Tourism in Turkey

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Tourism in Turkey is focused largely on a variety of historical sites, and on seaside resorts along its Aegean and Mediterranean Sea coasts. In recent years, Turkey has also become a popular destination for culture, spa, and health care tourism. In 2011, Turkey attracted more than 31.5 million foreign tourists,ranking as the 6th most popular tourist destination in the world. In 2015, tourism in Turkey has declined due to the Russian economic crisis and political tension resulting from a Turkish shootdown of a Russian jet. Escalating attacks from ISIS and a resurgence of government attacks on the PKK have also strained tourism. Experts believe Turkey will see five billion dollars in losses for 2015. Due to heightened security risks, there was 2.25% decline in tourism in the first half of 2015 alone.[4] Although, Turkey expects more than 42 million tourists and $30 billion currency inflow in 2015 despite these negative developments

Turkey is a nation straddling eastern Europe and western Asia with cultural connections to ancient Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Cosmopolitan Istanbul, on the Bosphorus Strait, is home to the iconic Hagia Sophia, with its soaring dome and Christian mosaics, the massive 17th-century Blue Mosque and the circa-1460 Topkapı Palace, former home of sultans. Ankara is Turkey’s modern capital.

 

Capital: Ankara

Dialing code: +90

Currency: Turkish lira

 

Cities to visit :

 

Istanbul

Ankara

Izmir

Konya

Trabzon

Antalya

Mardin

Bursa

Canakkale

Kayseri

Adana

 

Source : Wikipedia, Google and tourism guide.

 

 

 

Edited April 10, 2016 by HaziM