The ever-bustling Russian capital is now a vibrant city with Turkish history, culture, art and cuisine under the sea.

 

Turkey-Russia, indicated by the 2019 cultural and tourism year on the 2019 calendar issued during the Turkish festival in Moscow, promises to increase the number of Russian tourists traveling to Turkey.

 

The Ministry of Festival, Culture and Tourism is coordinated by the Turkish Hotel Association (TUROFED), the Turkish Association of Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) and the Turkish Association of Tourist Investors (TTYD).

 

TÜROFED President Osman Ayık said that the third edition of the festival attracted a lot of attention this year.

 

Ayık states that the number of visitors increases every year and that an important audience is reached on the second day of the festival. "The festival for the end of the Russians in Turkey continued to show more interest, we will see more than 100,000 visitors. Such events not only in Moscow, but we can also increase the number of Russian visitors in our country who appear in Turkey. Other major cities in Russia. In this regard, the festival makes important contributions. "

 

Erkan Yağcı, President of the Association of Tourist Hoteliers and Operators in the Mediterranean (AKTOB), said the festival had accelerated the promotion of the market. Although according to Yağcı, the density of Antalya can be clearly felt, the festival is also included in other regions and other products. "In this way, Turkey is proving to be a rich country's tourism. The festival, to increase the number of Russian tourists to 6 million, shows that we have a wide variety of tourism," he said.