Keen to improve China ties, Turkey predicts 2 million tourists by 2030
- Turkish consul general shares country’s target for Chinese visitors, motivated by photo-friendly sites and historical relics
- Tour group approval and stronger bilateral ties will also factor into the projection, would be a fourfold increase since before pandemic
Turkey expects a sharp increase of Chinese tourists in the coming years – largely driven by young people with an interest in history and photography – as Ankara seeks closer economic ties with Beijing, the consul general in Hong Kong said.
Consul General Kerim Sercan Evcin told the Post in an interview this week that Turkey expects 2 million Chinese tourists to make trips in 2030 following a nearly fourfold growth since before the pandemic.
“I believe that almost all Chinese tourists are professional photographers by nature,” Evcin said. “They adore placing spectacular scenes into their camera frame. In addition to this, they are high-class historians and cultural experts.”
More than half a million Chinese tourists are anticipated by 2025, Evcin said, adding he considers the 2 million projection to be “a very feasible target”.