🇬🇪🛫🇹🇷 From June 2023, the German-Turkish airline Sun Express will start flying from Tbilisi to Turkey and back.

At the first stage, their planes will fly 5 times a week. So far, three directions have been announced: from 02.06. Izmir, from 05.06. Ankara and, which is especially pleasant, from 28.06 Antalya. Tickets for the summer are 90-150 euros, in the fall there are cheaper options. In addition to the fact that these are convenient direct flights, the price includes 20 kg of luggage.
🎫 Tickets can already be purchased on their sunny website: https://www.sunexpress.com/en/

🌾❌ All grain mills in Georgia have suspended their work due to an increase in the export duty on wheat from Russia.

This was stated by the director of the Association of Grain and Flour Producers Levan Silagava.
"The situation of the year before last is repeating. The reason is again in the export duty on wheat from Russia. This creates the conditions for an aggressive import of flour," he said. In 2023, Russia raised prices for wheat exports + according to the current Georgian legislation, the tax on flour imports is zero, and the tax on wheat imports is floating and today is $120 per ton. Georgia consumes up to 650 thousand tons of wheat per year. The country provides itself with only 15% of wheat. The rest is imports, more than 91.4% of which comes from Russia.
📈 In contrast to wheat imports, flour purchases have increased significantly in recent months. Compared to last year, the volume of imports increased by 704.8%, and by value - by 922.5%, which represents a record growth rate of flour imports. According to statistics, Russia is also the main importer of flour here, as is the case with wheat. This market accounts for almost 99% of all imports.

🏦➡️🇬🇪 The National Bank of Georgia has published statistics on money transfers for February.

Over the past month, $372 million was transferred to the country (-$73 million compared to January).
ℹ️ Top countries and comparison with the same period in 2022:
🇬🇧 Russia $187M (+754%)
🇮🇹 Italy $39M (+18%)
🇺🇸 US $30M (+44%)
🇬🇷 Greece $17M (+12%)
🇮🇱 Israel $16M (+16%)
🇩🇪 Germany $15M (+29%)
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan $13M (-6%)
🇹🇷 Turkey $9M (+19%)
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan $6M (+83%)
ℹ️ Russia maintains leadership throughout the year. Countries in second to fifth place show the number of migrants living and working there who send funds home.

🇬🇪🥟 Georgian khinkali took 14th place in the rating of dumplings on the popular site TasteAtlas.

The authors of the article say that khinkali are stuffed with meat and spices, and then twisted into a knot at the top. Regional differences affect the filling and each region of Georgia can have its own distinctive variety. For example, in mountainous areas, the most traditional filling is lamb; the most common variety throughout Georgia is a mixture of pork and beef, and there are vegetarian versions made with traditional Imeretian cheese or mushrooms, which are also quite popular.
🧂The best seasoning for khinkali is black pepper.
🍴❌ Journalists did not write that it is strictly forbidden to eat khinkali with a knife and fork. They need to be carefully bitten while drinking the broth, but you already know this, of course)))
📌 Where it is recommended to try khinkali in Georgia: Tbilisi (Khinklis Sakhli, Amo Rame, Pasanauri, Sofia Melnikova's Fantastic Douqan, Shemomechama, Funicular complex, Tsiskvili, Zodiaqo), Batumi (Kiziki, HB), Kutaisi (El Depo, Hacker-Pschorr).

👮🏻‍♂️ A 12-year-old girl who got lost last night in the Didi Digomi district of Tbilisi was found dead.

According to preliminary information, she was last seen walking down the street at 11:00 pm. She was killed between 11:00 pm and 03:00 am. She was found in a deserted place on Ioane Petritsi Street. Despite the attempts of the ambulance doctors to carry out resuscitation, it was not possible to save the teenager.
❗️ Investigators and experts are working on the spot. Article 109 of the Criminal Code was initiated - premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances. The Ministry of Internal Affairs does not give details yet, but there is a request not to let the children go alone, especially at night.