It has been reported that cruise ships are going to be sailing back into the ports of Turkey. It has been announced that they will be returning to destinations such as Kusadasi, Bodrum,Izmir and Antalya and it is said that leading tourism officials are hoping the industry will be back to its full potential by the year 2019. The number of cruise tourists decreased to 306,000 in 2017 from almost two...
Growth in Population As of last year the population in Istanbul grew by more than 400,000 pushing the city's population to 15 million, as people from around Turkey and all over the world are moving into the city for job opportunitites and properties. Latest statistics show that more than 17,000 of internal migrants came to Istanbul from Ankara, while a similar amount came from Ordu, the Black Sea city...
Turkey has announced they will bid to host Euro 2024, this comes after a previous three unsuccessful attempts in which Turkey had made bids to host the finals back in 2008, 2012 and 2016. The official application has been made and accepted as a bid, and the winning bid will be revealed in September 2018. Turkey has made as many as 32 stadium investments in the past few years and according to the...
Istanbul is leading the way with Turkey's increase in air traffic, as it receives half of the country's air passengers each year. Visitors arriving at Turkey's airports increased 11 percent in 2017, with Turkey's leading airports serving 192 million passengers. Last year Ataturk Airport served over 63 million passengers, a 6 percent increase over 2016, that then added to the numbers of Sabiha Gokcen...
Kleopatra Beach, Alanya This beautiful sandy beach is located west of the peninsula in front of Damlatas cave. The small bay of the beach extends to the peninslua and is made up of stones, but the true feature of this fabulous beach is its crystal clear water. According to the mythology it is said that Egyptian Queen Kleopatra stopped by in Alanya for a swim in the bay when on a voyage in the...
Good news, Turkey is on its way back, with more flights for next year, Jet 2 announces it will be flying weekly from Newcastle into Bodrum, along with new routes too from Glasgow and Stansted into Bodrum and Edinburgh into Antalya and Dalaman. Jet 2 day this will increase there capacity by 60 per cent and bring in an extra 140,000 people. There should also be more flights for Birmingham and Belfast...
Children's Day - April 23rd Children’s day is a celebration of Turkey’s children and is also a commemorative event to celebrate the life of the founder of the Turkish Republic Mustafa Kermal Ataturk. During the day government offices, schools and many businesses will be closed and a number of children’s festivals are held throughout the country. The main feature event of the day is when Turkish...
UK tourists coming over to Turkey is expected to rise by 69 percent this year. It has been reported that the country is bouncing back after a few challenging years and is offering tourists holidays in picturesque resorts at a great price. We are seeing the increase as holiday goers are staying away from the likes of European destinations such as Spain because of the cost. A leading tourism...
It has been reported Istanbul will open its third airport on October 29, 2018. The airport will be one of the world's biggest and has been designed to accommodate growing traffic in a major hub. Around 80 percent of the construction has already been completed. Once the airport is open incoming flights from the existing Ataturk Airport will be directed over to the new one. Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport is...
On 14th May International Actress Nicole Kidman flew into Bodrum to officially open the first ever Hotel in Bodrum, owned by Paramount Pictures, a famous film production company everyone in the world has heard of. Under its new tourism brand name of “Paramount Hotels and Resorts” it will just add further to confirming Bodrum’s title of the Saint Tropaz of Turkey. Hopefully this will entice the...