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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

Mersin Municipality supported small-scale fishermen by providing them with fishing equipment and outfit free of charge. Under the "Material Support for Small Fishing Farms" program, 372 fishermen from Erdemli, Silifke and Anamur received free fishing rods, raincoats, boots, boat paint and more.

Excavations have begun in the Tarsus district of Mersin, where a tomb believed to date back to the Roman period has been discovered. It was found during the excavation of the foundation of the office building of the district police headquarters in 1993 in the Duatepe neighborhood. The work is being carried out under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Directorate of the Tarsus Museum. A 6-member team under the scientific supervision of Deniz Kaplan, Associate Professor of the Department of Archaeology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Mersin University, is taking part in the excavations. He noted that the history of Tarsus is thousands of years old and still hides many mysteries and said that the excavation works will last about 3 months.

China Eastern Airlines started operating regular direct flights on the Shanghai-Stambul route on September 28. The agreement was signed in Shanghai thanks to the joint efforts of Turkish Airlines and China Eastern Airlines.

Bulgaria, following Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Poland, Germany and Norway, has banned the entry into the country and transit through the country of cars with Russian license plates, except for cars belonging to diplomatic missions. Cars currently in the country must be removed from the country within 6 months.

Professor Dr. Murat Durukan, Head of the Department of Archaeology at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Mersin University, said that Mersin's archaeological areas have high potential and if they are comprehensively explored, they will multiply the region's attractiveness in terms of tourism. "Mersin is one of the richest regions in Turkey in terms of archaeological sites, both registered and unregistered. Besides the well-known Kızkalesi, Adamkayalar, Cennet Cehennem, Kanlıdivane, there are many more sites in Mersin that need to be explored as soon as possible. When we do, we can make the city attractive to both tourists and investors by making archaeological sites the centers of attraction of the region," the professor said.

A "Cat Museum" for nature and animal lovers has opened in Istanbul's Beşiktaş neighborhood. The museum was opened on October 4, World Animal Protection Day, with the cooperation of Beşiktaş Municipality with the founder of Istanbul Toy Museum Sunay Akin, a well-known journalist and philanthropist.

Turkey has significantly increased its gold reserves, becoming the largest buyer of gold. The country's central bank has been accumulating gold for months and last year was also the largest buyer of the precious metal among the world's monetary authorities. According to the World Gold Council, the country now holds 565 tons of gold, the highest ever recorded. Turkey now ranks 9th in the world in gold reserves with 572 tons.