Turkey expects 5 million Russian tourists next year

Member of the Board of the Association of hoteliers of Turkey Ghazi Murat Shen suggested that in 2017 the country will visit about 5 million tourists from Russia.

It is planned that this flow will be achieved through the private and public sectors.

Mr. Shen also hopes that after the opening of flights by charter in September before the end of the tourist season, the country will be visited by half a million Russians. Earlier, an average of 4.5 million Russian tourists visited Turkey annually.