The Palandöken Ski Center in Erzurum Province, northeastern Turkey, broke a record in the number of visitors using the cable car during the recently ended ski season, with more than two million people registering.

Selim Bagri Yang, general manager of Ejder 3200, one of the companies affiliated with the Erzurum municipality, said that the ski season at the center began last November and ended on April 15.

He pointed out that large amounts of snow have fallen this season, noting the great demand for skiing after breaking the fast during the holy month of Ramadan and during the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

He explained that the center broke a record in the number of cable car users during the ski season, with more than two million passengers.

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On a hill bordered by steep mountains in the state of Ağrı, eastern Turkey, the historic Ishak Pasha Palace sits with its majestic structure like an eagle’s nest, attracting local and foreign tourists.

The historic palace, which was built in the “Tulip Era” (1718 – 1730) during the rule of the Ottoman Empire, is considered one of the distinctive monuments of that era in the Anatolia region.

The palace is located at the top of a hill south of Dogu Bayezid district and is surrounded on the eastern and southern sides by steep mountains.

Thanks to its location resembling an eagle’s nest and its location between historical monuments such as the Urartu Castle, the Ahmed Khani Museum and the Bayezid Mosque, the palace attracts tourists throughout the year.

Among its sides, the palace, which is listed on the UNESCO Tentative World Heritage List, includes a mosque, walls, rooms, and internal and external courtyards.

Last year, 213,000 people visited the historic building, which bears in its architectural structure and the decorations carved on its walls traces of Ottoman, Seljuk, Baroque and Rococo architecture.

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During January and February 2024, about 4.3 million tourists visited Turkey, led by Iranians, Russians, and Bulgarians.

According to data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 4 million 341 thousand 606 foreigners visited Turkey during last January and February.

Iranians came at the top of the list with 473,905 people, followed by Russians with 433,654, and then Bulgarians with 345,301.

Istanbul topped the states through which tourists entered Turkey, followed by Edirne and then Antalya.

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10,564 tourists visited the ancient “Sümela Monastery” in the state of Trabzon, northeastern Turkey, during the days of Eid al-Fitr.

The monastery is located on the slope of the Altin Dara Valley in the Karadag Mountain in the Machka region, and is included in the Tentative List of World Cultural Heritage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Heritage Organization (UNESCO).

The monastery, also known as the Monastery of the Virgin Mary, is carved into the rocks at an altitude of 300 meters and blends nature with history and culture.

According to data from officials of the Culture and Tourism Directorate in Trabzon, the total number of tourists who visited the Sümela Monastery during the holiday reached 10,564 people from Turkey and other countries.

Shula Keskin said that she came to visit Trabzon from the state of Erzurum in northeastern Turkey, and that the “Sümela Monastery” impressed her very much.

In turn, Recep Çakir said that he came from the state of Istanbul in northwestern Turkey, calling on everyone to visit the “Sümela Monastery” and see the historical fabric of the region.

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The Cappadocia region in the state of Nevşehir in central Turkey received an unprecedented high volume of tourists during the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

The occupancy rate of hotels and accommodation in the region reached almost 100 percent.

In addition to foreign tourists in the region, Cappadocia received local visitors during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which increased demand for the region, famous for its tourist attractions.

Ozay Onur, head of the Chamber of Tourist Guides in Nevşehir, said that Cappadocia and its surrounding areas witnessed an increase in the number of visitors during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, whether from foreign tourists or citizens.

He added that the density of visitors reached unprecedented levels during this period.

In turn, Argun Ishiq, a visitor to Cappadocia, said that he chose to spend the Eid holiday this year in Cappadocia.

He expressed his admiration for the tourist and archaeological attractions in the region.

The Cappadocia region is distinguished as one of the most strange and beautiful natural landscapes in the world, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has classified it as a World Heritage Site.

What the region is most famous for are the “fairy chimneys” or “devil’s tables”, which are column-shaped stones topped with rocks, which were formed naturally as a result of the influence of winds and weather factors on the volcanic rocks that the region abounds in.

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Turkey launched the “Mesopotamia Express” tourist train to discover its tourist areas located in the south and southeast of the country.

