ISTANBUL (AFP) – Every morning, his skin bronzed by the sun, pensioner Metin Cakmakci rushes to grab a deckchair under a parasol on his local beach on the Asian side of Istanbul. “A sea like this for a gigantic city such as Istanbul – it’s not bad,” the 74-year-old smiles, pointing to the crystal-clear water […]
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Last year, most foreign tourists in Turkey came from Russia, Germany and Ukraine. Two of the countries are at war. Visitor numbers are down meaning tough times ahead for Turkey's tourist industry.
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