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amid the advent of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are expected to resume as of August 1, Turkish daily Hurriyet reported on July 22.
Flights from Russia to Turkey’s major tourism destinations, suspended because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, will resume on August 10, the Turkish transport minister said on July 26.
Last year, 7mn Russian tourists visited Turkey.
Big fall-off in domestic travel in Turkey recorded in Q1. Turks made 8mn trips within Turkey for purposes including visiting relatives and tourism in the first quarter of 2020, down nearly 44% y/y, according to official statistics authority TUIK.
Around 7mn people travelled inside Turkey in January-March versus 11mn a year ago. The number of overnight stays made by vacationers plunged 30% y/y to 75mn.
Turkey officially recorded its first coronavirus (COVID-19) infection towards mid-March.
The survey also unveiled how total local tourism expenditures amounted to Turkish lira (TRY) 4bn ($584mn) in the first quarter, declining 42% from a year earlier. On average, the individual traveller spent TRY510 per trip versus TRY496 in Q1 2019.
People mostly travelled inside the country to visit relatives. Such trips accounted for 75% of all logged journeys. Holiday-related travel accounted for 11% of all trips. Some 81% of domestic travellers stayed with relatives or friends during their trip, with only 3% opting for a hotel.
9.1.7 Utilities sector news
Grid
Region
2019 (MWh)
Share (%)
Operator
Toroslar
Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis, Gaziantep
27,722,101
12.1
Enerjisa
Bogazici
Istanbul Europe side
26,486,431
11.5
Cengiz - Limak
GDZ
Izmir, Manisa
19,870,665
8.7
Bereket Holding
Uludag
Canakkale, Bursa, Balikesir, Yalova
18,520,726
8.1
Limak
Baskent
Ankara, Kirikkale, Cankiri, Kastamonu, Karabuk, Bartin, Zonguldak
18,227,172
7.9
Enerjisa
Sakarya
Kocaeli, Sakarya, Duzce, Bolu
15,598,764
6.8
Akkok Holding
Anadolu Yakasi
Istanbul Asia side
13,032,072
5.7
Enerjisa
Dicle
Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Mardin, Batman, Siirt, Sirnak
10,985,419
4.8
Iskaya - Dogu Holding
Akdeniz
Isparta, Burdur, Antalya
10,410,027
4.5
Cengiz - Kolin - Limak
Meram
Aksaray, Nigde, Kirsehir, Nevsehir, Karaman
10,307,309
4.5
Cengiz - Alarko
Trakya
Edirne, Kirklareli, Tekirdag
10,025,588
4.4
IC Yatirim Holding
Osmangazi
Bilecik, Kutahya, Usak, Eskisehir, Afyon
9,754,101
4.3
Zorlu Holding
ADM
Aydin, Denizli, Mugla
9,594,207
4.2
Bereket Holding
Yesilirmak
Sinop, Samsun, Amasya, Corum, Ordu
6,028,703
2.6
Calik Holding
AKEDAS
Kahramanmaras, Adiyaman
5,035,745
2.2
Arsan, Kipas, Nazar, Iskur
Coruh
Giresun, Trabzon, Gumushane, Rize, Artvin
3,704,056
1.6
Kazanci Holding
Kayseri
Kayseri
3,622,335
1.6
Kayseri Municipality
Firat
Malatya, Tunceli, Elazig, Bingol
3,241,623
1.4
Kazanci Holding
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