The train scheduled to depart from the capital, Ankara, towards the state of Diyarbakir (southeast) on April 19, will pass through the states of Kayseri, Malatya, and Elazig before arriving in Diyarbakir.

The train takes its name from the “Mesopotamia” region, which means “Mesopotamia” and includes parts of Turkey, Syria and Iraq.

On Saturday, the aforementioned tourist train completed its trial tour aimed at promoting it.

The train arrived in Diyarbakir on Saturday, one day after the start of the test flight from Ankara.

The train gives its passengers the opportunity to tour and shop in the states and tourist stations that it passes through, and discover their tourist, archaeological and historical attractions, as well as their local dishes.

The length of the tourist train line is 1,051 km, and the first official trip is scheduled to depart on April 19 from Ankara, arriving in Diyarbakir the next day, and departing from there towards Ankara again on the 21st of the same month.

The capacity of one trip of the Mesopotamia Express is 180 passengers.

The train also includes 9 cars with beds for two people.

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The Troy Museum in Çanakkale Province, western Turkey, aims to receive 700,000 visitors by the end of the current year 2024.

“Troy”, located within an archaeological area dating back 5,000 years, won the Museum of the Year award in 2020 and the “European Academy of Museums” award in 2021, among other awards.

During the past year, the Archaeological Museum received 538 thousand visitors from inside and outside Türkiye.

It also received 25,000 people during the first two months of the current year 2024.

Museum director Ridvan Golcuk said that the number of visitors is increasing day after day.

He added that the number of visitors to the museum during 2023 recorded a 50 percent increase compared to the previous year.

Golcuk confirmed that they aim to receive 700,000 visitors by the end of 2024.

The museum’s area is 12,750 square meters, 3,000 square meters of which are designated for exhibition halls of antiquities.

Troy is an ancient historical city that flourished in the third millennium BC and was famous for the story of the wooden Trojan Horse, inside which the Spartan soldiers hid, and sneaked in at night to open the city gates to the armies of King Menelaus, King of Sparta, led by his brother Agamemnon, who besieged the city for nearly ten years.

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The tourist season began in Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey, on Saturday, receiving the first convoy of tourists from Britain.

A reception was held at Dalaman Airport in the state for the first tourist convoy arriving by plane from Britain with 189 tourists on board.

After the reception and presentation of flowers, the British tourists moved to the hotels in the tourist city of Dalaman in Muğla Province.

In a press statement, Dalaman Airport Executive Director Yigit Lachin said that the first flight of the new tourist season arrived from Britain.

He explained that the tourist convoy started from the British city of Manchester and landed in the city of Dalaman and included 189 tourists.

According to data from the Airport Operating Authority in Turkey, Dalaman Airport received and deposited 77,722 passengers last January who arrived and traveled on board 1,256 aircraft.

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The mountains of Hakkari state, southeastern Turkey, are popular with local and foreign skiing enthusiasts as they are one of the areas that receive large amounts of snow.

In this regard, the state received skiers from Germany and Austria to provide them with a unique opportunity to enjoy practicing their hobby on snow that reached a thickness of 3 meters.

German and Austrian tourists went on skiing tours in the peaks and slopes of the Hakkari Mountains, accompanied by the head of the Geilo Mountaineering and Nature Sports Club, Haci Tansu.

Skiing enthusiasts climbed Mount Shivakor, which is 3,500 meters high, and the Duran Kaya area, famous for its snow.

The Turkish authorities are making important investments in the field of winter tourism in the region where snow cover continues for long periods compared to other regions.

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The state of Antalya, the Turkish tourism capital overlooking the Mediterranean, received 15 million 689 thousand 258 foreign tourists during the past year 2023.

Data from the Antalya Culture and Tourism Directorate showed that the latter broke the record, which last reached its peak in 2019.

Russians topped the list of tourists who visited the Turkish state the most, with 3,461,762, an increase of 14.10 percent compared to the previous year.

In second place were German tourists with 3,363,510 tourists, an increase of 14.10 percent compared to 2022.

As for British tourists, their numbers increased by 19 percent to reach 1,318,215 visitors, where they ranked third after the Russians and Germans.

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