Ramadan in Istanbul
Tridwip K Das, July 25, 2013
Five years ago, Istanbul saw just over 500 tourists from the GCC states. Last year, it welcomed close to 2.5mn guests from these countries. Now, in an effort to push those numbers further, Turkish Airlines conducted a familiarisation tour earlier this month to showcase what the city has to offer the faithful during Ramadan. Another factor probably prompting the exercise is the antigovernment protests in Gezi Park that have been in international headlines in recent times but not expressly stated.
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