News from Turkey

Oleg Belozorov, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Russian Railways, and Ali Ishan Uigun, the CEO of Turkish State Railways (TCDD) have held a meeting in Moscow.

Continent Worldwide Hotels announced the signing of a master franchise and development agreement with Distinguished Hospitality Services to introduce and develop three of Continent's most prominent brands: Continent Hotels & Resorts, Ancyra Hotels & Inns and Lofty Collection across the Middle East and Saudi Arabia.

Arkas Art Center in İzmir represents Turkey with the “Picasso: The Art of Spectacle” exhibition in the context of “Picasso-Méditerranée”, a series of exhibitions in which various institutions from different countries participate.

Istanbul Modern Cinema starts off the new season with a program titled “Another Russia”. The program focuses on the less well-known side of contemporary Russian cinema, famous for its deep and intricate psychological dramas within the cinema of the 21st century.

SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, is offering 1.2 million seats on domestic routes during the 2019/20 winter season, which is slightly more than the same period last year.

Groupe ADP and TAV, the largest airport management platform globally, organize the “Airport Start-Up Day”, which will bring together ventures from France and Turkey.

The 16th Istanbul Biennial, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by Koç Holding, with the title The Seventh Continent, opens to the public on Saturday 14 September and can be visited free of charge until 10 November 2019.

SunExpress, which connects Antalya to the highest number of destinations with direct flights on both domestic and international routes, continues to support the promotional activities within the scope of The Aspendos Year in Antalya.

Travelers can now pick up Rent ‘n Connect Mobile Hotspot from one of the biggest mobility service providers, Europcar, at their offices in the most popular airports and cities in Turkey. They can rent their cars and their 4G speed Pocket Wi-Fi from the airports and cities in Turkey and stay connected throughout their trips!

For the sixth year, InterNations, the world’s largest expat community with 3.6 million members, publishes its Expat Insider survey. The latest survey revealed the best and the worst countries for expats to live and work in 2019. See the best countries for expats in 2019.

Scientific Games Corporation has been chosen by the winning joint venture for the Turkish National Lottery to exclusively supply lottery instant games, its latest generation WAVE™ retail technology and supporting systems for 10 years in the nation of more than 80 million.

Istanbul Modern, Turkey’s first museum of modern and contemporary art that has moved to its temporary space in Beyoğlu, will host Canan Tolon’s exhibition “You Tell Me”. The exhibition will be at Istanbul Modern from September 6, 2019, through February 2, 2020.

Considered to be one of the oldest fairs in the world, the 88^th İzmir International Fair will take place 6-15 September 2019 in Izmir, Turkey. China is this year’s partner country. Pasion Turca brings Monica Molina and Glykeria to Izmir as part of the fair's concerts program.

Major research conducted by World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the global body which represents the private sector of Travel & Tourism, has revealed Travel & Tourism was the fastest growing sector in Turkey last year at 15%, contributing $96bn to the nation’s economy.