TÜROB President Eresin met with İBB Deputy Mayor Mr. Arslan.

Müberra Eresin, President of the Association of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROB), met with Mr. Nuri Arslan, Deputy Mayor of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB).

At the meeting, current developments in İstanbul tourism, as well as the projects carried out by the İBB and the accommodation sector’s requests and expectations from the İBB, were addressed comprehensively.

One of the agenda items of the meeting was the chronic taxi problem in İstanbul. It was emphasized that the difficulties experienced by domestic and foreign tourists in accessing taxis constitute a serious problem in terms of both the city’s image and the functioning of the tourism sector. Views were exchanged on the joint steps that could be taken on this matter.

The meeting was also attended by TÜROB Secretary General İsmail Taşdemir, TÜROB Board Members Mustafa Topaloğlu, Nuri Kalyoncu and Ayhan Hacıbektaşoğlu, as well as İBB Deputy Secretary General Oktay Özel, İBB Fire Department Head Remzi Albayrak, İBB Culture Department Head Tolga Volkan Aslan and İBB Tourism Commission Chairman Hüseyin Karaköse.

We thank İBB Deputy Mayor Mr. Nuri Arslan for his hospitable hosting and his close interest in our sector.