Evaluation meeting held on the "Istanbul Connects" project...

The "Istanbul Connects" project, prepared by THY with the aim of arranging stays in Istanbul for a portion of transit passengers in light of the rising number of transit passengers at Istanbul's airports, was discussed at a meeting attended by representatives of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkish Airlines, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, TÜROB and TÜRSAB.

The meeting, at which our Association was represented by President Timur Bayındır, was attended by Ece Özbayoğlu Acarsoy, Deputy Director General for Migration, Asylum and Visas at the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Dr. Hayri Baraçlı, Secretary General of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality; Tülin Ersöz, Coordinator of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Tourism Workshop; İbrahim Çağlar, President of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce; İlker Aycı, Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee of THY; Ahmet Olmuştur, THY Deputy General Manager (Sales & Marketing); Halil İbrahim Polat, THY Head of Domestic Sales; Başaran Ulusoy, President of TÜRSAB; Çetin Gürcün, Secretary General of TÜRSAB; and İsmail Taşdemir, General Manager of TÜROB.