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As part of the "Y zme Bilmeyen Kalmasın" (Let's Teach Everyone to Swim) project initiated by Akdeniz District Municipality, children are taught to swim in spacious portable pools installed at the tennis court in M fide İlhan neighborhood. About 1,000 children are being trained this year. In total, 10,000 children have already been taught swimming. "Children who take swimming lessons from instructors not only learn to swim, but also have a great opportunity to have fun outdoors in this hot weather. In total, we have taught 10,000 children to swim since the start of the project in 2019," said Mustafa Gultak, head of Akdeniz, said

A new public beach with 5-star infrastructure has opened in Antalya's Konyaaltı neighborhood. The municipal beach K k Çaltıcak has a long coastline, 2600 sunbeds, changing cabins and showers. Thus, there are now 35 public beaches with the same infrastructure in Antalya. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey plans to open new municipal beaches in Manavgat, Kemer and Bodrum, as it contributes to the development of tourism in the regions.

Police in Mersin's Yenisehir district conducted inspections of retail outlets for selling expired products. Store owners whose shelves were found to have expired products were fined and products that did not meet safety requirements were confiscated. Yenisehir Chief Executive Abdullah Ozigit reminded citizens that they can contact police officers at any time if they have bought expired goods anywhere. In such cases, they can call the "153 Alo Zabıta" number or the Yenisehir public reception phone number +444 33 54.

An art exhibition featuring works by Russian artists will be open in Antalya until August 31. Hurry up to visit the event!Address: Milli Egemenlik Caddesi, 40. Sokak, No:36, Muratpaşa / ANTALYALocation: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jhZHAga5fKvPbDrR9

It has been announced that two students from Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi (ALKÜ) will participate in the World University Summer Games in China. Salih Korkmaz will compete in the 20km walk and Esra T rkmen will compete in the javelin throw. Salih Korkmaz has already competed for the country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, while Esra T rkmen is the gold medalist in javelin throw at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in 2022.

According to the analytical platform Endeksa real estate prices in Antalya for the year rose by 103%. At the same time, the average cost of one object was 3.4 million liras (114,000 euros), and the cost per square meter - 28 500 liras (956 euros). In June 2023 Antalya became one of the top three leaders in housing sales in Turkey, behind only Istanbul and Ankara.

Turkish Airlines on July 14 registered a new low-cost subsidiary, AJet Air Transport Joint Stock Company, with authorized capital of 450 million liras ($17.2 million). Turkish Airlines is using its low-cost carrier AnadoluJet as its base, which currently has a fleet of four A320s, twelve A321s, seven B737-8s and forty-six B737-800s. The company will be the first full-fledged Turkish low-cost carrier and will compete with Europe's Easyjet, Germanwings and Ryanair.

According to the statement of Antalya Governor Ersin Yazıcı, the number of tourists arriving in Antalya by air exceeded 100 thousand people per day in July 2023. Most of the tourists arrived through Antalya airports, which brings in the bulk of the revenue for Turkey's tourism industry. However, the passenger traffic of Gazipasa airport also increased significantly. More than 7 million people have already visited Antalya resorts this year. It is predicted that this season the total number of tourists will reach 14-15 million. Despite the increase in the cost of tours, the most tourists arrived from Russia (30% more than last year).

Dr. Yalcin Eyig n, General Manager for Infrastructure Investments at the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, said that the project is an environmentally friendly and highly efficient railroad. The project aims to connect Mersin, Turkey's second largest container port, with the country's inland cities of Adana, Osmaniye and Gaziantep. In addition, its implementation will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 150 thousand tons per year.

Turkish statistical institute TurkStat has published data on international migration in the country. According to the data, the number of people emigrating from Turkey increased by 62.3% compared to 2021, while the number of people emigrating from abroad to Turkey decreased by 33.2%.

The second phase of the Dr. Devlet Bah eli Beach Park in Anamur district of Mersin has been completed and put into operation. Anamur Mayor Hidayet Kılın said that the project was fully realized with funds from the municipality. The park has bicycle and pedestrian paths, basketball and volleyball courts, as well as an amphitheater and parking lot. At the opening ceremony, he congratulated the citizens on the completion of the second phase of the project and thanked the staff for their work. He also said the municipality will continue to work on improving the region's shoreline to make it more attractive in terms of tourism.

The inauguration ceremony of the airport in Ercan, located 20 km from Nicosia, was held in the TRNC. It is stated that after the reconstruction, during which the old terminal was replaced by a new modern building with an area of 128 thousand m2, the airport will be able to receive up to 10 million passengers a year. The 3200 m long and 45 m wide runway is suitable for all types of aircraft. In total, more than 400 million euros were spent on the reconstruction of the airport.