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Tourism revenue was 21.7 billion dollars in the first half

Turkey's tourism income in the first 6 months increased by 27 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 21 billion 734 million dollars. In the same period, the number of visitors increased by 17.5 percent to 22 million 945 thousand. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced the tourism data for the first 6 months of 2023. Accordingly, tourism revenue in the first 6 months increased by 27 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 21 billion 734 million dollars, while the number of visitors increased by 17.5 percent to 22 million 945 thousand. Minister Ersoy, “Despite the effects of the earthquake and the election process, Turkey caught these realizations.” Mentioning the importance of average length of stay and spending per person per night in tourism data, Minister Ersoy said, “The overnight stay, which was 10.5 in the same period of the previous year, decreased to 9.9 nights. Spending per person per night rose 11.9 percent to $99.9. This is a very important figure. By 2017, our per capita nightly income had decreased to 62 dollars. Now it's close to $100." Minister Ersoy said that Turkey is the country that makes the most effective promotion in the world; "We are working on new destinations. When you look at digital marketing in social media, Turkey, which was not in the top 20 5 years ago, has now come to the second place. It has reached the 3rd place in Tiktok." Providing information about the studies related to sustainable tourism, Minister Ersoy said, “Sustainability will be one of the biggest criteria in the future. Turkey signed a 3-year protocol with the world's largest roof platform, GSTC. A three-stage program, by the end of 2023, the first criterion, 30 percent, has been met, and by the end of 2025, 70 percent must be met. By the end of 2023, one hundred percent criteria must be met. The number of hotels that received certificates began to increase rapidly. As of now, 4 thousand 132 hotels have received sustainability certificates. By the end of the year, we aim to obtain a sustainability certificate for all ministry-certified hotels. As of now, Turkey has come to the first place in the sustainability document stage." Restoration works on Hagia Sophia and Galata Tower Minister Ersoy also gave information about the restoration works to be done in Hagia Sophia-i Kebir Mosque and Galata Tower. Minister Ersoy said that the Hagia Sophia Mosque received 21 million visitors since it was opened for worship and said, “We have established a scientific committee about Hagia Sophia. Restoration works will be carried out in line with the work of this scientific committee. The works have started to come to fruition. As the static works are completed, the second restoration phase related to seismic retrofitting is started. First of all, in line with the board-approved restoration project, concrete mortar cleaning, aging lead surfaces on the domes will be removed, and work will be carried out on the repair of cracks and crevices under the dome. Then the lead cover will be repaired and installed in its place.” The minarets will be dismantled and repaired Stating that another important work will be carried out on the minarets, Minister Ersoy said, "In line with the recommendations of the scientific committee, the second Beyazıt minaret will be dismantled first. After the minaret repairs are completed, it will be put back in place. In other minarets, our scientific committee continues to work on statics. When deemed necessary, we will ensure their restoration. In all these works, Hagia Sophia will not be closed to visits and worship, it will be open. As of this week, we will start to publish the transactions to be made on a website and the scientific committee reports at ayasofyacamii.gov.tr." The cone of the Galata Tower will be dismantled "During the restoration work on the Galata Tower, we had to dismantle the outer scaffolding before the repair was completed, as it was during the migration season of the ebabil birds. Now, as of next month, environmental safety will be ensured and the regulations on the exterior will be overhauled. As of September, after the ebabil birds leave here, works that could not be done before will be carried out, especially on the cone. The cone will be dismantled, the structure underneath will be repaired, and then the cone will be reassembled. Galata Tower received 564 thousand visitors in 2021, 1 million 267 thousand visitors in 2022 and more than 700 thousand visitors in the first 6 months of 2023. It has become the most visited historical center in Turkey after Topkapı Palace." Tax and certification obligation for daily rental houses Minister Ersoy, who made a statement in the question and answer part of the meeting, stated that they started a study on daily rental houses and said, "Documentation will be required for those who rent this type of rental, they will be asked to notify the people staying regularly. Taxes will be applied at certain rates on the income obtained from here." Minister Ersoy said, "We are shaping the legislation, all of them will be made into a registered economy, we are not against daily houses, we just want to make it in accordance with the legislation with a certain documentation as in the world. This is also a form of tourism, it has a lot of demand." “It can't be canceled with what someone else did” Minister Ersoy, to the question asked about the news that the shooting of the movie Mission Impossible in the Grand Bazaar was canceled; “It can't be canceled just because someone messed up. As a ministry, we are not Turkey 5 years ago, we have made it competitive with the world. We are doing what is necessary, and we can get better results if those who are dishonest can correct themselves." “There is no deviation in our tourism targets” Minister Ersoy, in the light of the preliminary data collected, stated that an increase in the number of visitors is expected in July compared to the previous year, that 7 million foreign visitors will be reached, and that the trend will continue to increase, adding, “Turkey is progressing in line with the year-end targets, there is no deviation from the target”.

