Destination: Turkey

Turkey has always been a highly popular destination for its splendid beaches, breathtaking nature, as well as historical sights. The pandemic has hit the country and its tourism industry hard, as in most of the world. Turkey, however, has been recovering fast attracting mostly domestic visitors and Arab tourists.

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7 MUST-SEE PLACES ON A DREAM TRIP TO TURKEY

Laura Loss

Turkey is the dream of many travelers who seek history, culture, nature, beach, traditions, exquisite food, emblematic places and unique experiences, all in one destination. Turkish films and soap operas, postcards of world travelers, the traditional names of cities that have been the scene of historical events like Istanbul located on the Bosphorus Strait, which separates Europe and Asia, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea, and, above all, the large number of tourist activities at th...
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‘WORSE THAN COVID-19’: WILDFIRES HIT TOURISM IN TURKEY HARD

Laura Maudlin

Tourism in Turkey is facing yet another crisis – wildfires. Many tourists are cancelling their vacations, causing further trouble to an already devastated industry. Burning forests and villages, evacuated hotels, and ongoing heat warnings. “It’s worse than Covid-19. All of the beautiful nature is gone,” a local hotel receptionist in Marmaris said. The news spreading across the country is having a dramatic impact on tourism in Turkey, which has already been plagued by th...
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ARAB TOURISM SAVED THE SUMMER SEASON IN ISTANBUL

Sara Thopson

The glass can look half full or half empty for Turkish tourism, but one thing is certain. The gigantic Istanbul airport, untimely inaugurated nine months before the pandemic, was visibly designed for a different volume of passengers. Nevertheless, the situation is slightly improving, and tourists are returning to the country. 5.8 million foreigners arrived to Turkey in the first six months of the year, which is 27. 1 % more than in the same period last year. However, it is obviously impossible...
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TRAVELERS GET HAIR TRANSPLANTATION IN TURKEY

Theodore Slate

Alopecia is a significant loss of hair. The most common is known as androgenetic alopecia, which is due to an excess of androgens (male hormones). It usually occurs on top of one’s head and causes a sharp decrease in the thickness of hair. Hair grows at a rate of 0.35 mm per day, it is constantly growing, and then eventually falls out. For hair to grow, it needs a certain number of proteins, trace elements and vitamins to ensure its vitality and proper metabolic functioning. If this does n...