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The 25th Ordinary General Assembly of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) was held on November 26-27, 2022, at the Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Center. The opening program of the congress was attended by Members of Parliament, Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Balıkesir Metropolitan Mayor Yücel Yılmaz, representatives of political parties, President of the Association of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROB) Müberra Eresin, President of the Tourism Investors Association (TTYD) Oya Narin, Vice President of the Federation of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROFED) Yakup Dinler, Chairman of the Board of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and President of the Turkish Private Sector Aviation Enterprises Association (TÖSHİD) Mehmet Nane, and President of the Istanbul Chamber of Tourist Guides (İRO) Hüseyin Özgür Özaltun.

According to the results announced by the Beşiktaş District Election Board, in the voting held, Firuz Barbaros Bağlıkaya received 2,302 votes, Ali Bilir 1,193 votes, Bilal Korkmaz 328 votes, and Eyüp Kartal 53 votes. At the same General Assembly, in the elections held for membership of the Board of Directors of the Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency representing travel agencies, Mete Vardar received 1,756 votes, Nezih Hacıalioğlu 995 votes, and Emin Çakmak 742 votes. We congratulate and wish every success to Firuz Barbaros Bağlıkaya, who was re-elected as President of TÜRSAB, and Mete Vardar, who was elected to the Board of Directors of TGA, as a result of the voting held at the General Assembly.