Within the scope of the “Mecca Road” project, pilgrims will be able to complete all their procedures in a designated area at Ankara Esenboğa Airport before traveling to Saudi Arabia. Thanks to the facial recognition system installed at Esenboğa, pilgrims will be able to proceed directly to their hotels in Saudi Arabia without undergoing any
Djerba Island, located in Tunisia’s Gulf of Gabes on the Mediterranean Sea, has officially been added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list. This announcement came during the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Tunisian Culture Ministry celebrated the inclusion, noting that this addition brings the total
Alper Gezeravci, Türkiye’s first would-be space traveler, spoke about his mission during the TEKNOFEST technology and aerospace event. He shared that his upcoming 14-day mission to low-Earth orbit will include scientific experiments, highlighting that his journey is a milestone everyone in Türkiye can be proud of. Gezeravci, a pilot in the Turkish Air Force, began
Number of foreign tourists visiting Türkiye up 16.2% year-on-year in January-July period Türkiye hosted 26.76 million foreign tourists in the first seven months of 2023, official figures revealed on Friday. The number of foreign arrivals in January-July rose 16.22% on a yearly basis, the Culture and Tourism Ministry said. Istanbul, Türkiye’s largest city by population
