Tourism In Turkey

Daily new COVID-19 cases in Turkey remained at over 8,000 on July 21 as images of vacationers at crowded beaches, bars and restaurants and large family gatherings to celebrate Eid dominated social media . The July 21 figure of 8,151 was a drop from the previous day’s tally of 8,780 …

Home and car sales have increased and shopping malls and entertainment venues appear to be quite buzzing in Turkey, even as steadfast inflation and widespread unemployment continue to haunt the country’s struggling economy. What about this seemingly contradictory trend? Are Turks throwing barbecues on the flames of inflation? Soaring prices …

Senior Turkish officials on Monday released messages to mark the Islamic holiday of Qurban Bayram, also known as Eid al-Adha. In his message to mark the holiday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he hoped the bayram would bring peace to the world. “I pray to God that Saint Qurban Bayram …

ISTANBUL Turkey celebrates the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, which marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage and the second most important religious holiday after Eid al-Fitr. For the second year in a row, millions of people across Turkey are celebrating the holidays in the shadow of the pandemic, …

Visiting Cappadocia in a hot air balloon is an ethereal, dreamlike experience, and it’s not difficult to book a tour before you even get there. There are few experiences in Europe that offer the same incredible aerial views and resemble those from a hot air balloon. In a place like …

The coronavirus pandemic, which swept the world in early 2020, has been a roller coaster ride for the global economy. What started out as a local Chinese threat had already turned into a global market loss at the end of March, the highest since 2008. Everyone from small businesses to …

A logo of the Central Bank of Turkey (TCMB) is pictured at the entrance to the bank’s headquarters in Ankara, Turkey on April 19, 2015. REUTERS / Umit Bektas // File Photo ISTANBUL, July 16 (Reuters) – Turkey’s central bank could “one-off” interest rate cuts of around 100 basis points …

Traffic jams are ubiquitous from north to south as millions of people, whether in their own cars or on passenger buses, make their way to their hometown or vacation resort for Qurban Bayram vacation, also known as the name of Eid al-Adha. Bayram will be marked next Tuesday but it’s …

Arab visitors drawn to non-quarantine travel and affordable prices are helping to bolster the rebound in Turkey’s tourism industry, which seeks to fill the void left by the British, for whom the country remains banned. On vacation with his family in Istanbul, Jordanian Omar Zahra, 48, said flying from Amman …

While Brits are still banned, Arabs are helping bridge the digital divide Turkish tourism recovers after nearly losing 2020 Airport passengers at height of pandemic era this month German and Russian visitors also return ISTANBUL, July 14 (Reuters) – Arab visitors drawn to travel without quarantine and a cheap pound …