Will THY hear the voices of these pioneers?

In the western province Muğla, the local tourism managers and hotel owners association, DOKTOB, took matters into their own hands after realizing that the doors of Europe were shutting down. They turned their eyes to other and distant regions. 

They went to India. I call these guys "tourism pioneers." They very well know that this business cannot be promoted by just a poster of Ölüdeniz from Fethiye.  

They went to new continents like explorers. They held long meetings with agencies over there. 

They were hosted by the director of India International Travel & Tourism (IITT), Manish Gandhi. They invited him to Muğla. 

The heads of unions of leading tourism agencies agreed to come to Turkey. The aim was to open the doors that started closing in Europe to Asia and India. 

DOTKOB made serious preparations for guests to come from India. 

But then, what's this? A last-minute problem occurred. There is a visa requirement for Indian agencies. There is also the visa fee. Then there is the ticket prices of Turkish Airlines (THY). This costs about $750 per person. 

Now, the tourism explorers are working hard so that there would be a price and fee reduction for visas and tickets. 

Guys, in India, there are 60 million people with passports. Each year, 18 million people go abroad for vacations. The number of Indians coming to Turkey for vacation is 80,000. 

Among the 18 million, we have a share of 80,000. Isn't there something wrong in this?  

While doors in Europe are closing, can't they open to Asia, India and China? 

But, if we continue with our current visa and ticket regime, won't we be shooting ourselves in the foot? 

This is a call to our Foreign Affairs Ministry...