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Antalya - Kemer Sea Bus services have started

Sea Bus services between Anta l ya and Kemer began on 26 June 2014.  SeaBus is a passenger only ferry between Anta l ya  Kaleici (O l dTown) Marina and   Kemer Marina.   Antalya Metropolitan Mayor Menderes T�rel and Governor of Antalya Sebahattin �zt�rk attended opening ceremony. SeaBus Schedule: 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. to 05:00 p.m. Ticket: Sea buses will provide free services on June 27-28-29. Other days, a ticket for sea buses for Anta l ya - Kemer will be 10 (T L ) Turkish  L ira. Yo u can b uy tickets from    Anta l ya  Kaleici Marina and   Kemer Marina There are only 3 sea buses. Names of the  sea buses are  Olympos, Termessos and Aspendos. Each of 3 has 20 gt 650 kW, with two engines, and a capacity of 42 passengers.

EXPO 2016 Antalya Tower Project Announced

Contestants of the EXPO 2016 Antalya  Tower Architectural Design Competition were given awards by the EXPO 2016 Antalya Agency. The project won first place, inspired by Hadrian's Gate and palm trees. Secretary-General of Expo 2016 Antalya Selami Gulay said that the Eiffel Tower was made for the Expo in 1889 and has become one of the world's symbolic structures,  EXPO 2016 Antalya  Tower will be Turkey's Eiffel tower. Antalya is entitled to make the World  Horticultural  Expo in 2016 which is considered one of the world's most important organizations in the Executive Committee meeting which was held on October 12 at the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in Paris.  During the fair the 5 million tourists expected to visit Antalya. "Flower and Child" theme Expo is expected to bring revenue to the city of 4 billion Euros. Antalya 2016, an A1 International Horticultural Exhibition has already been recognized by the AIPH (International Association of...

Tourism Cooperation in Turkic World

The Fourth Summit of Turkic Council starts in Bodrum . This year the Summit will concentrate on �Tourism Cooperation� The Fourth Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council), an international organization established by the Nakhchivan Agreement signed among Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey in 2009, will be held on 4-5 June 2014 in Bodrum, Turkey. The President of Turkmenistan will also attend the Summit.   Within the scope of the Summit, Senior Officials Committee will meet on 2-3 June followed by the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers on 4 June, while the Council of Heads of States will meet on 5 June 2014. Secretary General of the Turkic Council will hold a press conference on 5 June. The Summit is an institutionalized continuation of the Summits Process that took place from 1992 to 2010.  Each year the Summit is hosted by a different member state with a different topic. This year the Summit will concentrate on �Tourism ...

The 21st Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival

While celebrating its 21st Anniversary, International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival makes significant contributions to our country�s international promotion by bringing together the unique historical properties and the extraordinary acoustic of 2000 years old Aspendos Antique Theatre with Antalya�s natural beauties and the peaceful nature of art that reaches beyond the boundaries of language, religion and race. International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival, being the only opera and ballet festival of our country, has been the most important organisation of the Directorate General of State Opera and Ballet since 1994, gained an international recognition in 1998, and is nominated among the world�s most famous festivals. The fact of being held at an antique theater like Aspendos, whose history goes back to 166 A.D, gives a distinct meaning to the International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival. The audience, among whom % 70 are foreign tourists, has been seeing the performances o...

The 8th International Antalya Sand Sculpture Festival

DON'T MISS IT !!! International Antalya Sand Sculpture Festival (SANDLAND) is a mega exhibition of sand sculptures that organized by Global Design Art Works. International Antalya Sand Sculpture Festival is considered the one of the largest sand event in the world, by the size of its sculptures and the area they occupy. Official Opening Ceramony: 01 June 2014 Official Closing Ceramony: 30 November 2014 What is there at the festival area? Cafeteria    Atv Safari Mini Children's Playground Official Festival Souvenir Shop Authentic Souvenir Shops Sand Castle Nightly Video Mapping Show Festival theme changes and exhibition is visited by thousands of people every year. Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, Antalya Promotion Foundation, Antalya Journalists Association and many other agencies and organizations supports the festival. Every year, a group of sand sculptors, from all over the the world join to give shape to 10.000 t...

The Agreement on Visa Abolition between the Turkey, Moldova and Belarus have Entered into Force

The Agreement on Visa Abolition between the Turkey, Moldova and Belarus have entered into force on 1 June 2014.  Press Release Regarding the Entry into Force of the Agreement on Visa Abolition between the Turkey, Moldova and Belar us  by the  Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs:  �The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on the Mutual Abolition of Visas�, which was signed in Ankara on 1 November 2012, entered into force on 1 June 2014. With this Agreement, citizens of both countries will be exempted from visa requirement for a period of 90 days regardless of the type of their passports. We believe that this Agreement is an important symbol of Turkish-Moldovan cooperation and will contribute to the political, economic, human and cultural dimensions of our relations with Moldova, whom we consider as a neighbour with strong historical ties. �The Agreement between the Government of the Re...