Domestic and foreign tourists as well as accommodation establishment employees have been exempted from the June 27-28, 2020 curfew.

CIRCULAR NO: 20/99

Istanbul, 26.06.2020

IMPORTANT

Relevant Department: Chairmanship of the Board of Directors, General Management, Sales & Marketing, HR & Personnel

Subject: Domestic and foreign tourists as well as accommodation establishment employees have been exempted from the June 27-28, 2020 curfew.

Executive Summary: Pursuant to Circular No. 10133 dated 24.06.2020 of the Ministry of Interior's General Directorate of Provincial Administration, domestic and foreign tourists as well as accommodation establishment employees have been exempted from the June 27-28, 2020 curfew.

Dear Member,

Pursuant to the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Interior's LGS and YKS Measures Circular dated 18.06.2020, in order for the Higher Education Institutions Examination to be conducted under the most appropriate conditions for public health, a curfew was imposed within certain exceptions between 09:30 and 15:00 on Saturday, June 27, 2020 and between 09:30 and 18:30 on Sunday, June 28, 2020, and Hotels had been exempted from this application.

On the other hand, following the opening of the tourism season and the lifting of entry and exit restrictions to our country, domestic and foreign guests are expected to flock to tourist destinations in the coming period.

Accordingly, within the framework of Circular No. 10133 dated 24.06.2020 of the Ministry of Interior's General Directorate of Provincial Administration;

1. In order to avoid adversely affecting reservations made previously and tour sales to be made hereafter, for domestic and foreign tourists who are currently staying or who have made accommodation and tour reservations;

a) Their transportation to the accommodation facility where they made their reservation (both transfers between the arrival points of public transportation vehicles such as airports, bus terminals, train stations, and ports and the accommodation facilities, and intercity journeys they will make by private vehicles),

b) Their use of beaches (including public beaches in the event that the facility where they are staying does not have its own beach),

c) Their visits to museums and archaeological sites as well as historical/cultural/religious monuments/places of worship/tombs,

2. In addition, employees at the establishments or places that will provide these services,

have been decided to be exempted from the curfew to be applied on June 27-28, the dates of the YKS examination (between 09:30 and 15:00 on Saturday, June 27, 2020 and between 09:30 and 18:30 on Sunday, June 28, 2020).

These decisions will be discussed by the Provincial Pandemic Board, and the matters recommended by the Provincial Pandemic Board will be implemented at the Provincial/District level.

We respectfully bring this matter to your attention given its importance.

Respectfully,

TÜROB - Türkiye Otelciler Birliği
Müberra ERESİN
Chair of the Board of Directors

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