"Turkey readies for summer tourist season
24/03/2006
After last year's record-breaking season, Turkey is hoping for even more tourists this year. But concerns over bird flu and regional competition worry some industry experts.
By Allan Cove for Southeast European Times in Istanbul -- 24/03/06
Turkey broke records in tourism last year. With the number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey jumping 20.4 percent year-on-year to 22 million, the country saw revenues of about $17.7 billion. The increase surpassed the targets set by the tourism and culture ministry, which had predicted 20 million tourists."
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