World’s sixth most popular travel destination has been dented by waves of travel restrictions and cancellations worldwide amid the Turkey enjoyed an all-time high in 2019 with over 45 million foreign visitors. According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the number of foreign travelers arriving in Turkey in 2018 was 46 million, while total turnover of the tourism industry that same year was USD 29.5 billion.Growth in the Turkish tourism industry has been above the global average in recent years, and the direct positive contribution of the industry to the current account deficit in 2018 was 52 percent.With regard to religious tourism, Turkey is among the few countries in the world that is home to sites from a number of major religions. Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia both have untapped potential for cultural tourism as well as the increasingly popular boutique hotel concept, which blends well with the characteristic nature, history, and culture of the regions. However, in June, Turkey started easing the measures.Some new measures have already been adopted in airports and shopping malls such as PCR tests. The e-mail addresses collected at www.invest.gov.tr are stored in the Investment Office's servers in line with the principle of confidentiality. Of a total of 316 sacred sites, 167 of them belong to Islam, 129 to Christianity, and 20 to Judaism. Newsletter subscribers may choose to remove themselves from the Investment Office's distribution lists at any time by simply clicking e-mail preferences at the bottom of any newsletter mailing. In 2018, Turkey was the 6 th most popular tourist destination in the world according to UNWTO. Tourism sites, entertainment venues and shopping malls were also closed down as part of a total lockdown that the country faced. Tourism in Turkey is focused largely on a variety of historical sites, and on seaside resorts along its Aegean and Mediterranean Sea coasts.
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