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Friday, June 21, 2013

Mass unrest in Turkey causes damage of €54m

Mass unrest in Turkey causes damage of €54m

Fri 21 June 2013 06:02 GMT | 9:02 Local Time
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Riots and protests in Taksim Square in Istanbul have cost millions of euros to the Turkish tourism business: the representatives of the tourism sector have published a report that counted losses.

According to the document, over 140,000 reservations have been cancelled in two weeks of protests in Istanbul alone. Hotels were filled by only 30%. The total number of canceled reservations exceeded 215,000, 1news.az reports.

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