Hagia Sophia, opened 3 years ago, hosted 21 million visitors

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy stated that after the Hagia Sophia-i Kebir Mosque-i Şerifi reopened for worship, 21 million visitors were hosted in 3 years. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy made a written statement on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of the reopening of Hagia Sophia-i Kebir Mosque-i Şerifi. Minister Ersoy stated that after the Hagia Sophia-i Kebir Mosque-i Şerifi was opened to worship, 21 million visitors were hosted in the last 3 years, and that he will give information about the ongoing restoration project, which is one of the most comprehensive works in its history, in the coming days. Ersoy continued by underlining that Fatih Sultan Mehmet Han left a legacy and trust by stipulating the continuity of the mosque identity of the Hagia Sophia-i Kebir Mosque-i Şerifi, symbolized as the herald of a new age at one of the most important turning points in Turkish and world history: “Praise be to the will of our president, the determination and great support of our beloved nation, the heir regained his legacy on July 24, 2020, after 86 years, the trust was duly protected, and the weight of a great plague was lifted from the shoulders of our beloved nation. In the last 3 years, the whole world has witnessed once again that we have embraced this unique temple not only as a mosque entrusted to Fatih Sultan Mehmet Khan, but also as a common heritage of humanity, in line with our civilizational values." 21 million visitors hosted in 3 years Stating that the Hagia Sophia-i Kebir Mosque-i Şerifi has hosted 21 million visitors since its opening, Ersoy said, “Hagia Sophia-i Kebir Mosque-i Şerifi continues to embrace all humanity, like the world state that carried it to the present day, with the call to prayer on its five-time minaret and the prayers echoing on its dome.” Minister Ersoy also stated that he will provide information about the ongoing restoration project, which is one of the most comprehensive works in its history, in the coming days and said, “We will deliver this blessed relic of our ancestors to the future, in accordance with his will and in a manner befitting our civilization, with the respect we show to history, cultures and beliefs. It will serve Islam and Muslims forever, and its doors will always be open to the heirs of every civilization that has left a mark on its foundations and stones.

Visit from TÜRSAB to Minister Ersoy

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy met with the delegation of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) and evaluated the tourism sector. Sharing on the subject on his social media account, Ersoy said, “We came together with the Chairman of the Board of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies, Mr. Firuz B. Bağlıkaya and the TÜRSAB delegation at our Ministry. We listened to the opinions and suggestions of our travel agencies and made evaluations about the sector.” In the statement made by TÜRSAB on the subject, the following statements were included: “Our Chairman of the Board of Directors Firuz Bağlıkaya and the TÜRSAB Delegation paid a congratulatory visit to Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, who continued to serve as the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in the 28th term. TÜRSAB Vice Presidents Davut Günaydın, Hasan Eker and TÜRSAB Board Members; In the meeting attended by Elif Ural, Engin Ceylan, Erol Türk, Mehmet Akyıl, Talip Aldemir, Yıldırım Taş, TÜRSAB Central Anatolia Regional Representative Board Chairman Cevat Engin Şahin and TÜRSAB Secretary General Timur Alp Bayrak; Nadir Alpaslan, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism, Neşe Çıldık and Bedirhan Bayka, Advisors to the Minister of Culture and Tourism, and İbrahim Kalay, Former Board Member of TÜRSAB took place. Our delegation invited Mehmet Nuri Ersoy to TÜRSAB to follow the works closely. We would like to thank Mr. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy for his hospitality”

