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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.

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.