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Corendon Travel has announced that it will bring travelers from the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark to Alanya throughout the year. For this purpose, the company will increase the number of weekly flights to 24 from February 17, 2024.

Mersin Administration announced that the program of free summer soccer classes for children aged 7-13 will be extended for the whole school year. The classes are now held twice a week, while during the school year children will be practicing on weekends.

Watermelon is an amazing gift of nature, which not only pleases our taste, but is also able to have a beneficial effect on our health. Studies confirm that watermelons have many therapeutic properties and can be included in the therapeutic diet for various diseases. Rich in iron and vitamin C, watermelon helps to increase hemoglobin and provides the body with essential nutrients.

Turkish Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu announced that the ports of Mersin, Ambarla, Kocaeli and Tekirdag were among the top 100 ports according to the world's most prestigious Lloyd's List. "This success has once again demonstrated Turkey's strength in maritime trade and the competitiveness of its ports in the international arena," the minister said.

The Letim mobile application has been launched in Russia, where Russian citizens can issue a virtual card of the Turkish payment system Troy to pay with it in all stores in Turkey and withdraw cash at ATMs by means of a QR code.

According to the review of prices for hairdressing services, this is how much you can get a haircut in the Turkish city of Niğde (Niğde). In Alanya, the price list price of haircut and shave was 550 liras.

According to the State Airports Authority (DHMI), the passenger traffic of Gazipasa International Airport has increased significantly. In 2023, 447 thousand 72 passengers used the services of Gazipasa Airport. In July alone, the airport received 123 thousand 759 passengers. Of the total number of arrivals, 182 thousand 973 people arrived by international flights, 264 thousand 94 by domestic flights.

According to the decision of the President, 12 historical sites of Turkey have been included in the list of specially protected cultural and historical areas. The list includes the ancient city of Arsinoe and the Mamure Fortress located in Mersin.

Due to the increase in global oil prices and the fact that Turkish olive oil is bought up by Italy and Spain for resale to third countries, the Ministry of Trade has decided to suspend the export of oil until the beginning of the next harvest (until November 1, 2023).

Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar announced the start date of Akkuyu NPP in an interview with Sabah newspaper. "Electricity generation at the first unit will start on October 29, 2024. The other units will be put into operation at one-year intervals," the minister said. He also said that Turkey plans to build two more nuclear power plants in the country within the next 5 years: one in Sinop province and the second in Thrace.

Tarsus County Governor, Kadir Sertel Otju, told the media that Cukurova Airport will be put into operation on October 29, 2023, the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey. It should be reminded that the first test flight at Cukurova Airport was made on May 4, 2023 and was successful. Turkey's second largest airport (85 thousand m2) will serve passengers in accordance with all international standards.

Adem Murat Yucel distributed 268 free beehives to graduates of a beekeeping course. The event organized by the Antalya Beekeepers Association and the Public Education Department is not the first time. In previous years, 2,400 free beehives worth about 3 million liras were distributed.