Alanya District Governor Dr. Hasan Tanrıseven, Alanya Mayor Adem Murat Yücel, District Director of National Education Hüseyin Er, Türkiye Hotelier Federation (TÜROFED) Board Member and Alanya Tourist Operators Association (ALTİD) President Burhan Sili, Türkiye Association of Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) Alanya Regional Executive Board (BYK) President Suat Çavuşoğlu, members of the Altınkepçe Chefs Association, other institutional heads, students, citizens, and tourists attended the Tourism Week celebration program, which began in the morning hours in front of the Atatürk Monument. The celebrations and activities will continue between April 15-22.
“GOAL: TO BE AMONG THE TOP 5 COUNTRIES”
Stating that a one-unit increase in demand in tourism stimulates the economy by 2 units, ALTİD President Sili said, “The tourism sector directly affects 54 sectors, primarily food, catering, and transportation. In this case, when tourism is mentioned, components such as social development, social relations, promotion, employment, and international relations emerge. While the number of foreign visitors to our country was 4.4 million in the 1990s, it reached 10 million in the 2000s, exceeded 30 million by the 2010s, and reached a figure of 34.9 million tourists in 2013, placing Turkey in 6th place among the world's preferred countries. In 2014, this number was around 36 million 837 thousand. With 29.4 billion dollars in tourism revenue, Turkey ranks among the top 10 in the world; it is possible to foresee that if the tourism sector continues with this stability and is strengthened by offering alternative tourism products, we will be among the top 5 countries in the world's visitor entry rankings in the 2020s.”
“SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS ARE BEING MADE TO THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY”
TÜRSAB Alanya BYK President Suat Çavuşoğlu also pointed out that, in addition to sea, sand, sun, and natural beauties, they provide significant contributions to the country's economy by operating within the scope of health, cruise, sports, faith, yacht, and shopping tourism.
“ALANYA POPULATION IN THE SUMMER SEASON: 1 MILLION”
In his speech, Mayor Yücel, who briefly explained the tourism history of Alanya, pointed out that Alanya had a bed capacity of over 200 thousand as of 2014 and stated that Alanya's population reaches 1 million during the summer season.
“WE ARE A WORLD-FAMOUS TOURISM CENTER”
District Governor Dr. Hasan Tanrıseven also stated in his speech, “With its 70-kilometer coastline, Alanya is a world-famous tourism center that today hosts 3.5 million tourists coming from all over the world, not just from Turkey.”