In this year the 20th International Swimming Marathon of Alanya was on 09.10.2012. A total of 175 athletes from 10 countries (Turkey, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, Russia, Czech Republic, Ukraine, White Russia, Poland, Finland) started. The competition started at 13.00 clock on Damlatas Cleopatra beach. After a distance of 5 km, the aim was the Galip Dere beach behind the town hall.

The swimming marathon, starting this year for the 20th time, was originally created in order to animate the triathlon athletes to stay longer in Alanya. Meanwhile, the event has grown to a big annual event for Turkish athletes.

Swimming Marathon were held in different categories. In the category Elite Men Adam Glogowski from Poland won the race before Georgy Kaurov from Russia. In the category Elite Women Irina Abysova from Russia won before the Russian Daria Iluridze.

According to the Hamburger Abendblatt the tourism industry continues to grow. Despite the euro crisis to go away on trips abroad is still popular. Turkey is on place 3 of the most popular foreign destinations.

Especially the rainy summer in Germany and Europe provided a very good last minute business. The demand was so good that in some holiday resorts at the Mediterranean only a few places and hotels are left in September and October. Especially popular were Mallorca and Turkey at this time.

September and October are very sought after by travelers who want to fly to Turkey. Also, the winter season is already booked.

The well-known but also very controversial exhibition "Body Worlds: The Circle of Life" will the doors in Ankara from 7th September 2012. With support from the University of Ankara, it is now established in the shopping center Kent Park.

Turkey's first exhibition of "Body Worlds: The Circle of Life" was already 2010 in Istanbul. More than 400,000 visitors had visited it. Among the visitors were students from across the country as well as officials such as President Abdullah Gul.

According to curator Dr. Angelina Whalley, the exhibition shows "the circle of birth and death - how the body changes as he grows, matures, and eventually get weaker. The individual stages of the development of the body and its changes over time - beginning at conception high into old age - are vividly represented. "

The scientist, Dr. Gunther von Hagnes developed the method of plastination in 1977. By the withdrawal of fluids and fats of the body and replacing those with plastics he produced anatomical specimens for scientific and medical studies.

This year's Paralympics in London were a great success for Turkish athletes. The Turkish athletes showed their best performance that they could ever muster at the Paralympics.

With 1 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze medals Turkish athletes got a total of ten medals; A success that could not be achieved by their able-bodied colleagues in early August.

Particularly in weightlifting the athletes were very successful in 2012. The weightlifter Nazmiye Muslu even achieved a new world record.

China is with a total of 23 meals on the 1st place of the medal count. On place 2 is Russia followed by the UK on 3rd place. Germany achieved place 8.