News from Turkey

Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) under the sponsorship of VitrA and with the support of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the 5th Istanbul Design Biennial opens on October 15, 2020.

The fairs and exhibitions in Istanbul that attract people from all over the world resumed under strict hygiene rules and precautions due to the pandemic.

Turkey's leading low-cost carrier, Pegasus, continues to expand its international network with the launch of its new Karachi route.

With COVID looming, many are staying locked inside their homes and taking advantage of everything that technology has to offer these days.

On 15th November, after a gap of nine years, Intercity Istanbul Park will be playing host to Formula 1, the world’s most important motorsports event. Come to Istanbul and watch F1 live!

In 2019, HalalBooking recorded record sales of $33 million US dollars, up from $21 million in the previous year, setting it well on track to record an exponential 2x rate of growth in 2020.

Following the declaration of the World Health Organisation about COVID-19 as a pandemic, Meetings on the Bridge took the necessary precautions and performed its program online.

The 48th Istanbul Music Festival will meet music lovers virtually between 18 September and 5 October 2020.

Lion Air, the Indonesian low-cost airline, has appointed APG as its GSA in Turkey in advance of launching flights to Istanbul.

Following the resumption of international travel to Turkey, travelers started to visit the country which can be considered as one of the safest travel destinations in the world during the pandemic.

As international travel to Turkey resumed in June 2020, travelers from Europe and the Middle East started to fly Turkey to have their summer vacation.

Jazeera Airways resumed its flights between Kuwait and Turkey with the re-launch of flights to Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport.

SunExpress, which is the backbone of Turkish tourism by being an air bridge between Turkey and Europe, is offering COVID-19 Tourist Protection and Support Insurance with a Covid-19 coverage in collaboration with Güneş Sigorta to visitors for a safe and enjoyable vacation in Turkey.

Airports Council International (ACI) World and ACI EUROPE have today announced that Istanbul Airport is the first airport to be accredited through its new Airport Health Accreditation programme.