"We expect 42 million tourists," says Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.

"We expect 200 ships at Galataport this year," said Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, reiterating that the aim of 42 million tourists and 35 billion dollars set at the start of the year remains legitimate. "We expect 200 ships at the galataport this year, and it could reach 250," Mehmet Nuri Ersoy remarked after the big cruise liner Costa Venezia moored in Istanbul. "Turkey performs intense advertisements in more than 140 countries," Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said, predicting a tourism boom following the pandemic. In comparison to our competitors, we are by far the most aggressive and effective promoters on the planet. We are seeing the results of our market diversification efforts. We are benefiting from our established markets, particularly in the West." "In some locations, the booking flow is incomparable to last year, and even more so than 2019." In this context, I want to point out that we've stayed on track this year. We are committed to meeting our objective of 42 million tourists and $35 billion in revenue, which we set at the start of the year."