Turkey's drive to attract Iranian tourists hits political snags - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Zulfikar Dogan

Zulfikar Dogan

Mar 24, 2017

Tourists enjoy a beach in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, a popular destination for German tourists, in Turkey, July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kaan Soyturk - RTSJIDA — Tourists enjoy a beach in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, a popular destination for Iranian tourists, in Turkey, July 25, 2016. — REUTERS/Kaan Soyturk

Turkish trucks and tankers, shuttling between Turkey and Iraq, queue on a road leading to the Habur border gate in southeastern Turkey, before crossing into Iraq with their goods, February 23, 2008. Turkey's exports to Iraq jumped nine percent last year to $2.8 billion and its influence can be felt across northern Iraq in the form of supermarkets, consumer goods, construction firms and traders from all over Turkey. To match feature TURKEY-IRAQ/CONFLICT REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY) REUTERS/Fatih Saribas

Turkish private sector gears up for Iran push

Zulfikar Dogan

Sharp increase in Iranian visitors revitalizes Turkey's tourism sector

Paul Benjamin Osterlund

Paul Benjamin Osterlund

Tourists enjoy a beach in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, a popular destination for German tourists, in Turkey, July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kaan Soyturk - RTSJICZ

How Turkey plans to lure more Arab tourists

Tulay Cetingulec

Tulay Cetingulec

Iranian tourists flock to Turkish border towns

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture