Turkey seeks to convince European countries for tourism: Erdoğan
Published 20 May,2021 via Hürriyet Daily News - Turkey is trying to convince European countries to allow their citizens to visit Turkey for tourism purposes, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 19.
Turkey is looking to see “how do we get tourists to our country as soon as possible. For this, we’re in talks with many European countries. We say ‘open your doors as soon as possible; let us open our doors,’” he said, speaking at an event in the capital Ankara to mark the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day on May 19.
He was responding to the criticisms that foreign tourists were allowed for mobilization while Turkish citizens were under lockdown. Pointing out the fact that the number of tourists visiting Turkey was low and the ones arriving in the country have come by taking a risk, he said that therefore, the government could not restrict their movement, noting that some tradesmen were benefiting from this mobility.
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