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A new project designed to unify public transportation across the country under a single card system is set to begin partial implementation in Istanbul, with plans to expand the program nationwide.

The Türkiye Card rollout in Istanbul follows an Oct. 31 decision by the megacity's transportation coordination center UKOME.

In response to an invitation from the Republic of Kosovo, a Turkish medical organization arranged a voluntary surgical aid event in Pristina, performing a total of 53 procedures to restore the health of 22 Kosovar patients who were suffering from various ailments.

Ferry services will commence from the southern province of Mersin's Anamur district to Turkish Cyprus in June with the "Pier Project," reducing the travel time to an hour-and-a-half.

Speaking to the press during his visit to the pier on May 30, Mersin Governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan highlighted that Anamur is the closest point in Türkiye to North Cyprus.

Nearly 4 million visitors have flocked to museums and archeological sites in the first three months of 2024, according to a recent announcement made by Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.

Net income of Türkiye's leading defense company Aselsan soared from 1.19 billion Turkish Liras in 2022 to 7.4 billion liras ($230 million) last year, pointing to a 520 percent increase.

Flamingos, the heralds of spring, have started to arrive at Lake Tuz to nest in the central provinces of Aksaray, Konya, and Ankara, where they go for their annual breeding season. This year's arrival of the iconic pink birds marks the anticipation of warmer seasons ahead.

Turkish consumers mostly ordered food, health and beauty, clothing and technology products last year, a report by e-commerce platform Hepsiburada has shown.

Small household appliances were also among the most popular items among online shoppers.

Consumers went online for shopping mostly on Mondays and Tuesdays and between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.

In a joint operation conducted by the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the police, 29 suspects, who were preparing to attack synagogues and churches, as well as the Iraqi Embassy in Türkiye, have been captured.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signed off on diplomatic and administrative appointments, marking changes in positions within Turkish missions abroad and several public institutions.

In a bid to mitigate the potential devastation of a major earthquake in the Marmara region, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has revealed plans to shift the industrial focus away from the earthquake-prone area.