News from Turkey

British Airways’ first passenger flight between Istanbul and London since January 2021 has resumed from 22 September 2021.

Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), the 25th edition of the festival has set out to breathe fresh air into both the world of theatre and to theatre lovers with a programme of mostly new productions that look at the world, which is in search of a new normal, through the lens of theatre.

Organized by Gloria Sports Arena and Smart Casual Event, the annual Gloria Cup is now in its fifth year. The Gloria Cup 2021 Basketball Tournaments are beginning.

The Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (ISG), has shown encouraging recovery in the first half of 2021with total passenger traffic movements at 53% of pre-COVID-19 levels and an average load factor of 70% for its flights.

Turkish Airlines, flying to more countries than any other airline, will launch its 11th US gateway in Dallas Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, September 24, 2021.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group announced the opening of its newest luxury hotel on the shores of the Bosphorus in Istanbul.

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, will increase its direct flights to Istanbul starting from August 2 to daily.

The time has come for the new edition of the performance venue Salon İKSV’s satellite concerts in Istanbul called Gezgin Salon, sponsored by +1.

Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), the 5th Istanbul Design Biennial - Empathy Revisited: Designs for more than one reached an end with a new project titled Büyükada Songlines.

Fairmont Quasar Istanbul hosts digital organizations and events that will take place throughout the summer with Studio Sky which is located on the 26th-floor terrace.

 Istanbul Jazz Festival is preparing to spread the excitement of jazz across the city in September.

WeBee, the hotel-guest interaction platform developed by Turkish entrepreneurs, is now worth over TRY 38 million, following an additional investment of TRY 6 million.

To celebrate World Sea Turtle Day, the TUI Care Foundation and Turkish non-profit organization DEKAMER are organizing an event to attach a satellite tracking device to a rehabilitated green sea turtle.