tourism in Turkey

Turkey attracts 12 mln tourists in first 11 months of 2020

Turkey attracts 12 mln tourists in first 11 months of 2020

Turkey attracted 12.03 million foreign visitors in the first 11 months of 2020, the country’s Culture and Tourism Ministry said on Friday. The figures fell 71.95% year-on-year in the January-November period from 42.9 million, the …

 Armenian churches in Turkey's Gumushane to be restored

Armenian churches in Turkey's Gumushane to be restored

Two half-destroyed Armenian churches in Turkey's Gümüşhane are planned to be restored in the coming months. According to the Milliyet daily, the governor of Turkey’s Gümüşhane Province invited a group …

Russian tourists returning to Turkish resorts

Russian tourists returning to Turkish resorts

The number of Russian tourists visiting Turkey soared 81.5% in January compared to the same month of 2016, although foreign arrivals to the country continued to decline, official data has showed.  According to preliminary data …

Davutoglu presents plan to save tourism industry of Turkey

Davutoglu presents plan to save tourism industry of Turkey

Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu has published a plan to support the tourism industry in the country. According to this plan, in order to save the tourism industry, which has suffered from the crisis in relations with …

Turkey threatened with large losses due to terrorism

Turkey threatened with large losses due to terrorism

Turkey's tourism industry could lose up to five billion euros because of the reduction in the number of tourists against the background of the terrorist threat, the president of the Aegean Touristic Enterprises and Accommodation Union, Mehmet ...