The majority of Russian citizens vacationing in Turkey now, are not even aware that a coup attempt had been made in the country. This Saturday, 16 July, RIA Novosti press-secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT) Irina Turina.
According to her, for the night of 15 of July 16, when the military attempted to seize power in the country, The situation with the tourists in Turkey, the Russians did not change.
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«Nobody called the company and did not refuse rounds, which is understandable. Those who came back at night in Russia from Turkey, have not even heard about the coup in that country. They explained that flights are delayed for technical reasons, so that a riot (…) they found only at home “, -. Explained Tyurin
Tour Operators Association (ATOR) also reports that the Russians are on resorts in the country, did not see the events associated with the attempt of coup d’etat. According to the host company, unrest and street clashes have not touched the resort areas, noted in the ATOR.
According to preliminary estimates of the association in Turkey is now not more than a thousand organized tourists from Russia. According to data provided by the air carriers in Antalya and Istanbul can relax about four thousand independent travelers, suggest experts ATOR.
The head of the Federal Tourism Agency Oleg Safonov told Tass about five thousand of tourists from Russia to Turkey. He added that the return of Russian tourists may not require urgent measures, because all travelers have return tickets.
A spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said earlier that Vladimir Putin has instructed the departments to focus on ensuring the safety of those in Turkey citizens of the Russian Federation and to create conditions for their return.
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