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The Ankara Provincial Promotion and Development Board Meeting was held at the Sheraton Ankara Hotel & Convention Center Hotel, chaired by Ankara Deputy Governor İzzettin Sevgili. The meeting was attended by Ankara Provincial Director of Culture and Tourism Erhan Karakaya, representing the Association of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROB) our Members Boğaçhan Çakın and Dr. Hakan Arslan, ATİD President Birol Akman, and representatives of the Board's member institutions, foremost among them the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality and the TGA.

At the meeting, in addition to the work on "2026 Ankara Turkic World Tourism Capital," projects and strategies aimed at increasing Ankara's cultural, touristic, and economic potential were reviewed. While the steps to be taken to raise the city's brand value were discussed, the importance of working together in cooperation was emphasized. The discussion reviewed the development of Health Tourism, the contributions expected to the region's tourism and the sector from the direct flights to Barcelona and Madrid that AnadoluJet will begin as of October 1, the work on the Ankara Tourism Master Plan, the Ankara Culture Route Festival that will begin on Saturday, September 20, and the up-to-date tourism data presented by the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA).