Tourism revenue is very important for Turkey's economy. However, the industry was seriously affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, which shrank by more than 70 percent in 2020, according to official data. Tour operators worldwide and China's Sinovac vaccine industry in Turkey with the start of the vaccination study in 2021, he said he hoped to recover in the second half.

YAŞACAN: THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION OF SPORTS CLUBS OF TURKEY
Sports Tourism Association (STB) Chairman Recep Shamil Yaşacan, said in a statement to Xinhua, Turkey's tourism capital, described as southern Antalya province, said that thanks to investments in new plants has become a center of attraction for international sports clubs in last few years.
In a phone call, he said, "The reservations of football clubs who want to train in Antalya are already increasing for January, February and March."
Favorable climatic conditions, infrastructure and location have made Antalya one of the most preferred destinations among sports clubs. Dozens of having to resort province of Turkey, especially in club football club attracts a large number of its winter training.

CLUBS CHOOSE ANTALYA AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
Yasacan told Xinhua that Chinese football clubs chose the capital Antalya and its surroundings in the past.
"We have reservations from Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Serbia, Croatia and Romania for this year." He's Yaşacan, the ban on flights of other European countries to Turkey will be noted on the list when you wake up. However, he cautioned that everything depends on how the global health situation will evolve.

WE CONNECT GREAT HOPE TO VACCINES
Turkey, thanks to the recent weekend curfew and strict restrictions on street saw a significant reduction in 19-day Covidien cases. The national vaccination program will begin later this month, with priority medical professionals.
Yasacan said, "We place great hope on vaccines and believe that they will return to our well-equipped and hygienic facilities and work successfully on people who are ready and willing to welcome our guests." Said.

INCOMING CALLS INCREASED
Özgür Çetin, the sales operator of a tourism agency specializing in sports and health tourism in the capital Ankara, said that calls from European countries have increased in recent weeks to get information about tennis camps and facilities in Antalya.
"The city of Antalya has, as far as I know, the highest number of courts in the world. There are about 2,000 tennis courts in the city and several major tournaments were held here in the past," he told Xinhua.

Stating that playing golf is another asset to the region that boasts of quality golf courses and related services, Çetin added that a golf player spends 10 times more than an ordinary foreign tourist.