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 Turkey´s flag carrier airlines participating in international tourism fair
Turkey´s national air carrier, the Turkish Airlines (THY), is participating in the 15th East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition or EMITT, held in Istanbul, the company said in a press statement on Thursday. |
 Mideast tourism signals recovery, officials say
The uprising and political turmoil in Egypt and Tunisia are no longer threats to regional tourism as the demand started increasing recently, sector representatives and officials from Middle Eastern countries said. |
 Global Buyout Fund acquires majority shares in Turkish medical firm
Global Capital Management’s Global Buyout Fund has acquired 80 percent of Bıçakcılar Tıbbi Cihazlar A.Ş. and its group of companies, the firm has announced. |
 THY to begin flights to Houston, Miami, Boston and Detroit
Director General of Turkey´s national air carrier Turkish Airlines, or THY, Temel Kotil said Wednesday that following flights to Los Angeles in March, 2011, they would begin flights to US cities of Houston, Miami, Boston and Detroit either in 2012 or in 2013. |
 Global tourism fair opens doors in Istanbul
The East Mediterranean International Travel and Tourism Exhibition, or EMITT 2011, the world’s sixth biggest tourism expo, opens its doors in Istanbul on Thursday. |
 Tourism investments to increase 59 percent in 2011
Tourism investments will increase by 59 percent in 2011 when compared to the last year. According to the data by in investment program of 2011, 352.7 million Turkish lira (TL) of investment will be made in the tourism sector this year. |
 Russian tourists likely to shift to Turkey from Egypt
Tourism experts in Russia predict that if political stability is not ensured in Egypt in the near future, the turmoil will benefit Turkey’s tourism sector. |
 25th Winter Universiade Games kick off in Erzurum
The 25th Winter Universiade Games kicked off in Turkey´s eastern Erzurum province on Thursday with an official ceremony. |
 Tourism sector registers nearly $21 bln in revenue
Turkey earned close to $20.81 billion in tourism revenue in 2010, while its citizens’ tourism expenditures abroad approached $4.83 billion, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat) said on Friday. |
 Turkish doctors in Kenya
A team from the Doctors of the World left for Kenya on Sunday under a project supported by the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA). |
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