"We will increase the per capita income up to $118 per night"

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said, “Every year, the number of visitors visiting our country is increasing, and the income we get is increasing. Per capita income per night is also increasing. The per capita income, which fell to $61-62 in 2017, increased to $90 last year. Hopefully, in the next five-year plan, we aim to increase the per capita nightly income up to 118 dollars. This will naturally be reflected in our tradesmen. Tourists, whose spending per night increases, will also shop from tradesmen.” Minister Ersoy, who came to Antalya for the Eid al-Adha, made the second of his visits to Manavgat. Minister Ersoy, who visited the taxi stand at the entrance of Side Antique City, chatted for a while there. Ersoy, stating that they have 56 billion dollars revenue target in tourism this year, said that Antalya will have the biggest share in this revenue. Providing information about the excavation of the ancient city of Syedra, Minister Ersoy said, "Thanks to the excavation work, we have made a plan to increase the number of visitors 2-3 times every year from next year. Hopefully, the Ancient City of Syedra will become a very important attraction point for Alanya in 4-5 years." Ersoy, about the Cultural Road Festivals they started in 2 cities 4 years ago, said, "This year, we added Antalya to 11 cities. By making these festivals at the end of the season, we have ensured the extension of the season." "We hope we have a revenue target of $100 billion by 2028" Ersoy continued his speech as follows: "Every year the number of visitors visiting our country is increasing, our income is increasing. The per capita income per night is also increasing. The per capita income, which decreased to 61-62 dollars in 2017, increased to 90 dollars last year. Hopefully, in the next five-year plan, we aim to increase the nightly income per person up to 118 dollars. This will naturally be reflected in our tradesmen. Tourists, whose spending per night increases, will also shop from tradesmen. Maybe they will come to our country a few times. It is important both in terms of promotion and in terms of getting the reward of our work. Here, the biggest task falls to you. You also need to protect the tourist. When there is a deficiency, you need to warn us. If we take this job seriously, if we support it together, if we all take care of it, Turkey's way is clear in terms of tourism. Our oil is actually tourism. Our goal is too big. Hopefully, we have a revenue target of 100 billion dollars until 2028. We will achieve the result by recording this step by step every year." “The spread of digital museums across Turkey is another work” Stating that the Ministry has started to carry out very important works throughout Turkey, Ersoy said, “If we start from Istanbul, the Galata and Maiden's Towers will be restored and opened to visitors. The museums we opened again. Especially the digital museums that we will open next month in Hagia Sophia and next month in the Ancient City of Ephesus. The spread of digital museums throughout Turkey is another work. There is a work that we started 3-4 years ago. For the revival and restoration of the Ancient City of Patara, for it to become a point of attraction again. Since we had a very successful result, we started a similar work last year from Phaselis, Olympos bay and Side Antique City. As the ministry, we are working very hard for the revival and restoration of ancient cities and ruins, especially in the tourism city center. In this way, we enable tourists to go out of the hotels and visit the region until late hours or during the off-season, when the sea, sand and sun are not in the foreground.” “The number 713 is a record for both Turkey and the world” Stating that they carried out both excavation and archaeological work at 713 points throughout Turkey last year, Minister Ersoy said, “The number of 713 is a record for both Turkey and the world. No country in the world has the capacity to carry out this number of excavations and archaeological researches in one year. As a country and a ministry, we have reached this capacity. We also carry out such an intensive excavation and archaeological excavation work. Again, thanks to a study we started 4 years ago, we extended the working time of the excavation directorates to the whole year. As you know before, excavations took place around 45-60 days, and then there was a break. It was making very slow progress. Thanks to the work we started 4 years ago, we gradually included all our excavation directorates with 12-month support programs.”

