As a result of negotiations held between the two countries, the fourth meeting of the Turkey-Russia Tourism Working Group convened in İzmir on May 31, 2011. The working group meeting was attended by the Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Özgür Özaslan, the Deputy Head of the Federal Tourism Agency of the Russian Federation Pisarevsky Evgeny, along with other officials from the ministry and the Russian delegation, as well as ALTİD President Gülçin Güner representing TÜROFED, and officials from the Association of Tourism Investors (TYD), the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB), and the Foreign Economic Relations Board.
It was emphasized that the increase in visitors resulting from the removal of visas between the two countries and the resulting high tourism movement necessitated the development of high-level relations, noting that economic and commercial relations, particularly those focused on tourism, have developed; it was also stated that mutual relations will develop even further in the new process and the importance of tourism workshops will steadily increase, and it was highlighted that Russian tourists prefer Antalya more due to service quality, ease of transportation, and recognition, and that the workshop being organized in İzmir provided an opportunity for İzmir to be introduced to Russians