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Smart cards are used in public transportation in many cities in Turkey, but they are different in each city. The Turkey Card is supposed to solve this problem. The card enables citizens to make multiple transactions with a single card anywhere in Turkey in areas such as POS devices, ATMs, paying fees, fines and taxes, using food and beverage vending machines, paying for public transportation, buying tickets, etc.

On a beach in the Selifke district of Mersin, a film crew from Mexico is shooting new episodes of the survival reality show "La İsla el reality". Parkour equipment was installed on the beach especially for this purpose. Filming is also being done from drones. The filming participants noted that the beaches of Mersin are very picturesque and ideal for various spectacular events and shows.

The airplane arriving from Iran at Gazipasa-Alanya Airport was welcomed with a water arch and flowers were presented to the first passengers of the flight. The pilots and flight attendants were presented with a cake. Eight more such flights will be operated before the end of the winter season. Omer S sener, Airport Operations Coordinator, said, "We are honored and proud to have guests from our neighboring country Iran here. We hope that in the coming years we will increase the number of flights and the number of passengers coming to Alanya".

At the meeting in Astana, the ministers discussed the expansion of supplies through the Trans-Caspian Corridor, trade, defense, transportation, the Turkic world, and touched on Afghanistan and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Both ministers agreed that relations between Turkey and Kazakhstan are strong and will continue to improve. "We are happy to note that our views on topical issues coincide," Hakan Fidan said and said that the trade turnover between the two countries increased by about 60% in 2022 and this figure continues to grow. In turn, Murat Nutrleu said that Turkey is the fourth largest trading partner of Kazakhstan.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will participate in the 10th anniversary summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Kazakhstan, which is scheduled for November 3.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhei agreed on visa facilitation for Turkish businessmen and students as well as updating the customs union during a meeting held in Ankara. Delegations of Turkish and EU officials will soon begin technical talks.

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The European Commission has confirmed the right of EU countries to seize personal cars and other personal belongings, including smartphones and clothes, from Russians at the border. We would like to remind you that foreign citizens can freely enter Turkey with a personal car and use it for two years if they have a residence permit, and pensioners who have a residence permit in Turkey have an indefinite right to use a car on the territory of the country.

According to the Institute of Statistics of Turkey in August this year in the country was sold 13% more real estate than in July, namely - 312.3 thousand objects: 119.5 thousand - residential properties 101,1 thousand - agricultural land plots 55,6 thousand - land plots for construction 11,7 thousand - office premises

Turkish geophysical engineer, seismologist, professor, PhD Ovg n Ahmet Ercan: made a statement in which he named the safest provinces in Turkey with low probability of destructive earthquakes. There are 21 of them in total: ▪ Kırklareli▪ Zonguldak▪ Kastamonu▪ Sinop▪ Samsun

Pelicans have been spotted on the local beach of Kumkoy bali in the Erdemli district of Mersin. Four pelicans first went into the sea, wandered in the water next to vacationers and then walked along the beach. Locals and tourists enjoyed taking pictures with the handsome pelicans.

Orkun Altın z, who works for a logistics company in Mersin, went out to sea this weekend on a boat near Silifke with two friends who are fishing enthusiasts like himself. The three friends were very surprised to see a giant tuna caught on a fishing rod. With great difficulty they pulled the fish into the boat. The friends filmed the whole process of struggle with a huge tuna on a cell phone camera and posted the record on social networks. Already on the shore, after weighing, it turned out that the weight of the tuna was 172.8 kg.

The ancient city of Siedra, located in Alanya's Seki district and dating back to the 9th century B.C., will be opened for visits by groups of tourists. Work is currently underway to uncover important parts of the ancient city.