News from Turkey

A team of Turkish scientists has developed an ultra-rapid coronavirus test with 99% accuracy that can be used to detect the Covid-19 / SARS Cov2.

The number of tourist facilities and hotels put up for sale on websites where real estate is sold has approached 2 thousand.

Etihad Airways will resume passenger flights from Abu Dhabi, the city of the United Arab Emirates, to Istanbul, Turkey.

Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry announced that 14.4 million people visited Turkey in the first 11 months of 2020. The ministry added that 12 million of those visitors are foreigners. 

Turkish Airlines CEO today tweeted that all international flight passengers are required to present negative PCR virus test results before boarding flights to Turkey.

Ukraine's Health Ministry today updated Red and Green Zone countries and Turkey for the first time entered into the Red Zone Countries list.

Dubai-based airlines flydubai and Emirates will launch daily services between Dubai and Istanbul from December 17 and December 21 respectively.

Turkey and Azerbaijan have signed a protocol allowing passport-free travel.

Contemporary Istanbul, the leading annual art fair celebrating its 15th anniversary is set to launch its online platform proudly sponsored by Akbank, Virtual Contemporary Istanbul, on the 21st December.

‘Istanbul The Lights’ is the inaugural outdoor light festival launching today, providing the city with a new reason to celebrate at the end of what has been a challenging year for many.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today announced new restrictions including curfews on weekdays and full lockdowns over weekends to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, introduces newly designed flex fares to make it even easier for customers to already book their holiday flight.

Leisure carrier SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is now offering a vacant middle seat option to passengers for a small additional fee.

Turkey was represented by the Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) at the first virtual WTM London Fair.