TÜROB: We are fully confident we will get through this sensitive period

In a statement on economic developments, the President of the Association of Turkish Hoteliers (TÜROB), Timur Bayındır, said: “We are going through a difficult and sensitive period, but the Turkish economy has the strength and potential to overcome these difficulties.” Stating that the rise in exchange rates is not normal and that an economic war is at hand, Bayındır said: “We must stay calm and focus on our work. As a sector, we are ready to provide every kind of support so that the economic program and measures announced by the government succeed. With the adoption and implementation of measures and the taking of the necessary steps, we are fully confident that we will get through this sensitive period. As a sector, we stand with our country together with all our stakeholders.” Drawing attention to the roughly 30 percent increase in tourism revenues in the first 6 months of this year, Bayındır said: “We expect this increase to continue through the end of the year. As representatives of the tourism world, we have always been on the side of stability and a growing Turkey. As a sector, we are doing whatever we can to increase our contribution to the economy. In the situation we are in, as we have always said, tourism revenues will be the cure for the current account deficit.”