"We give priority to market diversity"

The "Monthly Information Meeting" of the Turkish Hoteliers Association (TÜROB) was held at CVK Park Bosphorus Hotel Istanbul with the participation of Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy. In his speech at the event, Minister Ersoy expressed his happiness at meeting with sector representatives. Pointing out that tourism income reached 46.3 billion dollars and the number of visitors reached 51.4 million people as a result of the steps taken in 2022, Ersoy said, "Compared with the 2021 figures, we have achieved an increase of 53% in revenues and 75% in the number of visitors." Mehmet Nuri Ersoy stated that before the epidemic, Turkey was the 6th country among the countries that received the most visitors, and that it was the 3rd country in 2022, and said: "We have declared our 2023 tourism targets as 60 million tourists and 56 billion dollars in revenue. Despite the earthquakes we have been through and the election process, we maintain our goals. In 2028, our target is much bigger: 90 million tourists and 100 billion dollars in revenue. Hopefully, as always, we will achieve our goals one by one with the devoted efforts and support of you, our valuable sector stakeholders." "We give priority to market diversity" Minister Ersoy stated that due to Turkey's geopolitical position, it may face crises today, as in the past, and said, "As the Ministry, we give priority to market diversity in order to increase our immunity against global and regional crises, to bring qualified tourists to our country and to increase tourism income targets." Mentioning the promotional activities carried out through the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA), Ersoy said, "Thanks to the TGA we established four years ago, we are promoting our country in a much more professional way." Emphasizing that the GoTürkiye website, which broadcasts in 10 languages, reached 75 million unique visitors in the first 6 months of the year, Ersoy gave the following information: "GoTürkiye Instagram account, with its 2.6 million followers, ranks third in the world after Australia and Dubai. In addition to these, we hosted 6,610 people from 89 countries in a total of 421 events we organized in 77 provinces in 2022. As a result of these hospitality, 50.3 billion press access and 601.8 million social media access were provided. "Istanbul's gastro city title has been registered" Noting that product diversity is one of the most important issues in tourism, Ersoy stated that serious studies are also carried out in the field of gastronomy in this context. Adding that Istanbul has been included in the Michelin Guide, Ersoy added, "Thus, Istanbul's 'gastro city' title was also registered. In addition, 53 restaurants in Istanbul were included in the Michelin Guide. New restaurants that will enter the guide and receive stars will also be announced by Michelin next fall. Our aim is to add a few more destinations from Turkey to the Michelin Guide in 2023." Underlining that the most important way to increase competitiveness in tourism is to act with "sustainability principles", Ersoy said: "Seeing this demand, we decided to bring regulatory standards to the industry. The transition in the program was planned to be carried out in 3 stages. The first stage of the program, which is planned to be completed by 2030, will be carried out in 2023, the second stage in 2025, and the last stage in 2030. In this process, it is aimed to meet all international standards. Accommodation facilities will comply with 30 percent of the standards set in the first stage, 70 percent in the second stage, and 100 percent in the third stage, and all facilities will be 'Sustainable Tourism Certified' in 2030. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said that the number of documents and certificates received by meeting the necessary criteria has reached 2 thousand 147 and that Turkey is the country with the highest number of certificates in the world, and that the facilities that are entitled to receive certificates with 100% compliance are announced on the Ministry, TGA websites and GoTurkey. "We will fulfill the goals in Istanbul in the best way" Stating that tourism is one of the locomotive sectors of the business world, Istanbul Governor Davut Gül said, "With the planning we will make after the holiday, we will fulfill the policies and objectives of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Istanbul as soon as possible." Thanking Minister Ersoy, the deputy ministers and the whole team for their support to Istanbul, Gul said, "We are lucky, we have a minister who knows the industry." Beyoğlu Mayor Haydar Ali Yıldız also stated that they are honored to realize the tourism goals of the Turkish Century together and said, "The Turkish Century will be a century in which we will shout out our claim to the world, from education to health, from technology to science, from tourism to culture and art." Yıldız expressed his belief that Beyoğlu Municipality will create beautiful works by cooperating with relevant institutions in the field of culture, art and tourism. "We still feel the pain of earthquakes in our hearts" TÜROB President Müberra Eresin pointed out that after the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes, normalization steps were taken with the cooperation of the public and private sectors, and said, "We still feel the pain of the earthquakes that caused significant loss of life and destruction in our province of Kahramanmaraş, which stifled us all. May God have mercy on our citizens who lost their lives, we wish a speedy recovery to the injured." Emphasizing that the industry always rushes to the aid of his country and nation with the motto of "The Day is Solidarity Day", Eresin said: "Our industry, without waiting for instructions from anywhere, has shown its sensitivity from the first moment of this disaster and has started to provide assistance and support within its means. As TÜROB, emergency supplies and search and rescue materials supplied by our members were directed to the region in coordination with AFAD, in particular, and relevant governorships, municipalities, chambers of commerce, non-governmental organizations and aid institutions. I would like to express with pleasure and great honor that the accommodation establishments operating in our sector have opened the doors of their hotels wide open for the shelter of our earthquake victims, without expecting anything in return." Wishing that the election results would be beneficial for the country, the nation and the tourism sector, Eresin also wished God's mercy on Ömer Faruk Boyacı, one of the deceased former board members, and Dr Cüneyt Mengü, the Chairman of Mercan Turizm Board of Directors. After the speeches, plaques were presented to the new members of TÜROB, and those who attended the meeting took a souvenir photo together.

