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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu announced this on his social networks. "The 11th Court satisfied the objections of the Istanbul Municipality, overturned the zoning changes made by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and justified the objections to the master plan of the project, which will destroy nature and water resources," he wrote. The controversial engineering project, which is called Erdogan's "dream," was actually supposed to become a stand-in for the Bosphorus, connect the Black and Marmara Seas, become a more comfortable analogue of the now overloaded strait and bring additional income to the country for faster passage of ships through the new channel. It was assumed that the length of the canal would be 45 kilometers, and the cost of its construction was estimated from up to $ 25 billion. However, the world community, environmentalists and 80% of Istanbul residents strongly opposed the implementation of this project. The opposition Istanbul municipality has filed a lawsuit against the canal and the government's proposed zoning plan, claiming that it will cause irreparable damage to agricultural land, forests and water basins, as well as worsen traffic congestion. As a result, the Turkish court granted the opposition's complaint against the multibillion-dollar canal construction project, which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insists on building. The Ministry may appeal the court's decision.

The Areda Survey research company surveyed 2,024 respondents between January 25 and January 29 about which candidate they are choosing for the post of mayor of Istanbul. As a result, the current mayor of Ekrem Imamoglu won 48% of the votes, and the candidate from the ruling party Murat Kurum - 52%. So it is quite possible that the ruling justice and developфment pariah (AK Parti) will regain Istanbul in the elections to be held on March 31, 2024.

The decision was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force. The purpose of this solution is to prevent the sale of counterfeit products and to properly inform consumers. This amendment to the Turkish Food Code aims to provide consumers with access to healthier and better quality products. According to the decision, fermented milk products, flavored yoghurts, yoghurts with additives and yoghurts with heat treatment after fermentation are prohibited from being supplied to the market in packages of more than 500 grams.The decree also regulates the maximum number of common specific microorganisms in fermented milk products during their entire shelf life.

It is this route from Russia to Turkey that is planned to be launched in 2025. The liner belongs to the class of a "five-star hotel on the water". The ship has 143 cabins with balconies, 12 VIP cabins, 1 cabin for people with disabilities, There are bars, restaurants, a spa, swimming pools, a Jacuzzi, a gym, children's rooms, a theater and music salon with 250 seats, two passenger elevators on board. The length of the vessel is 141.14 m, width - 16.84 m. The passenger capacity is 310 people, the crew is 121 people. It is planned that the commissioning of the vessel will take place in the second half of 2024, and it will be put on line in 2025. There is no information about cruise prices yet and tickets are not on sale on the Mosturflot website yet.

If in 2014 the number of single people was 2,931,085, then by 2023 the number of single people reached 5,192,825 people. The largest increase in singles was observed during the COVID pandemic. Over the past 10 years, the number of single people has increased by 77.2%. 2014 - 2,931,085 people.2015 - 3.113.496 people .2016 - 3,316,894 people .2017 - 3.491.148 people .2018 - 3.730.505 people .2019 - 4.062.576 people.2020 - 4,404,997 people .2021 - 4,781,600 people .2022 - 5,067,331 people .

BioNTech biotech company was founded in 2008 by two Turks who moved to Germany and an Austrian oncologist. BioNTech, the manufacturer of the well-known COVID-19 vaccine, has announced its ambitious plan to release the world's first cancer vaccines by 2026. Ugur Shahin, one of the co-founders of the company, shared information about ongoing clinical trials that cover as many as 30 types of cancer, including skin, intestinal, uterine, prostate and lung cancers. According to him, the company has a goal to form a wide portfolio of cancer treatments by 2030. BioNTech's progressive approach is based on the development of individual treatment methods that take into account the characteristics of each patient. The main objective of the company is to create vaccines that can help the immune system fight cancer cells, avoiding severe chemotherapeutic methods that can negatively affect overall health.

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.

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 construction of the new modern kindergarten Hanife Cebeci Kreş ve Çocuk Akademisi in Mahmutlar is 90% completed. Before that, a similar institution was opened in Both countries and was appreciated by parents and the children liked it very much. The Mayor of Alanya, Adem Murat Yudzhel, accompanied by the responsible technical team and the patron of the project, Ahmet Jebeji, conducted an inspection of the construction site. The kindergarten building is built in the form of a 3-storey cylinder and is designed for 250 children. The plot area is 2800 m2. All the study rooms are designed to receive direct sunlight.There is an area in the garden where children will grow plants and conduct various studies. On the ground floor there are 5 study rooms and administrative offices, on the second floor there is a dining room, 2 study rooms, bedrooms and a chess room, and on the third floor there is a cinema, 2 study rooms, a bedroom, a music room, a library and a game room.

Fitch Ratings, a New York-based rating agency, predicts that capital inflows to some countries, including Turkey, will reach $200 billion in 2024. This amount will be the highest in the last 10 years. The Global Economic Outlook report analyzes trends in net private capital inflows to the largest emerging markets, focusing on nine emerging markets. These countries include Turkey, Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Brazil, Poland, India, Indonesia and Russia. Capital inflows to these countries are expected to be the highest since 2013. In the analysis, net capital flows to emerging markets, with the exception of China, were divided into four categories: foreign direct investment, portfolio capital, portfolio debt and bank flows.

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.