Istanbul residents are cancelling holiday bookings for the weekend of June 23 to...
ISTANBUL - Istanbul residents are cancelling holiday bookings for the weekend of June 23 to ensure they can take part in a re-run of the city’s mayoral election that has laid bare Turkey’s deep political divisions and raised concerns about its democracy.
Don’t come to Bodrum on June 23, the district council said in a tongue-in-cheek travel advisory aimed at Istanbul residents, as heavy snowfall is expected and the beaches will be shut. Summer temperatures in the Aegean resort average 30 degrees Celsius . “We are in contact with 5,500 travel agencies and we have been informed that nearly all reservations departing from Istanbul have requested cancellation, almost 100 percent,” said Cem Polatoglu, a spokesman for Travel Agencies Platform.The political allegiances of travelers who canceled their trips are not known but the coastal municipalities which issued the spoof travel warnings are held by the opposition CHP.
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