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Tuesday 26 May 2015 - 12:58 Makkah mean time-8-8-1436
Turkish Ambassador's to Bahrain Hatun Demirer
Manama, (IINA) - Turkeys’ Ambassador Hatun Demirer said that tourism cooperation with Bahrain has been steadily increasing and that the number of Bahraini tourists to her country has surged spectacularly, Bahrain News Agency reported.
‘We are pleased to witness the rapidly increasing touristic relations between Turkey and Bahrain, which are friendly countries with similar cultures and historical ties, in the recent years,” Ambassador Demirer said.
“The number of Bahraini visitors to Turkey reached 24,305 in 2014 from 3,155 in 2004. It is also a source of pride for Turkey to attract an increasing number of Bahraini nationals to buy properties in Turkey either as holiday homes or for investment purposes. This is a clear indication of the confidence of Bahrainis in Turkey’s economy and a strong sign that they feel at home in Turkey,” the ambassador told (BNA).
The diplomatic envoy added that Turkish Airlines has daily flights between Istanbul and Bahrain and that Turkey’s low-cost carrier company Pegasus launched its Bahrain flights on June 12 last year with three flights a week.
Bahrain’s focus on tourism and its drive to enhance and develop its tourism and hospitality sector as part of its economic diversification efforts means there is a great potential for cooperation with Turkey in this field, she added.
“Cooperation can be achieved mainly in terms of capacity-building, education, training and management. Tourism education and training is a well-established sector in Turkey,” she noted.
SM/IINA
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