
The terrorist attack in Istanbul on the morning of January 12, 2016, resulting in 10 victims of foreign nationalities, is another tough blow to the tourist industry of the city and country. All the more so since it took place in the neighborhood of Sultanahmet, where the two most visited monuments in Turkey are located: the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. But while some impact in the future is to be expected, the country's security situation had already begun to affect it 2015.
The attack in Sultanahmet took place in a security context that was already tense in Istanbul where several attacks took place in recent months particularly the terrorist attack in October 2015 that brought death to one hundred or so. Regardless of origin, terrorism appears to target tourism in the...
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