Istanbul will become the center of cruise tourism with the giant project; Minister of Transport and Infrastructure M. Cahit Turhan stated that they are planning to complete the tender next year in Yenikapı Cruise Port Project, which is also included in the 2020 Presidential Annual Program, and said, “As the port was put into service, it became the starting and ending point of Istanbul cruise tourism. the future." said.
Minister Turhan, especially in recent years in the search for alternative holidays in the international cruise, which is preferred by cruise tourism, as well as seeing many different countries and cities in a short time offers comfortable accommodation, he said.
Expressing that cruise tourism constitutes 2 percent of world tourism, Turhan said, “This value shows us that there is a great potential in this field. Cruise tourism in our country grew by an average of 2003 percent annually from 2009 to 23. ” he spoke.
“The number of cruise ships visiting our ports has increased”
Turhan, 2009 cruise of the economic crisis in world tourism is adversely affected reminded that since 2010 entering the recovery in 2013 of the tourism branch 2 million was reported that 240 thousand passengers by reaching its highest level in Turkey.
In recent years, the positive developments of the route of the cruise companies Turhan explained that re-enables the dial to Turkey, he said:
“The number of cruise ships visiting our ports since the beginning of 2019 has increased again. While catching this positive wind, turning our country into an attractive destination center is strategically important. Yenikapı Cruise Port, which is planned to be built within this scope, will strengthen our country's hand in meeting the demands that will come against the increasing market potential. We are planning to complete the tender next year and put the port into service in the Yenikapı Cruise Port Project, which is also included in the 2020 Presidential Annual Program. We aim to increase the cruise passenger capacity in our country to approximately 3 million passengers. ”
“Istanbul will become the center of cruise lines”
Within the scope of the project, Turhan, who informed that 8 cruise ships can dock at the same time, a sea terminal with a total of 3 thousand meters, 30 thousand square meter passenger hall and 120 thousand square meter filling, said, “The port will become the starting and ending point in Istanbul cruise tourism. Yenikapı'dan to demand that the cruise port construction firms, this port's why Turkey to 2,5-3 million cruise ship passengers to bring opportunities. " used expressions.
Turhan emphasized that the port will contribute to the tourism potential of Istanbul and noted that once the project is put into service, Istanbul will become an important center in cruise tourism in the world.
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