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Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has reported the total number of tourists who visited the country in the past 9 months of 2023. From January to September, 39,212,967 people visited Turkey, an increase of 12.65% compared to last year. Turkey's tourism revenue in the third quarter of 2023 increased by 13.1% year-on-year to 20.2 billion dollars.

People have been using saffron for thousands of years. In Iran, for example, a saffron-based pigment was found 50,000 years old. Both then and now saffron is used not only as a spice, but also as a cosmetic and medicinal remedy. Saffron contains vitamins A, C, B6, as well as zinc, iron, phosphorus, manganese, potassium, calcium and copper, essential oils, flavonoids and riboflavin.

Cycling enthusiasts, as well as all residents and guests of Alanya, are invited to the Bike Festival, which will be held on November 11 and 12. The festival is dedicated to children who have been disabled as a result of polio. The bike ride will start on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. from the Red Tower. Participants will proceed to Akk pr in Dimchai, where tables with fruit and drinks will be prepared for them. At 4:00 p.m., Dr. Theoman Kaynar will give a presentation on childhood polio at the Chamber of Commerce conference room. At 18:00, a party with music and refreshments is planned at the Delfino otel.

Mustafa Halıcıoğlu, who decided to repair the floors in his house, was surprised to find a large underground tunnel. When he continued his excavations, he discovered a whole ancient city with many rooms and a network of tunnels. Archeologists who arrived at the site indicated an estimated age of the settlement of about 2000 years. To date, they have managed to clear about 300 m2 of the city, however, scientists believe that in reality it is much larger.

A picture created by an artificial intelligence, depicting Alanya in 2070, shows modern high-rise buildings, a beautiful marina with snow-white yachts on the background of an unusual mirror sphere and an island with an interesting residential complex. Well, we'll live to see!

From November 16 to 19, Muratpaşa Municipality will host the "Days of Literature" event for the eighth time, where the best works of the year will be presented. The event will be held in the city's park named after Prof. Dr. Erdal İn n (Erdal İn n ). Literature lovers will be able to familiarize themselves with this year's new works, talk to the authors and get their autographs. The best authors will be awarded on Friday, November 17, at 8 p.m. at T rkan Şoray Cultural Center, followed by a performance by singer Vedat Sakman.

The list is headed by 77-year-old Azhda Pekkan, for whose concert one has to pay 6 million liras. She is followed by: Kenan Doglu - 5 million lirasEbru Gundesh - 4.5 million liras.Hadise - 4 million lirasSibel Can - 4 million lirasEdis - 4 million lirasSyla - 4 million lirasSertab Erener - 4 million lirasG lschen - 3.5 million lirasMurat Boz - 3.5 million lirasZeynep Bastık - 2.5 million liras

The award ceremony for the most influential logistics professionals will be held on November 29 in Istanbul. The Best Logistics Professionals Award is organized in cooperation with SCP Club, Slimstock and LODER. The ceremony will honor industry representatives and evaluate projects in the categories of Most Sustainable Project, Most Technological Project, Most Innovative Project and Most Efficient Project. In addition, the "Best Project of the Year" will be determined by the participants' voting results.

It was at 9:05, November 10, 1938, that the first president of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, died at the age of 57 in Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace and the clock in his bedroom stopped at this mark. As a sign of eternal memory of the founder of the Republic, the whole country falls silent for a minute on this day. A siren sounds, after which all cars and pedestrians stop and pay tribute to Ataturk. After the minute of silence official events begin in all cities of Turkey. The first persons of the state hold a ceremony of laying flowers at the bust of Ataturk in Ankara. Thematic performances and matinees are held in all educational institutions.

Министерства торговли сообщило, что экспорт Турции в октябре увеличился на 7,4% по сравнению с октябрем прошлого года и составил 22,9 млрд. долларов. Целевой показатель экспорта на весь 2023 год составляет 255 млрд. долларов, а на 2024 - 267 млрд. долларов. Более 60% экспорта приходится на развитые страны, из которых Германия стала крупнейшим экспортным рынком.

The management of the local factory "Alaiye Su" has announced that they will donate 3% of their total profits to help homeless animals as part of a charity campaign. The Mayor of Alanya thanked all those involved for their help, "Today I would like to thank my colleagues who realized our facility, which was built for more than 2.5 million dollars, as well as all the institutions and individuals who contributed and supported us in this."

Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Turkey's famous tourist region Ayder Plateau. The plateau is located in the province of Rize in the district of Çamlımşin on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and is one of the most picturesque places in the country. Here, at an altitude of 1350 meters above sea level, coniferous and beech forests with beautiful waterfalls, mountain rivers and healing thermal springs stretch out. The beauty of this place is compared to the European Alps. The first settlements date back to the XIII century. Since 1944 the plateau of Aider was made a national park of Turkey. From the nearest large city Rize you can get here by minibus. Trabzon airport is 155 km away.