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Ali Bidi, a 74-year-old businessman and national athlete from Antalya, was the winner in his age group in a triathlon competition held in Belek. "Ironman 70.3 Turkey Races" is one of the most prestigious triathlon organizations in the world. About 2 thousand athletes from 86 countries took part in the races, which started from the public beach of Kadriye. The triathletes covered a total distance of 111.9 kilometers. The athletes started the race with a swim and then cycled from Belek to the EXPO 2016 grounds. The distance ended with a running stage in the Land of Legends.

Antalya Municipality Mayor Muhittin B cek invites residents and guests of the province to the 2nd International Nomad Festival to be held on November 3-5, 2023. Muhittin B cek talked about the program of the festival, "Our events will start with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Ataturk Monument in Republic Square. After that, we will make a procession from Republic Square to the old municipality building. During the three-day events, we will host artists such as Haluk Levent, Elif Buse Doğan, Ayşe Dincer and Uğur Onur. The audience will be able to see a horse show and shooting competitions. The festival will be a platform to promote Turkish handicrafts where our craftsmen will introduce traditional crafts such as weaving, leather weaving, knife making and felt making to the guests. 48 tents will be set up where various food and drinks will be available. This event will be an important opportunity to preserve traditions and pass them on to future generations. I invite all our citizens to join our national culture and traditional values".

Based on inflation data for the last 6 months, experts expect the minimum wage and minimum pension to increase by 50%. It is expected that in January the minimum pension will be increased from 7,500 liras to 11,250 liras ($400) and the minimum wage from 11,402 liras to 17,103 liras ($607).

Speaking at the Tropical Fruit Festival, Gazipasa Agriculture and Forestry Director Nazan Durak Ozcelik said that farmers in Gazipasa have started growing coffee trees and have even already harvested their first coffee crop. According to Nazan, the coffee tree, which was planted as an experiment in recent years in the Kaledran (Yakacık) neighborhood of Gazipaşa, has started to bear fruit. The project is supported by the Western Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute (BATEM).

Almond, peach and plum trees have blossomed in Gazipasa due to abnormally warm weather.The temperatures in recent months have been above the seasonal norm, which triggered the blossoming of trees, unusual for this time of year. While eyewitnesses are surprised and take pictures against the backdrop of blossoming trees, farmers do not like this phenomenon at all, because in case of possible frosts such trees may die, which will have a negative impact on crop yields.

Experts and officials continue to put forward proposals to overcome the shortage of housing in Turkey. The issue is particularly acute in Antalya, Alanya, Konya, Izmir and Mersin. Mehmet Ozhaseki, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, said that a draft law is being worked on, according to which treasury lands will be sold at a large discount, which will reduce the cost of real estate for Turkish citizens by 35-40%. Sedat Altınay, president of the Konya Chamber of Realtors, also said that the opening of sales of state lands will help reduce the cost of housing, which in turn will make it more affordable for Turkish citizens. P.S. Only Turkish citizens can purchase state land under this program.

Addressing the nation at Vahdettin Mansion as part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, President Erdoğan said: "Our Republic, which we proclaimed on October 29, 1923, is today completing its first century and heading into the second century, which we call the century of Turkey. I remember all our veterans, especially Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, with gratitude for their heroism. I declare to the whole world: no power can prevent the Republic of Turkey from being happy and prosperous."

The couple Kivanc and Beryl Talu, who became famous through their social media channel "Var B yle Tipler" (the account is now closed), have been charged with fraud of more than 100 million liras. All their accounts were blocked. Without waiting for arrest, the couple fled to Georgia, using the right of visa-free entry into the country. It is reported that they wanted to go to Portugal, but since they were not issued a passport for their young son, they urgently fled to Georgia.

In fact, Turkey has been a republic since April 23, 1920, when the Grand National Assembly was established, but the official proclamation of the Republic of Turkey took place only three and a half years later. On October 29, 1923, the status of the state was proclaimed as a republic with Ankara as its capital, and its official name became T rkiye Cumhuriyeti ("Turkish Republic"). After that, a vote was held in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, after summarizing the results of which Mustafa Kemal Ataturk became the first president. Prosperity, peace and unity!!! Happy Birthday. Turkey!!!

This was announced by Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. On October 28 and 29, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Republic, you can use public transport for free with a personal İstanbul Kard travel card - https://istanbulkart.istanbul/CardDetail/stanbulkart.

"The Russians living in Alanya have forgotten where they live. These days, when we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of our republic, Russian residents have overstepped the bounds of what is allowed and do not hesitate to express their displeasure about our glorious Turkish flag," writes the gazetealanya news channel.

The situation with the Turkish flag, which prevented the Russian-speaking residents of Obe, has not subsided, but a new story involving our compatriots is on its way. According to Şerife Bulut, the owner of a hairdressing salon in Alanya, a Russian woman, to whom Bulut rendered hairdressing services worth 28,000 liras, cheated her and left without paying the money.