The purchase of balloon fish began in Antalya within the scope of the project “Supporting pufferfish fishing and bringing lionfish to consumption”, which is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the General Directorate of Fisheries and Fisheries.

Mustafa Altuç Atalay, Director General of Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry attended.

Also, Ersin Yazici, Governor of Antalya, and Serkan Erkan, Director of the Mediterranean Research, Production and Training Institute, many fishermen attended the program held in Antalya Fishermen’s Shelter.

With the opening of the Suez Canal, Atalay said, pufferfish have become as invasive in the entire Mediterranean as they have done in the country.

Atalay noted that pufferfish were beginning to see the Mediterranean as their home, “There were several types of pufferfish in our seas.

But now that number has risen to 8, we started a campaign to combat this species. Last year, we subsidized 5 liras for each fish for our fishermen who brought the spotted pufferfish.

Atalay emphasized that this pilot study was highly appreciated by both the fishermen and the public, and said they had expanded the campaign.

“We have increased the amount of pufferfish this year”

Expressing that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry decided to allocate a budget for the balloon fish project, Atalay continued as follows:

“We have increased the budget and the number of pufferfish purchases this year.

We made the pufferfish we bought of one species last year to cover all pufferfish this year.

In this way, we will support fishermen in the Mediterranean who catch puffer fish by 5 million liras a year.

“We will buy and dispose of 5.5 million pufferfish annually, and given that these are the mother fish, we will kill or withdraw tens of millions of pufferfish from our seas next year.”

Noting that the lionfish is as dangerous as the pufferfish, Atalay said that touching the lion’s spines is harmful, but it can be eaten as food by cutting the spines.

Antalya Governor Ersin Yazici stated that they believe that fishermen will clean the pufferfish from the sea and make it safer for fish and other creatures.

After the speeches, 30,000 fries were released into the sea, and accessories and bags made of pufferfish were introduced.

In addition, clean lionfish was presented to the program participants.

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After a difficult year for various economic sectors, activity returned to Turkish real estate sales to foreigners from early 2021, amid expectations of achieving a record number by the end of 2021.

Omar Faruk Iqbal, head of the Turkish Real Estate Promotion Association Abroad, says that they are about to achieve a new record in real estate sales to foreigners.

That’s by the end of this year, and they expect to generate $7 billion in revenue.

In his speech, Iqbal stated that real estate sales to foreigners are an important component of direct investments in Turkey and that 70 percent of these investments are real estate investments.

He explained that real estate sales to foreigners in the first five months of this year increased by 24.9 percent compared to the same period last year.

Data from the Turkish Statistics Authority show that 15,740 units were sold in that period and that there has been a steady increase in real estate sales to foreigners over the past five years.

But with the exception of last year, when sales decreased by 10 percent as a result of the outbreak of the Coronavirus, when 40,000 units were sold.

The decline in real estate sales to foreigners in Turkey was only 10 percent last year.

While this percentage in Turkey’s competing markets has reached more than 70 percent,” according to the head of the Turkish Real Estate Promotion Association Abroad.

He added, “We expect to generate $7 billion in real estate sales to foreigners by the end of this year.

We also expect to achieve a new record in the number of units sold, which is about 50,000 units, and to break the current record of 45.5 thousand.”

China enters the list

Iqbal confirmed that the Iranians are at the forefront of the list of nationalities that buy real estate in Turkey, followed by the Iraqis and then the Russians.

He mentioned that China, which is the largest buyer of real estate in the world, entered for the first time last year on the list of buyers.

Noting that their investment in real estate in Turkey can be increased easily.

“China can top this list if we do the right promotion, issue some regulation, pay attention to the quality of after-sales service, and give licenses to intermediary enterprises in sales.”

He pointed out that the demand for real estate purchases has recently increased by the United States, which is known to be the world’s most attractive country for investment and the most welcoming to expatriates and foreigners.

He explained that Americans’ interest in buying real estate in Turkey increased by 200 percent with the outbreak of the Corona epidemic.

