No Curfew Will Apply to Hotel Employees on May 29-31
Subject: No curfew will apply to hotel employees on May 29-31
Reference: Statement by the Ministry of the Interior
Executive Summary: The Republic of Turkey Ministry of the Interior has declared a curfew from 24:00 on Friday, May 29 to 24:00 on Sunday, May 31, and hotel employees are exempt from the restriction.
Dear Member,
As announced by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of the Interior, a curfew will be in effect from 24:00 on Friday, May 29 to 24:00 on Sunday, May 31 in a total of 15 metropolitan provinces: Ankara, Balıkesir, Bursa, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, İstanbul, İzmir, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Konya, Manisa, Sakarya, Samsun, Van and Zonguldak.
Hotels and accommodation facilities will continue their operations, and the managers, staff and employees working at these establishments are exempt from the curfew.
In this context, in order for the personnel who will work at hotels to be assessed as exempt, their full identity information, as well as the drivers and license plates of shuttle vehicles, are required.
Our members located in İstanbul are kindly requested to update the dates in the MS Excel format, a copy of which is attached, and send it MOST URGENTLY to the İstanbul Police Department Personnel Branch Directorate at istanbulpersonel@egm.gov.tr, the Tourism Branch Directorate at istanbulturizm@egm.gov.tr, and the Provincial Directorate at yatirimisletmeler34@ktb.gov.tr; while our members operating outside İstanbul should send it to the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism to which they are affiliated.
*It is recommended that personnel carry a copy of the relevant notification with them.
We bring this matter to your attention given its importance.
Respectfully,
TÜROB - Türkiye Otelciler Birliği
Müberra ERESİN
Chair of the Board
ATTACHMENTS:
1-Statement by the Ministry of the Interior