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ANTALYA WELCOMED 9 MILLION 81 THOUSAND MEDICAL AND TOURISTS IN 2021
Antalya, one of the most important tourism destinations in the world, entered the recovery process in 2021 after a big loss in 2020. The total number of tourists arriving in Antalya in 2021 reached 9 million 81 thousand 502 people, an increase of 164 percent compared to 2020.
Turkey Medicals, to IHA and Fox correspondents, in a statement, “Antalya medical tourism and tourist experienced a significant recovery, discarding the effects of the coronavirus epidemic in 2021. As of December 30, 2021, a total of 9 million 81 thousand 502 foreign tourists arrived in the city. January 1 – 30, 2021, according to the data of the Antalya Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, 8 million 973 thousand 785 tourists landed at Antalya Airport and 107 thousand 717 at Gazipasa Airport in the 12-month period between January 1 and December 30, 2021. compared to 2020, there was a 164 percent increase in the number of tourists coming to Antalya. the city, which reached the number of 15 million 211 thousand tourists in the same period of 2019, experienced a loss of close to 40 percent compared to this year.” was said.
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41 PERCENT OF TOURISTS ARE FROM RUSSIA
Considering the distribution by nationality, the most tourists to Antalya in the 11-month period covering January-November came from Russia with 3 million 543 thousand 314. The share of Russian tourists in the total number of tourists was 41 percent, followed by Ukraine with 1 million 268 thousand 362 tourists, Germany with 1 million 223 thousand 158 tourists and Poland with 412 thousand 978 tourists.
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THE THREE COUNTRIES WITH THE FEWEST CASUALTIES WERE
Chairman of the Antalya City Council Tourism Working Group, said that the year 2021, when corona aftershocks were strongly felt, closed with a loss of 70 percent compared to 2019 worldwide, said that the three countries that suffered the least losses were Mexico, Croatia and Turkey.
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TURKEY’S ANTALYA TRUMP CARD
Stating that tourism mobility started towards the middle of June in 2021 with constant restrictions and sanctions, said, “On the one hand, the season was shortened due to the corona while efforts were continuing to spread the season throughout the year. July August September which makes up the third quarter, especially the Mediterranean countries came to the fore during the season that is stuck to September. While the losses suffered by Spain and France have reached record levels, Turkey has come to the fore with the Antalya trump card,” he said.
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THE CITY THAT RECEIVES THE MOST TOURISTS ON THE MEDITERRANEAN IS ANTALYA
Turkey Medicals, “Antalya, where 3.5 million tourists arrived in 2020, exceeded the number of 9 million tourists with an increase of 5.5 million, and was the city that received the most tourists among the Mediterranean destinations, an increase of 164 percent compared to the previous year. Antalya, which has been subjected to restrictions of European countries for a long time, England all season long and Russia at the beginning of the season, despite all this, came to the fore with its move in the third quarter and October,” was said.
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THE FIRST CHOICE OF RUSSIANS AND UKRAINIANS
Explaining that Antalya, which came to the agenda with corona measures throughout 2020, has achieved significant success for 2022 with its diploma maintained in 2021 and the dynamism of tourism professionals, iHealth said, “The 9 million guests who come to our city will make up the largest data and data in the promotion of Antalya for 2022. The main advantage of Antalya over other holiday destinations was that it was the first choice of Russian and Ukrainian guests. Another great support came from our citizens living in Europe,” 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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