an important business platform that provides new business and cooperation opportunities for both the Turkish and global tourism sectors. The exhibition will last until February 9th inclusive. The President of the Turkish Hoteliers Federation, Erkan Yagji, and the head of the Turkish Hoteliers Association, Muberr, made a presentation at the exhibition Eresin, who in their speech emphasized that it was time for Turkey to get rid of the image of a country where tourists come for cheap holidays. They suggested thinking not about the number of tourists, but about increasing the amount of income from tourism and focusing on markets China, India, Japan and Brazil.

According to Time Out, 20.2 million tourists visited Istanbul in 2023. The data is provided by the Euromonitor International marketing company. The top three also included London with 18.8 million tourists and Dubai, which was visited by 16.8 million people. They are followed by Antalya, Paris, Hong Kong, Bangkok, New York, Cancun and Mecca.

Employees of the Middle East Technical University of Northern Cyprus (METU) have developed a tracking system for sea turtles that lay eggs on the beaches of the island. Drones equipped with artificial intelligence will scan the coast and warn volunteers about turtles that have come ashore to lay eggs. Volunteers, having received information from the UAV, will be able to protect the laying sites and take care of the hatched turtles.