News from Turkey

Turkey’s leading cruise port in Aegean resort town of Kuşadası on Friday, March 13 welcomed a cruise ship carrying 375 tourists.

As the coronavirus outbreak has caused serious casualties in some European countries, Turkey announces new measures to prevent the virus spread in the country. Turkey will close all border gates to passengers coming from nine European countries.

In line with the measures taken in Turkey to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, which is described as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, events that are organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) are postponed.

Turkey’s tourism sector starts 2020 with an all-time record in the number of tourist arrivals visiting the country in January.

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry announced that citizens of six European countries will be able to travel to Turkey without a visa starting next month.

Celebrating its 30th year in aviation and tourism this year, SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, achieved the highest revenue in its history in 2019, setting a new record.

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and sports management group Octagon have announced a partnership to create a first-class tennis experience in Istanbul.

AtlasGlobal declared bankruptcy and ended its operations after a long period of financial struggles. General Coordinator of the airline Orhan Sancar shared the news on his Facebook page saying "Goodbye" with an image of AtlasGlobal aircraft. 

The World Congress of Angel Investors WBAF 2020 will convene in Istanbul 17 – 18 February 2020 at Swissotel The Bosphorus to shape the global agenda of equity markets.

Turkey’s leading brand in airport operations, TAV Airports announced the results of the successful operations in 2019. TAV Airports Holding Executive Board Member & CEO Sani Sener revealed details.

Pegasus Airlines plane skidded off the runway during landing at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport and broke into three pieces.

SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, has added Paris, the world’s most romantic city, to its flight network between Antalya and Europe.

Turkey hosted a record number of visitors and its tourism income reached a new record high in 2019, the country's statistical authority announced on Friday.

Istanbul City Lines Inc., the subsidiary sea transport company of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) has announced that its ferry services will start operating 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week.