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While the government's statements about no interim raise in the minimum wage are still fresh, the citizens who empower the government were asked, "Do you find the minimum wage sufficient?" Approximately 78% of the participating citizens stated that the wage is insufficient.

While intervention continues for the forest fire that affected three districts in Izmir, a fire news also came from Çanakkale. Aerial and ground intervention was initiated to extinguish the forest fire that broke out in agricultural land in Ezine district. The evacuation of Yeniköy and Üvecik villages, which are threatened by the flames, has also started as a precaution.

Former Greek Prime Minister and former leader of SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras, attended Koç University's graduation ceremony and used striking statements. Greek politician Tsipras referred to the Gezi Protests and addressed the graduates in Turkish, saying "Do not bow down." Tsipras also quoted Nazım Hikmet during his speech.

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Imamoglu emphasized the necessity of conducting intra-party competition in a brotherly and democratic manner under all circumstances, recalling a photograph taken of Ataturk in 1930. Imamoglu said, "We must be able to look at each other with the same sensitivity that Ataturk had when he looked at the citizens in the photograph taken in Tokat." He also pointed out the need to confront mistakes, stating, "We must put our own house in order."

In Ağrı, with the "Touch to Strawberry Project" financed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Ağrı Governorate to increase farmers' income and diversify agricultural production in the region, the people of the region were delighted. 400 tons of yield were obtained from the soil that was said to be unsuitable for strawberry cultivation. Ağrı Governor Mustafa Koç, who participated in the strawberry harvest with the farmers, said, "Considering the market conditions, we expect our farmers to earn a revenue of around 16 million Turkish liras from here."

An armed attack was carried out on a vehicle carrying ballot boxes filled with votes during the presidential elections in Iran. In the incident, 2 police officers lost their lives, and 5 ballot box officials were injured.

A black snake measuring over 3 meters was spotted in a construction site in Elazığ. Workers, who poured sand on it to check if the snake was alive, panicked when the snake started moving. After a while, the snake disappeared from sight.

A fire broke out in a forested area in the Menderes district of Izmir for reasons yet to be determined. Intervention from the air and ground continues, and some houses in the area have been evacuated. Some citizens took precautions against the fire by using hoses to spray water on their roofs, vehicles, and land. Meanwhile, another fire broke out in Cesme, and the Cesme-Izmir highway was closed to traffic due to the fire.

An arrow attack was carried out against a police officer responsible for protecting Israel's embassy in Serbia. The police officer, who was injured in the neck, killed the attacker by shooting. Israel described the incident as an "attempted terrorist attack" and an investigation was launched into the attack.

Trendyol 1st League's new team, Alagöz Holding Iğdır Football Club, has signed Ahmet Engin from Bundesliga 2nd League team Duisburg. It has been stated that a 2-year agreement has been reached with the 27-year-old right winger Ahmet Engin.

President Erdogan, along with his wife Emine Erdogan, attended the graduation ceremony of their grandson Ahmet Akif Albayrak in Istanbul. Former Minister of Treasury and Finance, Berat Albayrak, also appeared in the family photo taken at the ceremony.

Deniz Baysal and Çağlar Ertuğrul, who previously starred in the series "Fazilet Hanımın Kızları" and "Teşkilat", will be partners once again in "Kalpazan". The two talented actors will portray the characters Kartal and Ayşe in the series.

The bus, which was traveling towards Mersin, lost control of the driver and crossed into the opposite lane, colliding with another bus carrying workers and an car with sergeants, causing it to overturn. The moment of the accident, in which one sergeant and two people lost their lives, was recorded second by second by security cameras.

Erden Timur, who resigned from Galatasaray a few days ago, was seen at a wedding days later. The moments of him dancing the traditional "halay" dance quickly went viral.

In the presidential election in Iran, reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian received the most votes with 42.5% and advanced to the second round. Pezeshkian, who is of Turkish origin, expressed that some Turkmen, Kurdish, and Baloch citizens were deprived of the status they deserved, and stated that he would adopt a "positive discrimination" approach if elected. Pezeshkian, who does not support compulsory headscarves, used the song "Baraye" by Mahsa Amini, which became popular during the protests, as his campaign music.

Fenerbahçe defeated Petrolul Ploiesti 2-1 in a friendly match. Once again, Mert Hakan Yandaş made an impact on the game. While on the ground waiting for a foul, Yandaş protested to the referee. Yandaş, who confronted the referee harshly, said, "Referee, you should call this. He's pulling me from behind. Of course, you don't see it."

The number of arrests in the operations targeting the criminal organization that defrauded people with timeshare and free vacation promises in hotels in Yalova has risen to 14. It has been determined that the suspects obtained unjust gains of 10 billion liras from 36 thousand people, while it was calculated that the individuals who were deceived with the dream of buying timeshares and having cheap vacations would only be able to take a vacation for 1 day in 5 thousand years.

Hülya Avşar caught attention with her question to Meryem Uzerli, a mother of two, on her show, asking "Why didn't they marry you?" Surprised by the question, Uzerli replied, "It's not that they didn't marry me. Sometimes life happens to you, sometimes you happen to life. The important thing is to make mistakes without knowing."

The round of 16 in the 2024 European Football Championship begins today with 2 matches. In EURO 2024, hosted by Germany, Switzerland will face Italy in the first match of the day, and in the second match, the host Germany will face Denmark.

After the normalization steps taken in politics following the local elections on March 31, CHP leader Özgür Özel was carefully choosing his words while criticizing the government, in order to prevent any harm to the process. However, Özel harshly criticized both President Erdoğan and the government's economic policies in a workshop he attended today.