Russia, Türkiye agree to increase number of flights for Russian tourists

Russia and Türkiye have agreed to increase the number of flights for Russian tourists who are planning to travel to Türkiye on vacations, Hürriyet newspaper reported on Friday, citing sources in the administration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following his talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Report informs via TASS that the publication does not specify the number of flights to be increased and when this will happen.

About 5 million tourists from Russia visited Türkiye last year. The Turkish authorities have previously announced their desire to attract more than 7 million Russians in the 2023 tourist season.