In addition to the increased demand for buying real estate in Turkey by citizens of Britain, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan.

source of hard currency

Mr. Iqbal pointed out that the association is working to promote and encourage living in Turkey, through a guide to buying real estate in Istanbul that they prepared in cooperation with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.

He continued: The automotive sector is the leading sector in Turkish exports, with an annual volume of 25 billion dollars, while the proceeds from the sale of real estate to foreigners amount to 7 billion.

He said that selling real estate to foreigners could rank third in the list of service exports after transportation and travel services.

Iqbal expressed the desire of those in charge of the sector to include it in the list of activities that are a source of foreign currency.

This is so that the sector’s importance and reputation increase, and so that companies that promote abroad can benefit from the support and encouragement of the state.

Official numbers

Iranian nationality topped the purchases of residential real estate in Turkey during the past year, with a total of 7,189 properties, up from 5,423 properties in 2019.

And ranked second in the world and first in the Arab world, the Iraqi nationality came with a total of 6,674 properties during the past year, compared to 7,596 properties sold in the previous year.

While the Russian nationality ranked third in the world with a total of 3,078 sold properties during the past year, up from 2,893 units in 2019.

In the list of the top 20 nationalities around the world buying residential real estate in Turkey, there were 8 Arab countries that purchased 13,260 properties in 2020.

They are Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, Kuwait, Palestine, Egypt, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced the participation of five foreign ministers in the world in the “Antalya Diplomatic Forum” organized by Ankara.

This came in a tweet posted by Minister Çavuşoğlu on his Twitter account, on the occasion of the conclusion of the forum, which was held in the state of Antalya (south).

Çavuşoğlu expressed his thanks to all the contributors to organizing the forum (between June 18-20).

Anadolu Agency is a “global media partner” in the forum, which was held in the “Balk” tourist area under the patronage of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and hosted by Çavuşoğlu.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held more than 50 meetings with officials and leaders participating in the Antalya Diplomatic Forum from June 18-20.

The forum, which was held amid precautionary measures against the Coronavirus, began with the opening speeches of President Erdogan and Çavuşoğlu.

11 countries participated in the forum at the level of the President of the Republic and the Head of Government, while 41 ministers represented their countries in the diplomatic event.

In addition to leaders and ministers, the forum was attended by representatives of more than 60 international organizations.

Meanwhile, Çavuşoğlu, President of Kosovo Vuza Osmani, and basketball coach Ergin Ataman met with a number of young people within the framework of the forum, and they exchanged experiences with them in the diplomatic field.

President Erdogan and Cavusoglu held more than 50 bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the forum.

These included President Erdoğan meeting separately with President of Montenegro Milo Đukanović, President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kosovo Fouza Osmani, and President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse.

In turn, Çavuşoğlu held 35 bilateral meetings with his counterparts, including Poland’s Zbigniew Rau and Gabonese Bakum Mobley Probe.

In addition to the Cameroonian Legon Mbale.

Iranian Mohammad Javad Zarif, Venezuela Jorge Arreaza, and Malagasy Djacoba Liva Tehindrazanarivelo.

The Antalya Diplomatic Forum is the first forum to be held on the international scene after the outbreak of the Corona epidemic, in which bilateral agreements were reached on various issues.

The forum concluded with a press conference held by Çavuşoğlu on Sunday.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu called on Greece to abandon its provocations in the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean.

This came in a press conference held on Sunday at the end of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum.

Çavuşoğlu indicated that there is an understanding between Ankara and Athens regarding not carrying out any maneuvers in the Aegean Sea during the summer tourist season.

He added: “Now Greece announces the NAVTEX notification (for seafarers) in the Aegean.

It also announces this notification on Turkey’s national occasions, thus violating the understanding between the two countries, so Athens should abandon such provocations.”

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On Sunday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held a tripartite meeting with his Iranian and Afghan counterparts in the southern state of Antalya.

