News from Turkey

SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, begins direct flights between Samsun and Stuttgart from March 4 during the 2020 winter season.

TUI Group acquires a resort on the Turkish Riviera from Summer 2020. Through the acquisition of the resort, the leading tourism group will complement the portfolio of its All Inclusive club brand.

Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced the increasing number of house sales to foreigners in Turkey in 2019.

Turkey’s digital airline Pegasus continues to expand its network with the launch of two new routes. Pegasus announced its fourth destination in Saudi Arabia and second in Georgia.

The number of travelers visiting Turkey’s Aegean city of Izmir increased 17 percent in 2019 compared to 2018 and break its all-time record.

SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, continue to connect Diyarbakır to Europe with direct scheduled flights to Düsseldorf and Hanover, starting in February.

SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, has increased the number of domestic and international flights from Ankara during the 2020 winter season, adding two new destinations to its Ankara-Europe flights: Amsterdam and Cologne.

Istanbul Airport launched a new service for travelers that want to get some rest at the airport whenever they want. IGA Sleepod provides travelers with a special private place to enjoy a good rest with its special prices, easy use, and easily accessible location at the calmest spots of the airport.

Turkish State Airports Authority (DHMI) announced aircraft, passenger and freight statistics for 2019. DHMI said that a total of 209,092,548 passengers are handled by airports in Turkey in 2019.

SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, has added the German city of Nuremberg to its flight network while offering an increase in capacity and frequency for flights to Izmir during the 2020 winter season. The airline will also begin flights from Izmir to Paris, Brussels, and Copenhagen in February.