Lifted charter flight ban leads to 60,000 Russian tourists arriving to Turkey

A total of 60,000 Russian tourists visited Turkey since a ban on charter flights was lifted earlier this month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday, Sputnik reports.

"After the charter flight ban from Russia was lifted, 60,000 Russian tourists have arrived here. We have high hopes for a further increase in the tourist flow from Russia," Erdogan said at a meeting with regional administration leaders in Ankara.