Kolkata, Feb 1:
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey in association with Turkey Tourism
Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) and the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) concluded
the India Roadshow 2024 on Wednesday, focusing on facilitating partnerships between India and Turkey
in the tourism sector.
The presentation highlighted Turkey’s “increasing popularity” among Indians for destination weddings,
with preferences for historical venues, palaces, cisterns, and waterside mansions.
H Deniz ERSÖZ, Culture and Tourism Counselor, Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, said, “In 2022, we
had 2.31 lakh Indian tourists, a record. It’s expected to increase to 2.7 lakh in 2023 and around 3.5 lakh
in 2024.”
“Around 28 Turkish stakeholders came to this event, including travel agents, hoteliers and Indian
restaurants operating in Turkey. We’re in collaboration with the Kolkata sector of TAAI as well and we are
very happy with the response from them,” he added.
A presentation at the event revealed that 54 per cent of Indian tourists visited Istanbul, 11 per cent to
Antalya, 9 per cent to Cappadocia, 5 per cent to Kusadasi, and 3 per cent to Pamukkale from January to
November last year.
