Turkey to open airport COVID-19 testing centers

ANKARA. KAZINFORM - Turkey will open testing centers for the novel coronavirus in its busy airports by July 1 and the rest in others in the country by July 15, said the Turkish tourism minister.

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Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy joined Anadolu Agency Editor's Desk on Wednesday.

He said Turkey's 2023 tourism goals remained as planned.

«Turkey's 75 million tourists and $65 billion income goal for 2023 will be achieved,» said Ersoy.

He added that more than 727 hotels and about 900 restaurants had applied for a «Safe Tourism Certification» that would indicate they had taken standard measures to prevent COVID-19 infections.

He also noted that the number of public beaches available in the country's southern tourist hotspot province Antalya would increase every year.

Source: Anadolu Agency