Turkey – Ukraine

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The most popular among Ukrainian tourists stay tourism regions Antalya and Mugla, as well as trips to Istanbul.

The number of Ukrainian tourists in Turkey in 2016 more than a million people, and Ukraine is among the Top 10 countries of tourist arrivals in this country.

This was stated by adviser to the Ministry of culture and tourism of Turkey Bucky Alcacer, the website finance.ua.

He noted that the number of Ukrainian tourists in Turkey in 2016 reached 1,045 million, and Ukraine has entered the TOP 10 leading countries in tourist arrivals in the country, showing an increase of 47,91% in comparison with 2015. Ukraine took the sixth place, ahead of the Netherlands, Russia, Azerbaijan and Greece.

The most popular among Ukrainian tourists stay tourism regions Antalya and Mugla, as well as trips to Istanbul.

Alcacer noted that the record 2016 is good reason to expect further growth this year .

The representative of Turkey also referred to the blocking of the popular service booking.com in Turkey. According to Alcacer, the decision to freeze the operation of the site imposed by the court as a measure of restraint in the course of litigation on the violation of competition in the domestic market of Turkey.

“This is an unprecedented case, when such measures are taken against such a large international company. I am confident that the litigation will be concluded in the near future. But I want to reassure visitors to our country. All bookings made outside of Turkey, will be valid,” said Bucky Alcacer.