Tourist information for Turkey

Tourism is one of the main pillars of the Turkish economy, especially in recent decades. The number of tourists reached 17.5 million tourists in 2004. German tourists constitute the largest proportion, followed by Russians and Alanglez. Southern coast is famous for the beauty of nature and its shores so long that it is known as the Turkish Riviera is an imitation of the French Riviera, in addition to many areas other Alsaahihaljamilh.Turkey has important location between Asia and Europe gives great importance to the transportation sector of Aljhhalaguetsadah. Enter bandits For example the state a total of about $ 1.4 billion (1999) of duties and taxes applicable to the use of roads especially the international ones. Concentrated wild movement on the roads, while others use rail to certain distances and usually for the transport of goods. The proportion of government investment in the transport and communication sector accounted for 27.3% of the general government investment ratio, which indicates the importance of this sector, such as accounting for 14% of the gross national product of the state, according to statistics in 2000.The total road 413.724 km, including 1,800 km of highways and 62,000 km normal routes and 350,000 km of the so-called village ways. Most roads are those that connect Istanbul Ankara (O-4), by Gaziantep - Adana (O-52), roads coastal (O-31 and O-32), which connects Izmir in the southern coastal cities and through Izmir - Manisa. Was transferred 89.2% of the total cargo traffic on the roads in 2000. Movement of buses used to transport passengers between the cities of medium and long distances. The length of railway 10,500 km, of which 20% electric. There is a rapid rail line between Istanbul and Ankara.Turkish Airlines (Turkish Airlines) is the official airline of the state-owned, was founded in 1933. Was in the early nineties to allow the establishment of private airlines, including Onur Air (Onur Air), Atlas Jet (Atlasjet) and Sun Express (SunExpress). There are 38 Airports in Turkey, 14 of which the most important international airport Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul. There are 156 seaport in Turkey, where the movement of goods amounted 10,444,163 tons. Commercial Fleet has 888 cargo ship. The most important ports of the country are located in Istanbul, Izmir and Adana. There freely intense traffic between the two parts of Istanbul, European and Asian cargo traffic between Turkish cities task bordering on the Black Sea, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, between the cities bordering the Mediterranean Sea, Cyprus and Greece.