A wave of Türkiye swept across Kazakhstan.

Coordinated by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in cooperation with TGA-Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency, İTO-Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, ICVB-Istanbul Convention and Visitors Bureau and TUGEV-Tourism Development and Education Foundation, and organized by TÜROB-Association of Turkish Hoteliers, the “Almaty Workshop” event held in Almaty, one of Kazakhstan’s leading cities, brought together tourism professionals from the two countries.

In the first part of the programme, 23 TÜROB-member hotels and 1 theme park, along with representatives of the Istanbul Convention and Visitors Bureau, Turkish Airlines, Air Astana and FlyArystan, met with representatives of roughly 250 travel agencies operating in Kazakhstan to discuss mutual cooperation and new tourism opportunities.

The “Gala Night” held as part of the event opened with speeches by TÜROB Board Member Nuri Kalyoncu, Istanbul Convention and Visitors Bureau General Manager Cemil Hakan Kılıç and Republic of Türkiye Consul General in Almaty Tuğba Alan Özdenfedakar. During the evening, the Turkic World Music and Folk Dance Ensemble, affiliated with the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism, took the stage with a rich repertoire drawn from the languages of the Turkic world, primarily Turkish and Kazakh, winning great acclaim from the participants.

While airline tickets, hotel stays and theme park entrance tickets were given to participants through a raffle, a dinner prepared with dishes selected from the cuisines of the two countries added a distinctive flavour to the evening.

We extend our thanks to the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, the Istanbul Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Tourism Development and Education Foundation, Pegas Touristik and the management of the Kazakhstan Hotel for their contributions to the success of this organization.

TÜROB Members who attended the Workshop:

Accor Hotels

Ajwa Hotels

All Seasons Hotel

Armada Hotel

Barın Hotel

Birun Ada Hotel

CVK Park Bosphorus

Elite World Hotels

Eresin Hotels

Hilton İstanbul Bosphorus

Konak Hotel

Lazzoni Hotel

Naz City Hotel Taksim

NG Sapanca

Pera Palace Hotel

Point Hotel Barbaros

Point Hotel Taksim

Radisson Blu Residences İstanbul Kartal

Sim Hotel

The Galata Hotel Istanbul - MGallery Collection

The Marmara İstanbul

Tria Hotel İstanbul

Vialand Theme Park

Yaşmak Hotel Collection