TURKEY has urged tourists that the country is still safe to visit, after seeing a slight drop in tourism.
The country has not been part of the Iran crisis, and the majority of Turkey – including the tourist resorts – remain safe to travel.
Despite this, On The Beach confirmed that they had experienced a drop in demand for destinations like Turkey.
But tourism authorities in Turkey have since confirmed that tourism is “still normal” across the country, which welcomed more than 4.2million Brits last year.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye has teamed up with Türkiye’s Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) to reassure tourists.
They confirmed that “holidays to Turkey are operating as usual, and nothing has changed”.
They added: “Every resort, hotel, excursion and experience is operating as booked – and there have been no closures, disruptions or government-issued restrictions on tourism activity anywhere in the country.”
Not only that but they said “no Turkish airport has been subject to closure, restriction or rerouting due to regional events”.
This includes the popular airports of Istanbul, Antalya Bodrum and Izmir.
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The current UK Foreign Office advice is that all of Turkey is safe to travel to, excluding the border with Syria.
Other bits of travel advice is to always carry around some form of photo ID such as a passport when travelling in Turkey.
Smoking is also banned on all public transport, as well as at bars, restaurants and cafes.
It’s not just Turkey that has seen a drop in tourism due to Iran, despite being safe to visit.
Egypt is seeing a drop in numbers, as well as Cyprus following an RAF base attack.
Both are still on the UK safe-travel list.