“Our tourist capital, Antalya, is still beating records thanks to a strong transport infrastructure” – emphasized the head of the ministry, quoted by the Anadol agency.
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Tourism in Turkey breaks records
The record at the airport is part of a broader trend of the growing popularity of Turkey among tourists. According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (Tuiuk), in the first half of 2025 the country was visited by over 25.53 million people – by 1.7 percent. more than a year ago. Tourists also left a record $ 25.78 billion, which means an increase of 7.6 percent. year on year.
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As he donated, On Saturday, 230 002 travelers were served there.
Antalya – the heart of Turkish tourism
Antalya, located in the southwest of the Mediterranean Sea, is called the “tourist capital of Turkey”. The city, with a metropolitan area of over 2.7 million inhabitants, attracts foreign and domestic guests with picturesque beaches, monuments from ancient times and developed tourist infrastructure.
This is where a significant part of the tourist traffic is concentrated, and the local airport is one of the most burdened in the region. The new record clearly shows how important Antalya is for the Turkish economy and the tourist services sector.
Karol Nawrocki brings the act on CPK. Here are the details
On Friday, August 8, the Presidential Initiative regarding the Central Communication Port (CPK) received the Sejm. The bill provides the completion of work on the new airport near Baranów by 2031 and the dynamic development of the railway network in Poland. The closing of the Warsaw Chopin Airport in 2032 was also planned as part of it.
The plan provides for completing the construction of a new airport in Baranów and obtaining certificates to start air operations by the end of December 2031. A significant step in rail investments is to be, among others Lines running through the tunnel in Łódź and the Warsaw -Łódź route, whose finalization was scheduled for 2030. The attachments to the project included 1338 km of new railway routes, at an operational speed of up to 250 km per hour, and support of high speed rail program. Ultimately, as many as 2,000 are to be built. km of new railway lines.
