Tourism In Turkey

Turkey has suspended annual leave for all health workers in the Mediterranean region of Antalya – the country’s most visited tourist area – until further notice as part of the latest efforts to limit the spread of the COVID virus. 19. The number of coronavirus cases in Antalya is at …

ICMELER, Turkey, August 9 (Reuters) – Until devastated by forest fires, the hills near the Turkish resort of Marmaris were covered with a thick forest of green pine trees. However, these same hills form a ghostly gray-brown landscape surmounted by stumps of trees blackened as sketched in charcoal. Drone footage …

Thousands of people have fled wildfires burning uncontrollably in Greece and Turkey, including a large blaze just north of Athens that left one dead, as a long heat wave transformed forests in powder magazines and that the flames threatened populated areas, electrical installations and historic sites. Turkey’s wildfires, described as …

Turkey said on Friday it would stick to its tourism and revenue targets for this season, while traders called on citizens to show their support by not canceling reservations amid the forest fires that are making rabies in the southern coastal regions of the country. The wildfires – described as …

ISTANBUL – The forest fires that ravaged some of Turkey’s most popular destinations have shaken a nascent recovery in the country’s tourism sector, hampered for more than a year by the COVID-19 pandemic. Scenes of merry bathers flocking to coastal areas have turned nightmarish as fires have forced mass evacuations …

Turkey, Greece and Italy are the latest tourist destinations to feel the impacts of the climate emergency. Tourists who have bypassed travel restrictions are now forced to flee popular destinations where fires have approached very close to hotels and resorts. In Turkey, more than 120 fires have affected tourist areas, …

International tourism is currently going through difficult times, but borders are gradually opening up with certain restrictions. Russia resumes air traffic with many countries and resumes issuing tourist visas. Who can enter Russia? Denis Grishkin / Moskva Agency The main document that regulates entry into Russia during the pandemic is …

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 …