"We closed the last tourism season down 75 percent," Bodrum mayor Ahmet Aras told AFP in a lavish library overlooking the Aegean Sea.
The lack of tourists played a large part in the lira's slide from six to the dollar in March 2020 to around 8.7 now. He tried to coax tourists to Turkish beaches with exemptions from weekend curfews and other coronavirus rules.In 2019, Bodrum airport welcomed a record 4.34 million tourists to a city dubbed the"Turkish Saint-Tropez".
"You see all the boats resting on the shore, maybe one of them goes on tour a day," guide organiser Baris Kasal lamented."There's been a little bit of movement but it's very, very weak."is one of the main holiday destinations they can reach without a visa.
ہم نے اس خبر کا خلاصہ کیا ہے تاکہ آپ اسے جلدی سے پڑھ سکیں۔ اگر آپ خبر میں دلچسپی رکھتے ہیں تو آپ مکمل متن یہاں پڑھ سکتے ہیں۔ مزید پڑھ: