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Registration for the "Through the Eyes of Alanya" Photo Contest is ongoing. The contest is organized by Alanya Tourism and Promotion Foundation (ALTAV), Alanya Municipality and Alanya Tourist Companies Association (ALTİD) and Alanya Tourism Promotion Foundation (ALTAV).

Gazprombank now provides its customers with the service of transferring funds via İBAN to Turkey and Azerbaijan. This can be done in the bank's mobile application. The maximum transfer amount per month is RUB 1.5 million.

Preparations for the "GİRNE FEST 23" festival, which will be held for the first time this year, are in full swing in Northern Cyprus. The 'GİRNE FEST 23' festival, which will be attended by more than 200 musicians, theater actors and artists from Turkey, the TRNC and various countries around the world, will be held from September 1 to October 10. A whole 40 days of fun and festivities!

In Erdemli, local beekeepers have started harvesting honey from hives located on the high plateau of Musa Bozuldu. Honey production in the region is supported by the beekeeping department of the Alata Horticulture Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. In winter, the hives are kept on the territory of the institute. In summer they are transported to the Taurus Mountains at an altitude of 2300 meters.

Antalya has a new governor. He is the former governor of Malatya, Hulusi Şahin. In turn, the now former governor of Antalya, Ersin Yazıcı, has been appointed as governor of Malatya.

Published data according to which the living wage in Alanya for a family of 4 (two adults, two children) amounted to 25.500 liras (944 USD). What is included in this amount?

Fans of astronomy and space, of course, know that this weekend it will be possible to observe a unique phenomenon - the Perseid meteor shower. This year this phenomenon can be observed from July 14 to September 1. However, this weekend is the peak of "stargazing". In Turkey, you can see "shooting stars" on the night of August 12-13 from 23.30 to 04.00.

According to information provided by the TASS news agency, the Russian Embassy in South Cyprus will soon start working in Nicosia (Lefkosha), the capital of Northern Cyprus. Thus, about 50 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation living in the TRNC will have an opportunity to promptly solve various civil issues. By the way, such countries as Germany, Italy, France, the USA and England have long had representative offices in Northern Cyprus.

Today, there are more than 5 million refugees living in Turkey, the vast majority of whom are Syrians. The problems related to illegal migrants are often discussed in society. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, who promised to solve this problem in a few months, reported on the situation with illegal migration in the country. According to him, during the last 2 months, the Interior Ministry officers detained about 36 thousand illegal migrants. Of them 17,258 people were deported. He also said that in June and July, more than 2 thousand operational activities were carried out, during which 1,385 people involved in the organization of illegal migration were arrested.

Two sea turtles were seen injured on a beach in Erdemli about 3 months ago. Volunteers took them to the sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation center. The staff of the center reported that the age of these sea beauties is about 65 years old. After undergoing treatment, the turtles were released into the sea.

President of the World Health Tourism Council Ahmet Savashan announced the signing of a protocol for the construction of a rehabilitation center and a modern hotel in Famagusta. The center is planned to start operating in the first quarter of 2024.

A decision signed by the President of Turkey and officially published in the Official Gazette announces the opening of two new faculties at Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi Alanya State University. They will be the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences.