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Turkish news TV channels are reporting a critical situation with water supply in Istanbul: there is less than 2 months of water left in the reservoirs. Five of the ten main reservoirs are less than 2% full. According to the mayor's office, water reserves in Istanbul's reservoirs due to the hot, dry weather have dropped to 32.38% of normal - the lowest level in the last nine years.

The mandatory earthquake insurance DASK will soon be replaced by ZAS. The purpose of the innovation is to reduce the cost of damage caused to the economy by natural disasters. Selva Eren, CEO of T rk Reinsurance and TCIP, said ZAS will cover damage from all natural disasters, including earthquakes and floods. Eren also said the draft law has been finalized and sent to the Insurance and Non-State Pension Regulatory and Supervisory Agency (SEDDK).

Mersin's Erdemli District Municipality has installed an "open air cooling system" in closed markets and in the area in front of the hospital. With temperatures exceeding seasonal norms across the country, the lives and health of citizens are being negatively affected, so Erdemli Municipality has implemented a project to cool the air in the most crowded areas.

Alanya administration staff together with the police inspected beaches and cafes in Damlatas, Oba and Tosmur districts. 46 beach cafes were checked for licenses and certificates, as well as for compliance with sanitary and hygienic norms. 2 beach cafes were found not having the necessary permits.

The minimum wage in North Cyprus is now 18,000 gross and 15,750 TL net. The next revision of the minimum wage will take place in 2024. The minimum wage in North Cyprus is higher than in Turkey as the cost of living in North Cyprus is 39% higher than in Turkey.

Antalya Provincial Water Supply and Sewerage Authority ASAT has started sending out messages to foreign subscribers. The text states that tenants who have issued meters with a foreign passport should contact the ASAT office with ikamet to update their data by September 1, 2023. If this is not done, the subscriber's status in the system will remain as "temporary resident" and a higher water tariff will be applied to him.

President Erdoğan spoke at the Justice and Development Party headquarters, making the following statements: "This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Lausanne Peace Treaty, which has played a significant role in our country's history" "We continue to strive for our goals and work tirelessly" "We will fight until all traitors to the terrorist organization FETÖ are held accountable by the law."

Alanya Municipality is renewing the garbage collection containers, for which 2150 new containers have been purchased. All old broken containers will be replaced with new ones in the near future.

Aydat is a monthly payment for the maintenance of a residential complex (citeh). Most of the cites are under the control of certain management companies, which set the amount of aydat. Often there are conflicts and disputes between such companies and tenants, which are not easy to solve even in the legal field. As a result, the deputies decided to work closely on the law, which will clearly regulate the activities of companies.

In the Tarsus district of Mersin, farmer Ibrahim Gul, who started growing ziziphus just 2 years ago, plans to harvest 15 tons this year! "I started growing ziziphus in 2021. From the second year onwards, the trees in my garden started bearing fruit. Now we harvest about 100 kilograms from each tree. Then we send the fruits to Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Bursa, where they are also sold as dried fruit. Due to its nutritional value and medicinal properties, the demand for ziziphus is constantly growing. This season, we are selling it for 40 liras per kilogram," the farmer said.

The captain of a pleasure boat Turgay Meshe, who organizes daily sightseeing tours in Alanya, noticed that a sea turtle was fluttering near the shores of Alanya Castle. After bringing the turtle aboard the boat, Meshe saw that the turtle was tangled in a fishing line. The captain cut the fishing line and released the turtle into the sea. The tourists present on the boat recorded the rescue process on their cell phones. Then the sea turtle was released back into the sea.

"For the first time in recorded history, the temperature has risen to 49.5 degrees Celsius," the country's Environment and Urban Development Minister Mehmet Ozhaseki said. On Tuesday, August 15, the temperature in Eskisehir province was 49.5 degrees Celsius! The previous record was 49.1 degrees in Şırnak province.