News from Turkey

A new annual ranking detailing the cost of air travel in 80 countries reveals that Turkey ranks in position 4, with an average flight cost of US $6.28 per 100 km of travel, factoring in both short haul and long haul journeys.

Hilton Worldwide announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Istanbul Umraniye, Turkey’s largest Hilton Garden Inn hotel. The hotel is located in heart of the financial and commercial district of Istanbul: Ümraniye, is just minutes from Kadiköy and Uskudar.

The 31st International Izmir Festival organized by İzmir Foundation for Culture, Arts and Education (İKSEV) will be held between June 1 and July 4, 2017. A total of 284 artists who will take part in the festival will meet the audience at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center, Izmir State Theatre Konak Stage, Çeşme Castle and the Great Theatre of Ephesus.

Having presented the best and most recent outputs of classical music to 3,5 million music lovers in Istanbul with 3.000 events in the past 45 years, Istanbul Music Festival kicked off its 45^th edition on Monday, 29 May with the opening ceremony and concert at the Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Centre.

As summer officially arrives, Turkish Airlines launched a number of new flights connecting various cities in the Middle East and Germany to key Turkish touristic destinations.

Turkish Airlines has added another important feature to its fantastic global offerings through its new agreement with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

City of Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado and Mayor of Turkish city of Antalya Menderes Tevfik Turel participated in a Sister City Agreement Signing Ceremony held at Miami City Hall.

Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) under the sponsorship of Garanti Bank, the 24th Istanbul Jazz Festival will take place between 4-20 July, with a brand new showcase to run along the festival. The 24th Istanbul Jazz Festival will feature more than 200 local and international names in 20 different venues around Istanbul.

Turkish Airlines will boost services to Thailand with the introduction of non-stop flights to Phuket. Istanbul – Phuket (HKT) – Istanbul flights are planned as 4 flights per week and will be launched as of July 17, 2017.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has expanded its sales capabilities by announcing its new commercial sales representative in Turkey.

The four best European basketball teams have competed this weekend in the Final Four, the final stage of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague 2017, held in Istanbul. Turkey’s Fenerbahçe won the coveted Cup against Olympiacos Pireus (Greece) with a result of 80:64 before the excited fans at the Sinan Erdem Dome.

Istanbul’s Sinan Erdem Dome will be the stage for the exciting final round of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, which will be played from May 19th to 21st between CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid, Fenerbahçe and Olympiacos Piraeus.

Turkey’s low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is launching its winter schedule with a special sale.

Istanbul is ready to host the exciting Final Four over the weekend. Today, Euroleague Board of Managers, the finalist teams (CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid, Fenerbahçe and Olympiacos Piraeus) and, of course, the coveted Cup has landed at the Atatürk International Airport.