Categories General HIGHLIGHTS In search of Noah’s Ark: Team begins excavation on Mount Ağrı Cem CetingucPosted on8 December, 20228 December, 2022 A team from Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) and Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University (AİÇÜ) has started … Continue ReadingIn search of Noah’s Ark: Team begins excavation on Mount Ağrı
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS American Express: Istanbul is among top 10 tourist destinations in 2023 Cem CetingucPosted on30 November, 202230 November, 2022 Istanbul is among the top 10 trending destinations in 2023 in the world, according to American … Continue ReadingAmerican Express: Istanbul is among top 10 tourist destinations in 2023
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Employement rise in Antalya as Turkish tourism season continues Cem CetingucPosted on7 November, 20227 November, 2022 A prolonged tourism season this year has given a boost to employment in the industry in the … Continue ReadingEmployement rise in Antalya as Turkish tourism season continues
Categories Business Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkish cultural tourism expected to speed up in fall Cem CetingucPosted on30 September, 2022 Cultural tourism in Türkiye is expected to flourish in the fall, sector representatives have stated, predicting Istanbul and … Continue ReadingTurkish cultural tourism expected to speed up in fall
Categories Company & Industry Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkish tourism sector struggles amid Russian sanctions Cem CetingucPosted on17 September, 2022 Turkey’s tourism industry is feeling the impact of sanctions on Moscow, as Russian tourists are … Continue ReadingTurkish tourism sector struggles amid Russian sanctions
Categories Company & Industry Economy Emerging Markets General HIGHLIGHTS So far so good: 1.4 M Bulgarians visited Turkey in 2020 Cem CetingucPosted on25 August, 2022 About 1.4 million Bulgarians visited Turkey in January-July, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, … Continue ReadingSo far so good: 1.4 M Bulgarians visited Turkey in 2020
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkstat: Turkish tourism sector soars in the first quarter Cem CetingucPosted on23 July, 2022 Domestic tourism spending leaped by 100 percent, while the number of travelers rose by 5.6 percent … Continue ReadingTurkstat: Turkish tourism sector soars in the first quarter
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish tourism sector get ‘battle scars’ from Ukraine war Cem CetingucPosted on9 May, 20229 May, 2022 Last year, most foreign tourists in Turkey came from Russia, Germany and Ukraine. Two of … Continue ReadingTurkish tourism sector get ‘battle scars’ from Ukraine war
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Turkey’s hope for tourism revival losts with Russian war Cem CetingucPosted on5 May, 20225 May, 2022 Despite many Russian dissidents and young professionals arriving in Turkey following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the … Continue ReadingTurkey’s hope for tourism revival losts with Russian war
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish tourism income expected to reach $22 B in 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on25 November, 202125 November, 2021 Turkey wants to generate $22 billion from tourism in 2021 by welcoming more than 28 million foreigners, its … Continue ReadingTurkish tourism income expected to reach $22 B in 2021
Categories Business HIGHLIGHTS Turkish hotels are on the verge of bankruptcy Cem CetingucPosted on27 September, 2021 Turkish hotels are heavily indebted and need “serious support” paying back their loans as they … Continue ReadingTurkish hotels are on the verge of bankruptcy
Categories General Russian airlines cease most flights to Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on25 May, 2021 Russia’s S7 Airlines on Tuesday joined Aeroflot in its decision to cancel flights to Turkey … Continue ReadingRussian airlines cease most flights to Turkey
Categories Business Economy Reuters Analysis: Prospects fading, Turkey hopes lockdown rescues tourism season Atilla YeşiladaPosted on3 May, 2021 By Canan Sevgili and Berna Suleymanoglu ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s tourism sector faces another … Continue ReadingReuters Analysis: Prospects fading, Turkey hopes lockdown rescues tourism season
Categories General A British couple share their experience during Turkey vacation Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 July, 202016 July, 2020 Is Turkey safe to travel? EU says NO, Russia says YES. Why do we care? … Continue ReadingA British couple share their experience during Turkey vacation
Categories Business General Bad news for Turkish tourism: EU to extend external travel ban Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 July, 202014 July, 2020 The European Union will recommend keeping its external borders shut to Americans and most other … Continue ReadingBad news for Turkish tourism: EU to extend external travel ban
Categories Business The EU relaxes international travel, but US, Turkey still out Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 June, 20207 July, 2020 The European Union (EU) has started to lift some of the travel restrictions that were … Continue ReadingThe EU relaxes international travel, but US, Turkey still out
