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Turkey's Foreign Ministry has begun appointing new envoys to missions abroad, with the ministry's spokesperson, Hami Aksoy, being be assigned as Ankara's ambassador to Belgrade.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had a phone conversation with some ambassadors to notify them on their new positions and extended his best wishes, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Dec. 8.

The heads of tourism organizations, airlines and tour operators from 26 countries are set to meet in ?zmir at the Tourizmir summit on the first three days of October. 

The Aegean province will be introduced to the prominent figures of world tourism at the event, said Ekrem Demirta?, the head of the ?zmir Chamber of Commerce (?ZTO), in a statement to promote the summit. 

Turkey will reach last year's tourist numbers of 41 million despite all the negativities in neighboring countries, said the head of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB). 

"Despite the negativities in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and others, Turkey will reach 2014's figures in tourism," said TÜRSAB head Ba?aran Ulusoy. 

Turkish tourism representatives expect to reach over $35 billion in this year's annual income by hosting more than 42 million tourists, despite Europe's economic problems and conflicts in neighboring countries, said Ba?aran Ulusoy, president of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB).

Turkish tourism players have their eyes set on Japanese tourists, as they look to diversify incoming tourist sources over looming retreats in Russia and European markets, a top representative of the sector has said.

The government is planning new incentives for tour operators and airlines, as part of measures to boost tourism income amid problems in neighboring countries, particularly the economic crisis in Russia and the depreciation of the ruble.

The head of Turkey’s top tourism organization says cheaper plane tickets would attract more tourists to Turkey from crisis-hit Russia. The crisis in Europe may create opportunities for the Turkish tourism businesses if airlines reflect the fall in oil prices on their ticket fees, according to Başaran Ulusoy, the head of the country’s leading tourism organization. 

Turkey’s tourism authorities are set to develop a new campaign to attract more young tourists between the ages of 7-27, in hopes of creating more income and increasing Turkey’s popularity, said the head of the top tourism association in the county in a written statement Nov. 23.
 

Istanbul may not sound like the likeliest place a Scottish woman and an Irishman to tie the knot in. Having previously lived in Turkey’s capital Ankara, before moving to their current home in Dubai, Stephanie and Henry chose Istanbul for their wedding celebration because “they had fallen in love with Turkey.”

The number of tourists to Turkey is expected to rise to a record high of 43 million this year, with a moderate increase in tourism income also projected, according to Başaran Ulusoy, the chairman of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB).