Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugrul Gunay of Turkey
The culture and tourism minister in Turkey, Ertugrul Gunay said the country is best known by the British market for its coastal holiday resorts including Marmaris and Bodrum.
Turkey plans to target cultural tourists by marketing the additional attractions and Gunay said Turkey had the money in place to spend as much as is needed.
million by the end of the year, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, has reported.
Gunay is hoping to create a different perception of the 4th-century saint.
Delivering a speech in the ceremony, Gunay said said the protocol would contribute to current cooperation between the two countries and Turkish party was ready to exert every kind of effort on fulfillment of provisions included in the protocol.
Gunay said 23 million tourists were not enough for Turkey, which he said had tremendous potential but needed better marketing.
Gunay said the current government has the political will to eliminate Article 301 and create a new constitution with greater protections from freedom of speech.
In an interview, Gunay said his ministry would place no restrictions on the subject material or authors to be included in Turkeys presentation at the book fair next year, including Kurdish and Armenian writers.
The Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister, Ertugrul Gunay said that Turkey aims to host 25 million tourists in 2008, at the opening of World Travel Market, the worlds third largest tourism fair, in London.
At a press conference held at Turkeys stand at the fair, Gunay said that the country promises more than sea and sand and aims for a big increase in the number of tourists visiting the country.
Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugrul Gunay said that the indictment was a great disrespect not only to AKP, but to Turkey.
These two libraries have the most important works and historical information and documents about the history of the Balkans, and maybe Asia Minor and South Europe," Gunay said at the signature ceremony in Ankara.
State Minister Gunay: We should focus on necessary issues, not deal with unfortunate discussions The New Anatolian / Ankara20 March 2008Font Size: defaultmediumlargeTurkish Culture & Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay said Thursday in his recent remarks regarding the closure case filed against Justice and Development (AK) Party, he only tried to explain that such a legal interference was a misfortune for Turkey when everything went quite well for the country.
Gunay said that in the first 10 months Turkey hosted 23,9 million tourists, 13,5% increase compare to same period last year.
ANKARA - Turkish Culture & Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay said Saturday Turkey has got back 348 artifacts earlier smuggled abroad.
Gunay said his ministry is trying to achieve this goal.
ANKARA - Turkish Culture & Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay said Thursday in his recent remarks regarding the closure case filed against Justice and Development (AK) Party, he only tried to explain that such a legal interference was a misfortune for Turkey when everything went quite well for the country.
Speaking to reporters at his arrival to AK Party HQs Gunay said around 50 percent of the people gave support to AK Party in July 22nd elections.
TURKISH culture and tourism minister Ertugrul Gunay has promised to crackdown on companies charging tourists inflated prices aspredictions suggest that 26 million tourists will have visited the country in 2008.
Ertugrul Gunay said he wanted to raise awareness of the country's other attractions, beyond its good beaches and sunshine.
Speaking at the conference, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay said that Turkey had a good tourism year in 2008.
Gunay said that in the first 10 months Turkey hosted 23,9 million tourists, 13,5.
Turkish Culture & Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay said Friday that there were 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Turkey.
Replying to questions of reporters during the visit, Gunay said Turkey was a rich country, home of many historical sites.