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The Eid al-Adha holiday not only saw an influx of people rushing to resort towns to beat the heat during the nine-day break away from the hustle and bustle of cities, but communication lines stayed busy as well, with over 21 billion minutes of phone calls made during the holiday, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu.

On the 97th anniversary of Türkiye's gaining full independence over its territorial waters, Maritime and Cabotage Day has been celebrated with a ceremony held in front of the Atatürk Monument in Istanbul's Sarayburnu.

A total of 32 million tons of grain has been transported through the grain corridor established in an effort to mitigate potential food crises arising from the Russia-Ukraine war, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has announced.

Türkiye aims to bring its national high-speed train, which will have an engine set with eight wagons, to transport passengers in 2025, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has said.

Türkiye welcomed more than 299,000 cruise passengers in the first five months of 2023, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has announced.

Türkiye's airports are expected to serve more than 200 million passengers this year, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has said.

In line with a new mandate, transit fees imposed on international vessels passing through the Turkish straits will be $4.42 per net ton as of July 1, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Abdülkadir Uraloğlu has announced.

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and the ministers of the new cabinet of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have taken oath at the parliament to officially start their job.

Yılmaz and the ministers came to the parliament to take oath on June 7 after taking over their jobs from their predecessors.

Turkish business circles are seeking to rebuild the Port of Beirut port that was destroyed by a massive explosion last August, said the chairman of Turkey-Lebanon Council of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEİK) on July 7.

In the eastern province of Mardin, the chambers called "abbaras," which are vaults located between two walls in the province's historical streets, attract the attention of local and foreign tourists.