News from Turkey

The 48th Istanbul Music Festival will meet music lovers virtually between 18 September and 5 October 2020.

Lion Air, the Indonesian low-cost airline, has appointed APG as its GSA in Turkey in advance of launching flights to Istanbul.

Following the resumption of international travel to Turkey, travelers started to visit the country which can be considered as one of the safest travel destinations in the world during the pandemic.

As international travel to Turkey resumed in June 2020, travelers from Europe and the Middle East started to fly Turkey to have their summer vacation.

Jazeera Airways resumed its flights between Kuwait and Turkey with the re-launch of flights to Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport.

SunExpress, which is the backbone of Turkish tourism by being an air bridge between Turkey and Europe, is offering COVID-19 Tourist Protection and Support Insurance with a Covid-19 coverage in collaboration with Güneş Sigorta to visitors for a safe and enjoyable vacation in Turkey.

Airports Council International (ACI) World and ACI EUROPE have today announced that Istanbul Airport is the first airport to be accredited through its new Airport Health Accreditation programme.

Following the German government’s lifting of the travel warnings to four Turkish cities, SunExpress decided to focus more on its touristic flights from Germany and increase its capacity on its flights to these destinations.

Turkish Lira hit all-time lows against the U.S. dollar. The lira hit a new record low of 7.36 against the dollar on August 7, before recovering to below 7.20 in the afternoon. 

Ukraine's new low-cost carrier; SkyUp will launch flights between Kyiv and Istanbul. Initially, the carrier will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise company, reinforces commitment to protecting environment by responsibly dismantle and recycle two retired ships in Turkey.

Turkish Airlines on Sunday has resumed flights between Istanbul and Kharkiv, Ukraine following a four-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport welcomed its first scheduled international flight after the travel restrictions were lifted. Domestic flights have been running successfully since June.

Germany’s Robert Koch Institute has updated the list of countries it considers as a high-risk and announced 130 high-risk countries including Turkey, Egypt and the United States. And the Federal Foreign Office has issued an initial travel warning until August 31st.