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As a result of the activities promoting
Turkey conducted by the
Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Istanbul has risen to the 3rd place in the
list of top 10 destinations of Europe and the 7th place in the world.
According
to a written statement made by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Istanbul
has reached 7th place after New York in the top 10 list of travel
destinations in the world made by Travel and Leisure magazine published in
US. Istanbul was also 3rd place in the top ten European destinations in the
same magazine.
Destination services include consultancy and execution services to
foreign companies in their organizations concerning especially advertising
within Turkey. On the other hand, Istanbul Four Seasons Hotel is in 2nd
place and Istanbul Ciragan Kempinski in 7th place in top ten European hotels
list.
Meanwhile, pictures of Turkey's archeological sites taken from the air
were in photography artist Marilyn Bridges' 11-page article in
high-circulation Conde Nast Traveller magazine's August issue. In addition
to this, ALO magazine published in California has an 8-page feature
promoting Turkey.
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