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The IV Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum is being held at the Istanbul Convention Center on Oct. 12 and 13. African ministers and officials attending the forum called for a long-term partnership between the countries, noting that Turkey has expertise in many important sectors such as energy, telecommunications, transportation and healthcare. The need for cooperation in education and youth employment was also stated.

The 2032 European Football Championship will be held in Italy and Turkey, it was announced during a ceremony at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The opening match will be held in one country and the closing match in the other. Each country will also choose five cities to host the matches.ar

Built in the late 19th century (1899-1900) and restored by the Municipality of Alanya, the historic mansion Hacı Karanfil has been awarded for the second time in the competition "Encouragement of projects for the protection of the country's historical and cultural heritage". The competition was organized by the Union of Historical Cities (TKB). Incidentally, the mansion: located in the Şekerhan neighborhood, has already received the same award in the 2019 competition.

The "Cleopatra Cycling Festival", which will be held on October 13-14-15 in Tarsus, invites all cycling enthusiasts. In this special event, cycling enthusiasts can have fun and experience the beauties of Mersin by bike. The festival will start with a bike ride through the city center and will continue with excursions around the city and the surrounding area for 3 days. Phone number to apply for participation: +90 506 297 55 62

Alanya Governor Fatih Urkmezer issued a statement on social media announcing the beginning of the evacuation of cars with expired foreign license plates. In his statement, Urkmezer said: "The cars detected by our officers with foreign license plates that have expired in Alanya have been evacuated and taken to the customs office. The inspections will continue uninterrupted." Be careful! Observe the rules and terms of stay in Turkey!

The zoning plan for Kızlarpınarı Street has been finalized. The purpose of the project, which envisages increasing the width of the road from 12 meters to 18 meters, is to relieve the city's transport network, reduce traffic density and ensure comfortable movement.

Antalya Governor Hulusi Şahin, Alanya District Governor Dr. Fatih Urkmezer, Alanya Mayor Adem Murat Yucel, Antalya National Education Director Salih Kaygusuz and Alanya National Education Director Yusuf Yılmaz signed a protocol at the Alanya District Administration. According to the signed protocol, Alanya Municipality will build a new 24-grade secondary school in Konaklı district and hand it over to the Ministry of Education.

The second Mersin Youth Festival is just days away. The festival is organized under the coordination of the Department of Culture and Social Affairs. Residents and guests of Mersin and neighboring cities are expected at Özgecan Aslan Square on October 13-14. The festival program includes DJ performances, master classes, competitions, sports and entertainment events. Popular artists Zeynep Bastık and K fn will perform concerts on the first day of the festival, while Aleina Tilki and Jeza will perform on the second day.

Çagatay Ulusoy, a famous Turkish actor, signed a contract to star in the TV series "Ruthless". The actor's fee amounted to 2 million liras. Thus, Çağatay became the highest paid actor in the country. The series will be broadcast on FOX TV. Fans loved the actor after the series "Tide", "Inside", "I Called Her Feriha", "Yeshilcham", "Call My Manager".

Throughout the season, zero waste trainings were held in the city's hotels by trainers and engineering staff of Alanya Cleaning Department.Within the framework of the works started at the beginning of the season under the slogan "Clean Alanya", Alanya Municipality conducted zero waste trainings in 375 hotels. Thanks to the Zero Waste trainings, savings were achieved in hotels where there was a very high turnover of waste, and nature and environment were protected.

The local media is full of headlines about a new bill according to which it will become practically impossible to rent an apartment for short-term rent. We are talking about the following innovations: A special sign with relevant information will have to be installed on the short-term rented apartment A license must be obtained from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The consent of all residents of the building must be obtained

The sculptors who will take part in the 18th Alanya International Sculpture Festival organized by Alanya Municipality and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University have been selected. The festival, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of our republic, will start on November 1 on the square next to the Municipality building and will last until November 30. Applications for participation in the festival were submitted by 55 sculptors from 27 countries. At the jury meeting chaired by Prof. B lent Çınar from Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, 10 sculptors were selected to participate in the festival: Ayhan Yılmaz - Turkey Berta Shortiss - Switzerland Bouaziz Mohamed - Tunisia