
With 97% of its territory located in Asia and 3% in Europe, Turkey is located at the crossroads between East and West and offers a diversified and rich cultural and natural heritage that remind us of the different civilizations that have traversed it. Antalya, Izmir and Bodrum are three major tourism cities located near the Mediterranean and Aegean coastline that is also known as the Turquoise Coast. Turkish authorities have defined an ambitious tourism development program up to the year 2023 with an idea to developing alternative tourism and strengthening cooperation between the public and private sectors. At the same time, the country is experiencing a period marked by internal and external conflicts that are yielding an impact on the country’s economy and especially its tourism.
In 2015, Turkey was the sixth tourist destination worldwide, with 41.6 million international arrivals - 85% of which were foreign citizens and 15% Turkish citizens living abroad. At the time its international clientele came from three markets: Germany in the lead with 5.2 million visitors, while...
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