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More than 200 people participated in a sapsurfing competition in the Silifke district of Mersin. The competition, organized by the local Youth and Sports Department and Silifke Municipality, was held at Akkum Public Beach. More than 200 people participated in the competition: 120 women and 90 men. The participants who took the first places in the competition received various prizes.

Tarsus in G zne district will host a traditional oil wrestling competition, G reş, on August 30 as part of the events dedicated to Victory Day. Athletes from all over Turkey will take part in the competition, and the winners will receive medals and cash prizes. Mayor Atsız Afşın Yılmaz invited all residents of the city to watch the competition, emphasizing that August 30 is a great victory of the Turkish people in the struggle for independence. After the competitions and award ceremony, famous artists Og n Sanlisoy and Ece Mumay will give concerts.

Representatives of the Ministry of Youth and Sports reported that by the end of the year a program will be developed under which students in Turkey will be able to buy phones and computers (1 piece each) without paying tax. It is not yet clear what the age limits and other conditions of the program will be, but Turkish young people are looking forward to the start of the program.

According to the Central Bank of Turkey, the price growth index for residential real estate in June 2023 increased by 95.5% compared to the same month in 2022, and the increase in house prices adjusted for inflation amounted to 38%. Most of all real estate prices rose in Ankara - 106%, Izmir - 100% and Istanbul - 85.1%.

FoodFest 2023, an international gastronomic festival organized with the support of Antalya Municipality and Mayor Muhittin Bojek, will be held for the second time in Antalya from September 1-3.

The Mayor of Alanya has ordered daily police patrols of public places in Alanya such as restaurants, cafes, beaches, clubs and bars. In the morning and evening, police officers will inspect the work of the establishments, as well as control car and motorcycle drivers who violate traffic rules.

A delegation that arrived in Mersin from the Chinese city of Xining visited the Mersin-Tarsus Organized Industrial Zone (MTOSB). MTOSB President Sabri Tekli, informing the delegation from Xining about the region's activities, said: "Our Mersin-Tarsus Organized Industrial Zone is an area transformed from a landfill to an industrial zone.

Representatives of the administration of the presidents of Turkey and Russia have confirmed the information about the meeting of the presidents in September. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov: "There is an understanding that this meeting will take place soon. It is already being prepared quite tightly." A RIA Novosti source in the Turkish president's administration said that the date and place of the meeting are being discussed through diplomatic channels, but there are no specifics yet: "We expect the meeting to take place in September."

A Turkish passenger on a Midland-Antalya flight decided to make a joke and shouted that there was a bomb on the plane. Airline staff immediately called the police. Despite the passenger saying several times that he was just joking, police officers removed the prankster from the flight and placed him under arrest. The flight was delayed for 3 hours while police officers inspected the plane.

Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Secer announced that the Ministry of Finance has approved part of the external loan needed for the Mersin metro project. Secher thanked Minister Mehmet Şimşek for his participation and said that the metro construction will now continue at a faster pace. "I would like to thank Minister of Finance and Treasury Mr. Mehmet Şimşek, who authorized the 900 million liras needed for the construction of the Mersin metro," Vahap Secher said.

According to the statistics institute of Turkey TÜIK in July 2023 was sold 110 thousand real estate. Compared to July 2022, the growth amounted to 16.7%. The most transactions were made in Istanbul - 15700, in second place Ankara - 9600 transactions, in third place Izmir - 5200 transactions. The leader in sales of housing to foreigners was Antalya - 996 sales, the second place is Istanbul - 832 sales, the third place is Mersin - 263 transactions. The most real estate was purchased by citizens of the Russian Federation, in second place citizens of Iran and Iraq, in third place - Ukrainians.

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