The meeting held at the Alanya Municipality Barrier-Free Park and Life Center, which was attended by Alanya Deputy Mayor Tunahan Kasapoğlu and Deputy Mayor Adem Er, was attended by Fevzi Pamukçuoğlu, Deputy General Manager of Investment and Operations representing the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Chief Controller İrfan Akıncı from the Board of Controllers, and commission representatives from the Alanya Association of Tourism Professionals (ALTİD) and the Alanya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ALTSO) appointed by the Barrier-Free Tourism protocol partners.
At the meeting, Accessible Tourism Commission Secretary and Social Services Coordinator Münir Altıoğlu delivered a presentation regarding the completed and ongoing studies for the Accessible Tourism Project. It was decided to take effective steps regarding accessibility studies for disabled visitors in maritime tourism and historical sites. During the meeting, the importance of the accessibility of vehicles belonging to the company providing airport transportation services was embraced, and it was decided to conduct studies on this matter.
A JOINT OPINION WAS ADOPTED REGARDING THE INDEFINITE EXTENSION OF THE PROTOCOL
Alanya Deputy Mayor Tunahan Kasapoğlu stated that the work carried out to date regarding Barrier-Free Tourism in Alanya continues to increase. Emphasizing that the town municipalities included within the boundaries of Alanya Municipality should also be included in the process, and that additional time and new planning are required in this framework, Kasapoğlu underlined that they are in favor of extending the Barrier-Free Tourism Protocol, which is set to expire in December 2014.
As a result of the evaluation conducted by the representatives of the Accessible Tourism protocol partners, the decision was adopted to update the protocol and extend it indefinitely.
OUR COOPERATION MUST CONTINUE TO INCREASE
Fevzi Pamukçuoğlu, Deputy General Manager of Investment and Enterprises at the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism, stated in his evaluation regarding the meeting that the studies conducted in Alanya center have a high success rate. Pamukçuoğlu emphasized that, due to the inclusion of merged towns in the process, both the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism and other protocol partners must work with increasing cooperation during the process of ensuring the accessibility of the entire region and carrying out studies for the infrastructure of barrier-free tourism.