the Ukrainians and the Kazakhs will be able to relax in the resorts of the Republic before the Russians.
Resuming June 1, domestic flights, the Turkish authorities gradually open up the country to foreigners. The end of the month they plan to restore air service with 40 countries. Planes flying to Bulgaria, Greece, Bahrain, Qatar and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (recognized only by Ankara). In the course of a month to them must be added the new state, including the former Soviet Union. As stated by the Minister of transport and infrastructure Adil Karaosmanoglu, June 15, will resume air services with Azerbaijan, June 20 — with Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, and on June 22 — with Estonia, Latvia and Kyrgyzstan. July 1 will fly the aircraft to Ukraine.
As earlier wrote “Kommersant”, now Turkey accounts for over 40% of the total number of search queries Russians interested in staying abroad (see “Kommersant” on 30 may). “We do not plan in June to serve travelers from Russia and other countries where there are still many cases of infection with coronavirus,” — said the Minister of health Fahrettin koca may 20. The Minister of tourism and culture Mehmet Esroy in a recent interview with Deutsche Welle spoke more optimistic and suggested that the first aircraft will fly in July. “The number of cases (of coronavirus in Russia.— “B”) may be high, but I see that Russia has very good control of the process,” he said.
Russian officials were even less specific. “Russian and Turkish competent authorities and departments are in constant contact, including on the issues of resuming cooperation in the field of tourism and security and health of Russian tourists on the territory of Turkey, — said “Kommersant” in the Russian Embassy in Ankara.— A specific date, restore air service will probably clear later, as well as the specific measures to which the parties can have recourse, in order that the flights were carried out in the safest mode in terms of a sanitary-epidemiological standards.”
the Measures announced by the Minister of Esroy, look quite soft.
Wait for the results, according to the Turkish Minister, have no more hours.
to Deal with significant quarantine restrictions in the country to tourists, too, apparently, do not have to. Almost all the necessary facilities, such as beaches, pools, restaurants, museums, markets and parks, the authorities opened June 1, requiring all visitors to observe the action of physical distancing.
in the Evening on Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke about a new easing of the quarantine mode. If earlier in the cafes and restaurants could work only until 22:00, now they will wait for the guest�� until midnight.
However, nightlife, bars and clubs, yet will not work. Remains inaccessible and is popular for Turkey, pastime, Smoking hookah in cafes. With the beginning of the epidemic of coronavirus such a ban imposed in almost all countries in the Middle East.
Significant concessions made to residents of Turkey. People over 65 years of age before allowed to leave their homes from 10:00 to 20:00 every day, not just on Sundays, as before. Children and adolescents under 18 years is also now able to be outside every day, but under adult supervision. Before they were allowed to go out only on Wednesdays and Fridays from 14:00 to 20:00.
According to the environment in Turkey there were more than 172 thousand cases of infection with coronavirus, while the increase for one day (9 June) amounted to 993 cases of infection. During the entire period of the pandemic from the coronavirus in Turkey died 4,7 thousand people.
Kirill Krivosheev
