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Twelve playgrounds in the Municipality of Athens will close for safety reasons as they lack an updated operating permit, following a decision of the city council on Wednesday.

The playgrounds will receive extensive renovation before they reopen to the public, which is expected to be in June for some of them.

"Santa's Basket," aimed at offering consumers affordable toys ahead of the holidays - the equivalent of the Household Basket for basic goods - was launched Friday and concerns toy purchases for the period of Christmas and New Year.

A 175-year-old mansion, which has been restored and converted into a museum in the Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir's Ürgüp district, displays 3,200 folkloric dolls reflecting the cultures of 80 countries.

Rahmi M. Koç Museum is hosting the "Dolls" exhibition, which sheds light on the journey of dolls, the most important milestones of the toy industry from the ancient ages to the present.

The Game and Toy Museum in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, which hosts thousands of local and foreign tourists throughout the year with its historical buildings and museums, takes its visitors on an intercultural journey with toys from many countries.

A local man living in the eastern province of Van's İpekyolu district turns wood pieces that he finds anywhere on streets or in nearby surroundings into toys and presents them to the kids in his neighborhood.

Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Monday that, as of 16 May, "it is certain" that the restrictions regarding the movement within localities will be eliminated, however, he mentioned that the movement between localities will be made only with certain restrictions, which are to be established. "In terms of the interior of the locality, it will be a movement without restrictions.

Toys and personal care products have evolved into top-priority commodities, according to demand on the price comparison website Skroutz.
In the period from March 9-29 sales by electronic stores that work with Skroutz jumped 41 percent from February, with toys and sports items rising 70.4 percent and cosmetics (a category that crucially includes antiseptics) growing 54.3 percent.

High school students in the Black Sea province of Samsun turn old items into rag dolls and bags within the scope of the Zero Waste Project.

The students make their own belongings by turning old socks, clothes and fabrics into cloth bags with cloth dolls as an alternative to plastic toys and dolls in the visual arts lesson with the support of the school administration.