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35,000 euros (1,040,977 liras) - that's how much a box seat ticket cost at the concert of the world-famous singer, winner of 7 Grammy Awards, Christina Aguilera, who performed in Turkey for the first time. The minimum ticket price at yesterday's concert in Antalya was 450 euros (13,387 liras). Aguilera kicked off the concert with her hits "Stripped" and "Dirrty." News reports say that the show was a resounding success!

Mersin Governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan announced that grants totaling 631 thousand 275 liras have been signed with women's cooperatives in the first 6 months of 2023. As part of the "Supporting Women's Cooperatives" program, the governor visited the Mersin Trade Office where he held a meeting with women entrepreneurs.

Alanya Municipality announced the completion of parks in the rural neighborhoods of Dere, T rktaş and By ak ı. "We are working to make our children happy in every corner of our city. Every day we are improving the social space for our citizens," Mayor Adem Murat Yucel said.

An employee working at Injekum beach found a wallet and a phone. The wallet contained banknotes worth 1 million liras. With the help of social media, the owner was found and the items were immediately returned to him. He, in turn, was very surprised and thanked the beach worker for his honesty!

Natural gas connection works have started in Bozyazi district of Mersin province. The project is planned to bring natural gas to 1,100 homes by the end of the year by laying about 16 kilometers of relevant communications. The cost of the works is estimated at 20 million liras. The head of Boziazi district, Tuncai Topsakaloglu, and the mayor, Mustafa Çetinkaya, inspected the start of the works. "We are happy to fulfill one of our promises previously made to the residents of Boziazi and hope that all works will be completed by the end of the year," Cetinkaya said.

Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, citing its own sources, reported that Putin's visit to Turkey is expected in late August. He is expected to discuss with Erdogan such topics as the extension of the grain deal, relations between Turkey and Syria, etc. Earlier, Erdogan also discussed the extension of the grain deal in a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.

Cultural, artistic and sporting events are planned as part of the festival, which takes place in the Mehmetchik district. According to the program, backgammon, volleyball, wrestling and soccer tournaments will be held. At the colorful fair, visitors can taste traditional cuisine. There will also be a lottery with prize drawings. In the evenings, popular singers Ferhat G er, Ahmet Evan, Grup SOS, Grup Frekans, Grup Rota, İpek Amber and Grup Otantik will give concerts for guests. The festival will last until August 13 inclusive.

Staff Col. G k en Firat has become the first woman in the Turkish Navy to be promoted to the rank of admiral. She was promoted to Admiral of the Naval Forces Command (Navy) by a decision of the Supreme Military Council. G k en Firat is an outstanding representative of the Turkish Armed Forces with an impeccable service and military career. This step opens new perspectives for women in the military and demonstrates the desire for equality in a male-dominated field such as the navy.

The asphalt paving works started by Alanya Municipality on Azaklar and M derrisler streets in Oba have been completed. Brigades of workers have laid more than 2,000 meters of new asphalt pavement. The mayor of Alanya accepted their work and thanked them for their labor. "We have completed the asphalt paving works on the busiest streets of Oba and opened them for citizens' use. The neighborhoods adjacent to the central road are next in line," he said.

Elikesik Halk Plajı public beach will appear in Alanya's Elikesik neighborhood. At the request of Elikesik neighborhood headman Yusuf Boz, Alanya Mayor Adem Murat Yucel gave instructions for the improvement of the neighborhood's public beach. "I would like to thank our mayor on behalf of myself and the residents of the neighborhood for helping to create a comfortable recreational place on the Elikesik Mahalle shoreline," Yusuf Boz said.

In Mezitli district of Mersin, construction of a state hospital and dental center has started.According to the project, the area of the hospital is 280 thousand m2. There will be a hospital with 150 beds and a parking lot for 500 cars.

In Dyarbakir, in the south-east of Turkey, agricultural workers have started the summer drying of tomatoes. The hot, dry weather in the region is ideal for drying ripe tomatoes. Ready dried tomatoes are sold to domestic and foreign markets (Europe, America). In Turkey, dried tomatoes are used in salads, hot meat dishes and for the popular appetizer, meze Kuru domates ezmesi.