Turkish property & economy news
31 May 2021
Flying high: Turkish Airlines continues its lead in Europe The national flag carrier of Turkey, Turkish Airlines (THY), has once again taken the lead within Europe for the number of flights, and is now ranked in the top 10 airlines in the world in terms of capacity and performance.31 May 2021
Two more sites added to UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List In 2020, Turkey had 83 assets on the UNESCO’S World Heritage Tenatative List. This has risen to 85 with the addition of two new places. The historical town of Kemaliye (Egin) in Erzincan, an Eastern province is one of these places to be added.31 May 2021
Istanbul Airport primed to be the busiest European hub An aviation analyst told the British media that Turkey’s Istanbul Airport may emerge as Europe’s busiest airport hub, which would overtake London’s Heathrow in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the world during the last year.31 May 2021
Turkish Airlines now flies to Vancouver in Canada On Sunday morning, Turkish Airlines (THY), the National flag carrier of Turkey, conducted their first flight to Vancouver, in Canada. This is adding to the growing list of places that they fly to in Canada, which until now had only included Toronto and Montreal.24 May 2021
Impatient Russians clamour for Turkish holidays Russians love their Turkish holidays. And, despite having their April and May plans cancelled with a flight ban between the two countries, most are prepared to wait. Would-be tourists in Moscow spoke of their frustration of not being able to travel, and their plans to explore Turkey's beaches and historical monuments should the ban be lifted.18 May 2021
For the first time in 20 years, Istanbul's population has fallen The megacity of Istanbul has long been an exciting, but crowded destination. But this year, perhaps prompted by the pandemic, which sent people out of the cities and into for smaller centres, it's a little smaller. Across Turkey, population growth also slowed, with an increase of just under half a million people.10 May 2021
Turkey welcomes tourists -- but locks down locals Turks are less than happy that they're being told to stay indoors as Turkey copes with a new wave of coronavirus cases. Even more galling, visitors to Turkey are being welcomed with open arms, as Turkey tries to recoup some of the loss it made last year, when the pandemic closed borders and sent tourist numbers plummeting.05 May 2021
Despite new lockdown, Turkey eyes 30m tourist goal To curb rising infections, President Recep Erdogan has imposed a new lockdown. Tourism operators, already affected by the downturn in visitor numbers, worry that this year will be only slightly better than last. But Turkey's Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Ersoy believes there's light at the end of the tunnel, and that 30m visitors will visit Turkey this year.30 April 2021
Turkish Institute to offer courses online worldwide The education sector has been affected dramatically by the coronavirus pandemic. In response to this, the Yunus Emre Institute (YEE), which has the task of promoting both the culture and Turkish language around the world, are now providing one-to-one language lessons to approximately 60,000 online students thanks to the vast array of technological infrastructures.30 April 2021
Historic collection by Istanbul Beyazit State Library to be digital The first national library opened by the state during the late Ottoman era was the Beyazit State Library in Istanbul. To keep up with present day, the library is undertaking a project to transfer the rich resources to the digital environment. The acting director of the library, Ramazan Minder, said that the project is worth 3.5 million Turkish Lira.30 April 2021
Health tourism in Turkey attracts 100,000 foreign visitors In recent years, Turkey has invested in their health sector. This sector attracts foreigners and is responsible for contributing millions to health tourism. According to a representative of the sector, the most up-to-date figures from the health tourism industry are set to exceed the figures produced in 2019.27 April 2021
The first cruise ship of the season welcomed in Bodrum The first cruise ship of the season has been welcomed in Turkey and offers encouragement since COVID-19 brought travel to a standstill. Turkey’s southwestern Mugla province saw the cruise ship Viking Sea dock at a port in Bodrum, which is amongst one of the most popular resorts.
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