Strange Cooperation between Antalya or Ukrainian Refugees and Russian Deportees
The Turkish seaside resort has been home to two communities that, after the war, were forced to mix. More or less compatibility.
Antalya has welcomed 30,000 Ukrainians and a few thousand Russians out of the war and into Russia in recent months.
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Hotel complexes up to blinding distance. Beach with colorful symbols in Cyrillic script. Between two palm trees, a billboard offers kvass, this fermented drink is popular among the Slavic people. Welcome to the Turkish seaside resort and the Russian-speaking world relay Antalya in the Mediterranean. For nearly three decades, its low cost, beach and temperate climate have attracted tourists from Russia and Ukraine. Many have settled there.
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