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Turkish
Airlines To Depart from Istanbul 's Second Airport
Turkish Airlines will start using Istanbul 's second Airport;
International Sabiha Gokcen Airport for domestic flights.
Turkish Airlines will depart from Sabiha Gokcen Airport from
April 17th to Izmir , Antalya , Adana and Trabzon . The new
departure point in Istanbul is expected to decrease traffic
at Istanbul Ataturk Airport . The new flights from Sabiha
Gokcen Airport will have special discounted fares.
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30%
Increase In Tourist Arrivals To Turkey
1,107,260 tourists visited Turkey in March 2005, Turkish
Culture & Tourism Ministry said on April 6th.
The Ministry stated that the number of foreign visitors
increased by 41.2 percent in March of 2005 when compared
with March of 2004.
 According to figures released by the Ministry, the number
of visitors from OECD member countries increased by 53.99
percent, while the rise in number of tourists coming from
East European countries was 16.88 percent.
Germany was ranked the first among countries sending the
highest number of tourists to Turkey. Bulgaria, Iran, Greece,
Russian Federation, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Britain,
France, Switzerland, Georgia, Belgium, USA, Austria
and Israel followed Germany.
On the other hand, the number of foreigners visiting Turkey
rose by 30.04 percent between January and March 2005, over
to the same quarter of the previous year. 2,504,029 foreigners
visited Turkey in this period.
Germans again were the first among foreigners visiting Turkey
between January and March 2005, while they were followed
by Bulgarians and Iranians.
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Anzacs Visited Their Ancestors'
Graves In Gallipoli
Anzacs who came to Gallipoli peninsula of northwestern
Canakkale city attended the 90th anniversary of Canakkale
Battles and commemoration ceremonies, visited the graves
of their ancestors.
About 25,000 Anzacs participated in ceremonies to mark
the 90th anniversary of the battles at Gallipoli. The ceremonies
for the remembrance of all those who died in the Gallipoli
War will be held in spots including the Canakkale Martyrs
Monument and Anzac Bay.
The ceremony is held on April 24-25 with the participation
of the Turkey Chief of the General Staff General Hilmi Özkök,
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, Australian Prime
Minister John Howard and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan along with many high ranking military and civilian
officials and nearly 50,000 visitors.
Australia 's Minister of Veterans Anne Kelly remarked
that the words "your sons have become our sons" by
Ataturk for the Anzacs who died in Gallipoli have a special
place in the hearts and souls of Australians.
Meanwhile an Australian chorus gave a concert during the
commemoration ceremonies.
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F1 Turkey Grand Prix Promoted In Paris
The Formula 1 (F1) race to be held in Istanbul for the
first time in August was promoted in French capital of
Paris on Thursday (April 28th).
 F1 experts and pilots attended the meeting held at Turkey
's Culture & Promotion Office in Paris .
F-1 pilot French Patrick Tambay said, "The Istanbul
circuit is one hour away from (Turkish commercial hub of)
Istanbul 's downtown by car, and 15 minutes by helicopter.
So, easy transportation is an advantage."
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National
Tourism Week Celebrated in Turkey
National Tourism Week celebrated throughout Turkey between
April 15-22. In Istanbul , Tourism Week started with a
ceremony held at Sultanahmet Square . Istanbul Governor
Muammer Güler, Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbas,
Eminönü Mayor Nevzat Er and representatives from
the tourism sector attended the ceremony, which received
great interest from tourists and Istanbulites.
Güler stated that Istanbul has the potential to become
the cultural capital of Europe by 2010, and said, "State,
local administrators, the private sector and Istanbulites
should work together to bring this beautiful city to the
position that it deserves."
Afterwards a concert was performed by Janissary Band university
students, who performed folkloric dances. During the
ceremony citizens and tourists were offered meals and drinks.
Güler and Topbas offered baklava to tourists.
In Cappadocia , sculptures from St. Petersburg 's
Wax Sculpture Museum are exhibited at historic Uçhisar
Castle between April 15 and June 15 as part of the Tourism
Week. Uçhisar Castle is one of the most important
cultural sites in Cappadocia.
A conference titled " Turkey 's Tourism Appeal" was held
at Mustafa Kemal University 's Junior College of Tourism
in Hatay as part of National Tourism Week activities.
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