Turkey may 20 opens its borders to citizens of 31 countries, including the Russians. However, for a start, foreigners in Turkey will only be available medical care, but not a beach holiday. Russians will be able to get there, but when your borders open Russia.
Despite all the restrictions, representatives of the Russian tourism industry took the news positively: Turkey, in their opinion, gradually preparing for the beginning of the tourist season. For the Russians from year to year, Turkey is one of the most popular tourist destinations.
Turkey Wednesday opens its borders to foreign tourists from 31 countries, including from Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and several countries in Europe and the Middle East.
Turkey is beginning to accept foreigners coming into the country for treatment in several medical areas: orthopedics and traumatology, General surgery and pediatric surgery, urology, ophthalmology, cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, Oncology, neurosurgery, Hematology, intensive therapy and reproductive therapy.
international flights to Turkey will only fly to the airports of Istanbul and Ankara. Along with the patient can bring his two attendants.
At the border they will need to show a certificate stating that they have no coronavirus, or already arrived in Turkey to get paid testing.
After the entry and passage of border and customs control of the patients and their attendants will need to go immediately to the clinic and stay in its territory throughout the course of treatment.
For the treatment of foreigners in Turkish hospitals will allocate special zones, separate floor or wing of the hospital.
Despite the fact that Turkey opens the border, including for citizens of Russia, the Russians are unlikely to go for treatment in may and June, said the Association of tour operators of Russia (ATOR). Now flights to Russia with most other countries of the world closed.
the timing of the opening of Russia’s borders and resume air links with other countries continue unknown. May 16, transport Minister Eugene Dietrich told reporters that the Agency looks forward to the resumption of domestic flights in June of this year and internationally from July.
Vice President ATOR Dmitry Gorin in conversation with bi-Bi-si suggested that Russia will open the international flights in the third quarter (July-September).
In the segment of organized tourism option to fly to Turkey now are no added Gorin: “We do with our package tour and you can do it only after the lifting of restrictions”.
individuals might find the way to get there independently, but this�� case, they will probably fall under a two week quarantine, he said.
the Fact that Turkey opens the border is a good sign for the tourism industry, because after medical trips to Turkey sooner or later return organized tourism, said Gorin.
agree With him, the Executive Director ATOR Maya Lomidze. According to her, Turkey has never been perceived as a health direction either Russia or other countries. Most of the tourists come there just for a beach holiday.
However, according to Lomidze, the partial opening of borders, Turkey shows “a gradual entrance to the season.”
“Turkey demonstrates a gradual entrance to season, limits in fact the sale of pure beach tours, independent travelers and organized groups, and focuses on sites where there is a medical component,” she said Bi-bi-si.
