Turkey is negotiating tourism with many countries, including Russia, said on Saturday, May 23, on the air of the TV channel Dim tv Minister of Foreign Affairs of the republic Mevlut Cavusoglu.
The minister said that he held quadripartite negotiations on tourism with colleagues from Germany, France and Great Britain. Cavusoglu also noted that he had two talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
“We know that Russian tourists want to come to our country,” he said.
According to the head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, "tourism is important not only for Antalya and Alanya, it is important for the whole of Turkey," and he will continue to help the Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy. “We will pass this year with little damage,” Cavusoglu said.
Turkey counts to start the domestic tourist season at the end of May, and to accommodate foreign guests, the authorities are working on a special hotel certification program.
On May 21, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said that the Turkish authorities hope that flight connections with Russia will resume from mid-July.
From 23 to 26 May, during the celebration of the end of Ramadan, in all provinces of Turkey reintroduces curfew due to the situation with the coronavirus. In addition, the movement restriction for 15 provinces is being extended by 15 days. Older citizens will be able to go outside from May 24, but only between 14:00 and 20:00. The new academic year is scheduled to begin in September.
The new type of coronavirus was first detected in Turkey on March 10 in a local resident who returned from Europe. Total number of confirmed cases in the country, most recent According to, exceeded 155 thousand, 4308 people died, 117 recovered.
