Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Turkey revises tourism profits up amid currency tumble

Turkey faces threat of inflation

ISTANBUL — Turkey has revised the expectation of tourism revenues upwards to 24 billion U.S. dollars for 2021, a much-needed hard currency as the country grapples with crippling local currency turbulence. “Turkey aims to generate 24-billion-dollar income from the tourism industry this year,” Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy recently said. The country … Read more

Turkey eases quarantine restrictions for Pakistani passengers

Turkey revises quarantine policy for Pakistani travellers

Turkey on Tuesday reviewed its policy for travelers coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan, making a 10-day quarantine period obligatory but with the option of ending it in seven days if a negative coronavirus test is received on the seventh day. According to the latest circular by the Ministry of Interior, dated June 28: “All passengers … Read more