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TURKISH TOURISM MORALE! ALL GOALS KEPT
In the year 2021, the Republic of Turkey welcomed 30 million visitors by road, airport and sea borders that reached tourism revenues of $ 24.4 billion; full normalization is expected in 2022 and new records are expected in 2023 Turkish Tourism.
Turkey achieved its tourism goals in 2021, which was affected by the pandemic. Turkey Tourism 2021 revenue increased by 103 percent compared to the previous year and amounted to 24 billion 482 million 332 thousand dollars. According to the tourism statistics of the Turkish Statistical Institute, personal expenses accounted for 19 billion 679 million 915 thousand dollars of this year’s income, and package tour expenses accounted for 4 billion 802 million 417 thousand dollars. In 2021, 30 million tourists came to Turkey, including 24 million 712 thousand foreigners, 5 million 326 thousand Turkish citizens living abroad at the level of 30 million. Among the countries sending tourists to Turkey.
Russia ranked first with 4.6 million tourists, followed by Germany with 3.1 million tourists Ukraine with 2 million tourists.
As 2020 is a period when the pandemic is going on in severe conditions, the restrictions imposed by countries internally and internationally have been passed with closures. Turkey also went to the practice of closing its borders in the second quarter of April / May/June. Then, with the pandemic measures and vaccination studies taken, the countries determined more flexible methods. On the other hand, Turkey revived tourism in 2021 with the measures it took, especially the ‘safe tourism certificate’. While 25 million tourists and $20 billion in tourism revenues were previously expected for 2021, these targets were revised again in November. the tourism target for 2021 was updated to 29 million visitors, $ 24 billion in tourism revenue.
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TARGET 2019
Turkey’s tourism reached its best rates in history in 2019 before the pandemic. In total, almost 52 million tourists and tourism revenues exceeding $ 34 billion were reached. At the moment, it is stated that the rise of momentum in 2021 is promising after a very difficult 2020 year for the travel industry. in 2022, the first goal will be to reach the 2019 figures. In this way, it is stated that new record developments can be expected in 2023.
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SPENDING HAS INCREASED
Prior to 2015, the average per capita expenditure of Turkish citizens living abroad in Turkey ranged from $1100 to $1300. Then, the expenditure, which fell into the 800-900 dollar band, exceeded the thousand dollar level again in 2021.
It seen that the average per capita expenditure of foreigners in Turkey is between $ 620 and $ 780 per year. The total per capita expenses of all tourists were on average $ 647 per decum in 2015-2020, and $ 762 per decum on average. This spending average was $ 824 in 2013 and $ 828 in 2014. The average per capita expenditure of all tourists again exceeded the level of $ 800 in 2021 and amounted to $ 834.
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WE ARE MORE HOPEFUL FOR 2022
Recalling that the available data were recorded in the last year under the influence and conditions of the pandemic, President of the Association of Mediterranean Tourist Hoteliers and Operators said: “We see that we are separating from our competitors. One of most important factors of this is public-private cooperation. The resulting data makes us more hopeful for 2022. The first goal is to reach the 2019 figures again and move them further,” was said.
Turkey Medicals stated the tourism targets for 2021 have been achieved, “We have not yet reached data for 2019, but we can say that we are approaching the momentum in 2019 as a pleasing development. We are optimistic for the future. Since we have also seen the demand for Turkey, we have a positive expectation starting from second half of 2022. Our targets for growth in tourism continues. At the international level, in January this year we are receiving Turkey health tourism 2022 bookings for the months of March, April and May, as well as the hot summer season ahead. We can catch the 1.7 million health tourist record who arrived in 2019, this year in 2022, and we can reach record numbers in medical tourism again in 2023,” was said.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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