Monday, January 09, 2017

Turkey's Lost Year of Tourism Shows No Sign of Ending – Skift

Turkey’s Lost Year of Tourism Shows No Sign of Ending

Cinar Kiper and Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press - Jan 08, 2017 11:00 am

As in Egypt, Turkey’s tourism problem is also a crisis in leadership, not just a security issue.

— Jason Clampet

The once bustling Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is astonishingly quiet. The shops and restaurants in the city’s trendy Istiklal Street are all but empty of foreign customers and the hotels in the upscale Nisantasi district are nearly deserted.

More:Turkey's Lost Year of Tourism Shows No Sign of Ending – Skift