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Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) announced that the Abdulhamid Han, the most powerful natural gas exploration and drilling vessel in the Turkish offshore fleet, has started drilling the Akseki-1 well.

The festival, organized by the Municipality of Çatalk y-Esentepe, will be held in Alagadi on August 26-27, 2023.As part of the event, traditional handicrafts, souvenirs, ceramics, woodwork and much more will be sold at stands set up in the festival grounds. Local food and beverages will be served to guests.

In the Erdemli district of Mersin, female entrepreneur Feride Mutlu created the first lavender garden. Seeing the popularity of lavender fields in Isparta, the woman came up with the idea of using her vacant plot to produce lavender. The fact is that this fragrant plant can be grown without constant watering. For the first two years only, Feride watered the garden periodically, after which watering was no longer necessary.

Amid increased interest in Turkey's stock market, Economy Minister Mehmet Şimşek and Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan held a conference with 50 of the largest foreign investors. The conference was organized by Burak Kaynak, who is in charge of cooperation with the Republic of Turkey at JP Morgan Bank. At the meeting, Ms. Erkan spoke on "Monetary Policy and Macroeconomic Outlook" and Mehmet Şimşek spoke on "Economic Outlook".

A beach volleyball tournament will start for the second time today in Mersin's Bozyazi neighborhood. The competition will be held at Sahil Yaşam Parkı from August 14 to 20. Bozyazı Mayor Mustafa Çetinkaya said that the district municipality is working to develop Bozyazı in all fields, including the popularization of sports and healthy lifestyles among citizens. "The tournament is an important step for the development of the district and I hope it will become an annual event," Çetinkaya said.

Turkey records increased interest of foreign investors to the stock market of the country. In June and July, they purchased shares worth 1.8 billion dollars. Such activity has not been observed for almost 10 years, namely since 2013. It is likely that the economic policies of the recently appointed Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan and Economy Minister Mehmet Şimşek have appealed to stock market connoisseurs.

Yalova thermal spring is located in the province of the same name Yalova in the north-west of Turkey on the shores of the Sea of Marmara. The city of Yalova itself is more than 5 thousand years old. The resort is convenient for tourists arriving in Istanbul, especially at Sabiha Gokcen Airport. You can also get to the city by ferry. Here like to come not only Istanbul residents, but also tourists from European countries, and the town itself has a quiet atmosphere, typical of old European cities.

The world-famous festival of opera and ballet will be held for the 30th time in the ancient Aspendos Amphitheater, located 38 kilometers from Antalya. The festival will be held from September 4 to 21 with the participation of state theaters in Antalya, Ankara and Istanbul. Aspendos Amphitheater is known as one of the best preserved ancient theaters. Many original elements of its decoration have been perfectly preserved to this day.

In order to effectively combat the lionfish, which is spreading from the Red Sea to the shores of Antalya through the Suez Canal and damaging the marine species living there, Antalya Municipality organized a lionfish fishing competition at Konyaalti Beach. The competition was held in two categories. In the first one, the participants who caught the biggest fish were declared the winners, and in the second one, the participants who caught the most fish by weight were declared the winners. A total of 13 kg 450 g of lionfish were caught, which the fishermen handed over to the cooks. They, in their turn, immediately cooked it and served it to all the guests of the tournament.

"Mersin's beaches are safe and suitable for bathing," Mersin Metropolitan Municipality's Water Supply and Sewerage Department (MESKİ) officials said after a thorough inspection of the seawater. Samples were taken from 40 beaches, including Kocasanlı, Kargıpınarı, Davultepe, Limonlu, Tırtar, T bank, Kumkuyu, Sultankoyu, Yemiskumu, Kızkalesi and Akkum beaches.

The Chinese government has lifted bans on citizens' group travel to Turkey. "All travel agencies and online platforms across the country can now sell group trips," China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism said. The ban was also lifted on travel to the US, UK, Australia, South Korea and Japan.

The Ministry of Health's General Directorate of Public Health has tested the water on the entire Antalya coast from Kaş to Gazipaşa. Studies have shown that seawater samples taken from these beaches are free of health-threatening bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci. The result of the inspection: all 304 beaches on the Antalya coast are absolutely safe and suitable for swimming.