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Tuba Dumlu G ler (39) from Erzurum has beaten 7,000 competitors from 130 countries to make it to the list of the world's 50 best teachers in the 2023 Global Teacher Prize competition. The competition is organized by UNESCO in cooperation with the Varkey GEMS Foundation, whose honorary chairman is former US President Bill Clinton.

Mersin and Antalya factories have started the labor-intensive way of producing olive oil, without which practically no Turkish cuisine can do without. This year's yields are an order of magnitude lower than last year due to the hot summer weather. Even the export of olives abroad has been suspended. Because of the low harvest, the wholesale purchase price of extra virgin olive oil is 180-190 TL. The olives harvested by the workers are sifted and taken to the oil mills. There they are washed, crushed and turned into oil within 2 hours.

The 58th Presidential Cycling Tour will be held in Turkey from October 8-15, organized by the Turkish Cycling Federation with the support of the Ministry of Youth Sports. The world's only transcontinental bicycle tour will start at the port of Alanya at 11-40 on Sunday and end in Istanbul on October 15.

The 9th Izmir Volleyball Tournament will be held in Izmir. The teams of the Efeler League will play a series of matches before the start of the new season. Alani team, sponsored by our company, will play on October 4 and 6 at Atat rk Sports Center: October 4 at 16.30 - Alanya Belediyespor-Bigadi Belediyespor October 5 at 14.00 Arkas Spor-Alanya Belediyespor October 6 - Alanya Belediyespor - Cizre Belediyespor

The Ministry of Trade has imposed a fine totaling 78,530,902 liras on 44 e-commerce companies that violated Law No. 6502 "On Consumer Protection" and "Distance Selling Regulation". Thanks to the timely work carried out, both consumers were protected and the negative consequences of companies that supported unfair competition in the industry were prevented.

International rating agency Standard Poors has upgraded Turkey's credit rating to B: from negative to stable. "The stable outlook reflects a return to more conventional and consistent policies that reduce near-term risks to macro-financial stability and ease balance of payments pressures," S P explains.

35 Alanya drivers were fined 32,550 liras as a result of checks carried out by a police drone. The drivers were fined for running red lights, using cell phones while driving, not wearing seatbelts, etc. It is reported that the use of the drone to help police officers monitor the situation on the roads will take place on a daily basis.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, thanked the Turkish president for inviting him to the Aviation, Space and Technology Festival and expressed hope that he will be able to attend next year's festival. "I look forward to attending the festival in person next year, as well as discussing further investment opportunities in Turkey," Elon Musk wrote on his social media page.

There are no dead or injured among civilians. The head of the Turkish Interior Ministry Ali Yerlikaya reported about the explosion at the entrance to the building of the General Directorate of Security of the Interior Ministry in Ankara. "One of the terrorists blew himself up, the second was neutralized. During the firefight, 2 police officers were lightly wounded," the minister said. The General Prosecutor's Office of Ankara announced the beginning of an investigation into the fact of the terrorist attack.

A beach volleyball competition organized by Municipality of Mersin and Turkish Volleyball Federation is being held on Kizkalesi beach of Erdemli district of Mersin. The tournament will last 3 days and will end on Sunday, October 1. The total prize money is 200,000 liras. Twenty-six teams from 7 countries are taking part in the competition: 12 women's teams and 14 men's teams.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism reports that during excavations in G beklitepe and Karahantepe, archaeologists have found several new finds: a life-size boar figurine made of limestone, a realistic human statue 2.3 meters high and a vulture figurine.

A delegation from the Embassy of Japan has arrived in Alanya. Wataru Ishii, a representative of the Economic Department of the Embassy of Japan, and Project Specialist Pınar Çant rk visited the Mayor of Alanya, Adem Murat Y cel.