Foreign tourists, who prefer Antalya for their vacation due to coronavirus pandemic

Tourists in Antalya see Turkey as safe haven amid coronavirus

foreign tourists, who Prefer Antalya for their vacation, have found Turkey to be safe and do not want to return home as global coronavirus infections continue to rise.

COVID-19 measures in the health and tourism fields have given confidence to domestic and foreign tourists in Turkey.

The number of foreign residents in Antalya on the Mediterranean increased after Turkey began international flights and lifting travel restrictions, according to the mukhtar, or head, of Mahmutlar Neighborhood.

Ahmet Top said 12,000 people from 40 nations live in a neighborhood that has a population of 65,000.

Russians make up half of the figure, and those from Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Iran settled in the district by buying or renting homes, according to Top, who said there are no COVID-19 patients in intensive care units at local hospitals and the number of cases is very low compared to foreigners’ home countries — underlining that coronavirus measures are strictly applied in the Neighborhood.

Source: Anadolu Agency