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Presumably the Declaration on Friendly Relations and Good Neighborliness will be signed on December 7 during the Turkish President's official visit to Athens. "Greece is our neighboring country and we will always remain neighbors. We share the same geography, the same sea. We breathe the same air. We are bound by our past. There are many issues that we have not yet been able to resolve between us. Both countries know that. However, it is up to us whether we allow these issues to cause tensions and disagreements between our governments and our peoples," Erdogan said in an interview with Greek newspaper Kathimerini.

Russians preferred to spend New Year holidays in Thailand, which has the largest number of bookings. Thailand is followed by Turkey and the UAE.As for the cost, Thailand is also in first place. The cost of a 10-day tour with departure from Moscow starts from 120 thousand rubles. A similar tour to Dubai costs from 100 thousand rubles, and in Turkey - from 66 thousand rubles.If we talk in general about the year 2023, the most popular tourist destination among Russians was Turkey, which in total was visited by more than 5 million citizens of the Russian Federation.

The most popular car brand was Fiat, followed by Renault, Volkswagen, Peogeout, Opel, Hyundai, Dacia, Skoda, Citroen and Toyota. Perhaps the reason for the increased demand was the first 25% reduction in car prices in 3 years amidst general inflation in the country. However, CarData CEO Husamettin Yalcin and Otomerkez.net CEO Mohammad Ali Karakash said that car prices may rise again from the beginning of 2024.

Images of the crying pensioner went viral on all social networks. As it turned out, the statement on him filed by his ex-wife, with whom he divorced 25 years ago and who now lives in Australia. In the evening of the same day, Zyufta Shirin was released home. However, the incident ended happily: the President of the Association for the Protection of Men, who learned about the situation, fully repaid the pensioner's debt to his ex-wife.

The General Directorate of the Ministry of National Education has approved the curriculum for students in grades 5-12 for the course "Family in the Social Life of Turkey". The curriculum of the course, which lasts 72 hours, consists of 4 sections: "Meaning of Family", "Being a Family", "History of Turkish Family", "Social Changes and Family".

Turkey's Education Ministry has banned the practice of "class mothers" (sınıf annesi), which aims to improve communication between teachers and parents but is often the subject of controversy. The ministry called for an end to the practice after complaints that class mothers collect fees from parents, demand money for teaching materials, interfere in lessons and record videos of students.

MASAK, which solves cases of fraud and tax evasion, has taken a close look at major contractors in Alanya. It has become known that a special MASAK team has arrived in the city to conduct an investigation. It is claimed that contractors who have been building properties in many areas in recent years, especially in Avsallar, Mahmutlar, Demirtaş and the center of Alanya, will be included in the investigation due to the fact that they have been showing apartments worth 150-200 thousand euros in the ownership documents as if they were sold for 1-2 million liras, thus evading taxes. Some members of the Alanya Municipal Council have also come under suspicion. The transactions made by them will also be checked to see if they correspond to the amounts of taxes paid. It is highly likely that the investigation will result in large tax fines.

15 million 371 thousand tourists - that's how many tourists visited Antalya resorts in the past 11 months of 2023. This is an absolute record and surpasses the figures of 2019. By nationality, the most tourists came from Russia, followed by tourists from Germany, England and Poland.

The TRNC authorities are considering a proposal to allow foreigners to buy up to 3 properties and title them. Now each adult foreigner has the right to buy no more than 1 property. It is still unclear how much this innovation will be of interest to investors, as in most cases they sell their purchased objects on the assignment of ownership, without spending extra money on title registration. However, for ordinary buyers who wish to acquire more than one apartment/villa in their personal possession, this law will certainly be of interest.

What Turk doesn't love Turkish coffee? There are practically none:) Foreigners also appreciate the taste of this wonderful drink. And it is hard to find a better gift than a bag of Turkish coffee brought from Turkey. In Turkish even the word "breakfast" is translated as "after coffee" - kahvaltı (kahve altı). Due to its unique taste and great cultural significance, in 2013 Turkish coffee was included in the list of intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO, which proclaimed December 5 as World Turkish Coffee Day.

A new type of online fraud is gaining momentum in Turkey. Millions of people are receiving text messages with the message "Adabeyan kargo: your parcel is on its way". The message contains a tracking code that triggers the download of a malicious application that accesses the user's sms and banking applications. For example, in Alanya, a total of 150,000 liras was debited from a man's cards. An investigation has been launched.

In Mersin, a woman who was tired of her husband's behavior found a solution by putting her husband up for sale on a second-hand app. In the ad, she says that her husband cheated on her with her cousin. About the man himself, she writes that he is healthy as an ox, his feet have a peculiar odor and that he snores. "No refunds," the resourceful lady ends her message.