Support from the Association of Turkish Hoteliers for the 'Bring Your Neighbor Along' campaign

TÜROB President Timur Bayındır stated that they welcomed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's launch of the 'Bring Your Neighbor Along' campaign, calling on our citizens abroad.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's launch of the 'Bring Your Neighbor Along' campaign, addressing tourism sector representatives and calling on our citizens abroad, was welcomed by the Association of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROB). TÜROB's senior management also attended the gathering at the Presidential Complex, and TÜROB President Timur Bayındır emphasized that such a campaign would be positive and that Turks living abroad represent significant potential in terms of tourism. Bayındır stated that, as the sector, they would support any and all measures undertaken on this matter.

A tourism advisor would be beneficial
Bayındır expressed that such campaigns are positive, but that the sector also expects other forms of support in order to overcome the difficulties it faces. Noting that Turkey needs to urgently activate image and reputation management on the international stage, Bayındır emphasized that appointing a professional from the tourism sector as a Presidential Advisor during this period would contribute directly to the planning of work to be carried out, with developments in the sector and sector organizations also being included. Bayındır noted that the Social Security Institution (SGK) premiums of businesses operating in our sector should be deferred for at least one year, that 50 percent of the premiums should be covered by the Unemployment Fund, İŞKUR or the Treasury, and that the problems regarding bank loans should be resolved. Bayındır stated that, considering that the negative developments in the sector affect the entire country, it is important that the support announced/to be announced cover our entire country without specifying a geographical region.

The TÜROB delegation consisted of the following names:
TÜROB President Timur Bayındır, Vice President Müberra Eresin (Eresin Hotels), Vice President Armin Zerunyan (Hilton Worldwide), Secretary General Hediye Güral Gür (NG Hotels)

Members:
Levent Erdoğan (My Dora Hotel), Ziya Cihan (WOW İstanbul), Dr. Faik Öztunç (Divan Hotels), Ayhan Hacıbektaşoğlu (Barın Hotel), İsmail Taşdemir (TÜROB General Manager), Murat Dedeman (Dedeman Hotels), Dursun Özbek (Point Hotels, GS President), Oya Narin (Martı Hotels), Essum Aslan (Nevali Hotel), Hüseyin Öztürk (The Marmara Hotels), Emel Elik Bezaroğlu (Elite World Hotels), Zeynep Nil Bozatlı (Holiday Inn A. North), Ali Güreli (Sofa Hotel), Nevin Akçelik (Club Nena), Alaeddin Babaoğlu (Hilton Garden Inn), Hasan Ekmen (Adamar Hotel), Murat Keloğlu (Ramada Plaza İstanbul), Erkan Sadıkoğlu (Suadiye Hotel), Ferah Yağan (Hilton Group), Recai Çakır (Sianji Group), M. Naci Topsakal (Haliç Congress Center)