The tripartite meeting came on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, hosted by the Turkish state of Antalya between June 18-20.

In a tweet via Twitter, Çavuşoğlu said that he had held a tripartite meeting with his Iranian counterparts, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and Afghani Muhammad Hanif Atmar.

The Turkish minister attached his tweet with a picture of the tripartite meeting, without addressing the content of the meeting.

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On Friday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met the European Union High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell in the southern Turkish state of Antalya and discussed bilateral relations.

Çavuşoğlu and Borrell’s meeting comes within the framework of the latter’s visit to Antalya to participate in the “Southeast European Cooperation Process” summit.

In addition to the “Antalya Diplomatic Forum” hosted by the Turkish state between June 17-20.

Regarding the meeting, Çavuşoğlu said in a tweet via Twitter: “We discussed the agenda items of Turkey and the European Union, especially the modernization of the customs union, immigration and visa liberalization (for Turkish citizens of the EU countries).”

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The Turkish state of Antalya is preparing for the launch of the 16th edition of the “Antalya International Sand Sculpture Festival” in early July.

And the organizing committee of the festival, which will be held on the beach of “Lara” in Antalya, announced the end of the last preparations related to the construction and sculpting of sand models.

This is amid expectations that it will witness a large turnout of local and foreign visitors, and taking into account the measures to prevent the Coronavirus.

Speaking on Wednesday, festival director Jim Karaja said the event is one of the largest of its kind in the world due to the amount of sand used that exceeded 10,000 tons.

Karaja added that the sculptors took into account during the design stage the historical information of the imitation models.

He pointed out that the festival will start its activities early next month, and it will take into account all preventive measures to prevent the spread of the Corona epidemic.

He expected this year’s festival to witness a large turnout of foreign tourists, as in the past.

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Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said that his ministry expects that the tourist season for the current year will be better than it was last year, 2020.

In a press statement he made on Monday, he added that the “safe tourism program” launched by his ministry has had an effective role in stimulating the tourism movement in the country.

He stressed that the “Safe Tourism Program” is one of the most effective programs around the world that have set standards and measures to prevent the spread of the Corona pandemic.

He pointed out that the aforementioned program enhances the confidence of tourists, indicating that they have seen its positive results on the tourism sector.

The Turkish minister stressed that the tourism season for this year will be much better than it was in 2020.

He pointed out that Turkey received 16 million tourists last year, although the goal was to receive 15 million.

He added that current indicators show that next season will be much better than last year.

The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, launched a “safe tourism program”, which included a set of proposed measures to be applied to citizens and tourists who spend their holidays in the country.

Under the program, the Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interior, Tourism and specialized international institutions, issues certificates to hotels, restaurants and resorts that adhere to safety standards.

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President of the Union of Hotel Owners in Turkey, Sorori Chorabatir, confirmed that all tourism facilities in Turkey are subject to the supervision of independent international companies, with the aim of obtaining a “safe tourism certificate.”

In a press statement, Monday, Churabatir said that preventive measures from the Corona virus in all hotels, restaurants, airports and transportation are subject to the control of international companies specialized in the field of prevention assessment.

He added that all tourism establishments in Turkey implement a comprehensive and transparent preventive program in order to preserve the safety of their employees and tourists coming to their facilities.

He pointed out that the “Safe Tourism Certificate” program, which was prepared with the participation of all workers in the tourism sector and under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, has become an example for many countries around the world.

He pointed out that all tourist facilities in Turkey attach great importance to cleanliness and the principle of social distancing, with the aim of providing an appropriate environment for tourists to spend their vacation safely and peacefully.

He continued: “Despite the ban imposed due to Corona, large numbers of foreign tourists have flocked to Turkey during the recent period and returned to their countries pleased and grateful for the preventive measures they saw in our facilities.”

Coronavirus infections continue to decrease throughout Turkey due to the measures taken by the government in the recent period, including the complete closure.

Turkey witnessed a phase of “complete closure” between April 29 and May 17, 2021, as part of measures to confront Corona.

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