"Most overnight stays and highest tourism income from Antalya"

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said that Turkey gets the most overnight stays and income from Antalya. Most overnight stays, highest income from Antalya Expressing that the elections held in Turkey in 2023 are among the most important elections in the world, Ersoy also said that the results are followed with interest by all the countries of the world. Regarding his continuation of his second term ministry in the new cabinet, Minister Ersoy said: "Obviously, when we look at our industry, the first 5 years were very difficult. Antalya is a very assertive city in agriculture and is called the capital of tourism. Our country gets the most overnight stays from Antalya. In this 5-year period, disasters have befallen our country. Covid has affected our industry in a very negative way as it has affected the whole world. Just as we were saying we were getting through them, our Antalya faced forest fires. Then the Russia-Ukraine war, the chain of earthquakes and the difficulties of the elections. Although it was a very difficult process, we carried out very successfully. We came out of the difficult process by making many firsts to set an example for the world." "We succeeded in rising to third place in 2022" Minister Ersoy pointed out that in the tourism sector, they received 51.5 million visitors and 39 billion dollars in revenue in 2019, and that in 2022, when the pandemic ended, they again received 51.5 million visitors and 46 billion dollars in revenue; "We were 6th in the world in 2019, and we went up to 3rd place in 2022. This shows that other countries do not manage the process as well as we do, even poorly, and on the contrary, we manage it very successfully. Normally you can skip 1 or maximum 2 rows, but we had the chance to jump 3 rows and get to third place. "Turkey will be the 3rd or 4th country in the world in tourism" Minister Ersoy stated that in 2023, the targets for the Turkish Century are bigger; "This year we say 60 million visitors, 56 billion dollars revenue. At the end of 2028, we say 90 million visitors and 100 billion dollars revenue. We say that Turkey will be the first 3rd and 4th country in tourism in the world. We will not use any excuses. We will face obstacles, difficulties and surprises, but we will work harder and get stronger." "Antalya's problem is our problem" Minister Ersoy said that they will jointly own all the problems of Antalya and that they will not discriminate as the problem of this central administration or the municipality; "We will say that Antalya's problem is our problem. Even though it is not our duty, we will take charge and be responsible. On top of that, we will solve our problems. If necessary, we will take Antalya to the next level by taking the authorities we need from our citizens."

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