News from Turkey

Istanbul hosts the first all-English UEFA Super Cup. UEFA Champions League holders Liverpool and UEFA Europa League winners Chelsea will contest the 2019 UEFA Super Cup.

The popularity of Turkish cities in the Middle East continues to rise. Turkish Cultural and Tourism Office in Dubai announced that UAE nationals continue to travel to Turkish cities in rising numbers.

Istanbul born Başak Demirci is a Turkish painter based in Bodrum, Turkey. Her paintings decorate walls of hospitals and boutique hotels and she wants to work for more companies.

As the Turkey's central government budget balance posted a deficit of some 66.5 billion Turkish liras ($11.9 billion) in the January-May period this year, a new omnibus bill is submitted to Turkish parliament.

Every year in July, I like to travel abroad to celebrate my birthday. This year, it won’t be different until I got my first rejection two days before the flight. As a travel writer for over 20 years in the industry, I have been rejected for the first time and not welcomed by a country.

Low-cost Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines is joining forces with Expedia Partner Solutions (EPS), the B2B brand of Expedia Group, to offer its travelers access to competitive accommodation and package rates in order to keep up with Turkey’s rapid increase in both domestic and international tourism.

Turkey's leading low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines launched scheduled flights between Manchester Airport and Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen and beyond on 1^st July 2019.

SunExpress, the joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, continues to increase its flights between Turkey and Europe during the 2019 summer season. SunExpress is connecting a total of 12 Anatolian cities with direct scheduled flights to Europe’s 16 cities, with capacity growth of 30 per cent this summer compared to the previous year.

Hilton announced the opening of Doubletree by Hilton Istanbul Esentepe. The 104-room hotel, located in Esentepe, Sisli is the latest addition to the growing DoubleTree by Hilton portfolio.