Turkey's tourism industry takes a hit amid security concerns
06.01.2017 - 17:28
The streets of Istanbul, normally full of tourists, have seen a dramatic drop in foreign visitors. The streets of Istanbul, normally full of tourists, have seen a dramatic drop in foreign visitors.
Turkey’s tourism industry has taken a hit after a failed coup and a string of deadly terrorist attacks in 2016.
In the latest – a massacre of mainly foreign tourists at an Istanbul night club on New Year’s Eve, 39 people were killed. It was followed days later by a car bombing outside the main courthouse in Izmir, Turkey’s third largest city.
The continued security threats are a big concern for the country where tourism makes up 5% of GDP and represents around 8 per cent of the workforce.
