News Summaries from Last Week - January 3rd

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News Summaries from Last Week - January 3rd
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Sales record was broken in boron products
Fatih Dönmez, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey, announced that 2.6 million tons of boron products were sold. Turkey broke a record by achieving a sales altitude of over 1 billion dollars.

10 out of every 100 vehicles sold worldwide this year are electric
 This year, 10 out of every 100 vehicles sold in the world have been electric. The electric vehicle sold in the world in 2019 was 2 percent. There was a noticeable increase in the sales of electric vehicles.

More than 115 thousand people visited AKM in two months
 Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM), which opened its doors on October 29, Republic Day, hosted more than 115,000 art lovers in two months.

5.5 magnitude earthquake in the Mediterranean
 A 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Mediterranean. According to AFAD data, the earthquake depth was determined as 15 kilometers.

Phase 3 studies of TURKOVAC will be held in Azerbaijan
 In Azerbaijan, the phase 3 studies of TURKOVAC, a domestic vaccine developed in Turkey against Kovid-19, were approved.

Domestic Kovid-19 vaccine TURKOVAC started to be implemented in city hospitals
The local Kovid-19 vaccine, TURKOVAC, which has been approved for emergency use, has started to be applied in city hospitals across the country.

Number of tourists coming to Istanbul in 11 months
Istanbul received 7 million 980 thousand 311 foreign tourists in the 11-month period of the year, and 997 thousand 620 foreign tourists in November.

 Turkey's Vaccine and Biotechnology Base will be operational in 2022
 The "Turkey Vaccine and Biotechnological Product Research and Production Center", which will be established under the leadership of the Ministry of Health, is aimed to be put into service by the end of 2022 after the tender process.

Historical artifacts confiscated in the USA are brought to Turkey
 The cultural assets of Anatolian origin confiscated in the home of American antique art collector Michael Steinhardt will be handed over to the Turkish Consulate General in New York in the first half of January. There are 14 works of Anatolian origin.

Turkey's "official" inflation rate announced in 2021
Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced December inflation as 36.08 percent.

2022 civil servant and pension increase rate has been announced
Salary increase rate of civil servants and civil servant retirees has been determined. 5 + 22.48 percent for civil servants and retired civil servants, and 25.48 percent for retired workers. New Year's Celebration in Turkey New Year celebrations were held in big cities in Turkey, and heavy security measures were taken during the celebrations.


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