In the new cabinet announced by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Alanya AK Party Antalya Deputy Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has been appointed as the Minister of European Union Affairs. Evaluating the matter, Türkiye Hotel Association (TÜROFED) Board Member and Alanya Tourism Operators Association (ALTİD) President Burhan Sili stated, "I believe this development will have a positive impact on our tourism city, Alanya. We are happy that a name from our region has been appointed to this position. He is an individual who possesses experience and expertise through the work he has done to date." Expressing that Alanya has a large number of guests coming from European Union (EU) countries for holidays or residency, Sili said, "Our hand will be strengthened even further in the European tourism lobby."