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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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In North Cyprus, residents and visitors to the island will once again welcome the annual international music festival from September 15 to November 6. Concerts and other entertainment events will take place at Bellapais Abbey. The festival will feature performances by world-renowned pianist and composer Fazil Say and Genco Erkal and many other internationally renowned musicians and composers.

Fighting inflation is a priority: Turkey's Central Bank today took a decisive step in the fight against accelerating inflation by announcing a key rate hike of 750 basis points, from 17.5% to 25%. This important decision was announced in an official statement published on the regulator's website.

A group of experts conducted research for a month at 28 sites in the Barents Sea in the Arctic. The project was made possible with the assistance of the Turkish Presidential Administration and the coordination of the Polar Research Center Marmara Research Center (MAM). The center, in turn, is part of the Scientific and Technical Research Institute of Turkey (TÜBITAK) in Ankara. The scientists, who left Istanbul on July 5, spent a month conducting research on the Norwegian-flagged 62-meter Polar Xplorer vessel

The letter states that schools will fight obesity and digital addiction. For example, from the beginning of this year, pupils will be doing exercises before starting classes plus there will be a series of activities telling them about the importance of a balanced and nutritious diet and healthy lifestyle. Special attention is paid to the inadmissibility of cell phone use during the learning process and while doing homework.