29 December 2011 14:34
Karacadag Development Agency participated in İzmir Travel Turkey 2011, the biggest tourism fair in Turkey.
Our agency exhibited Diyarbakır and Şanlıurfa’s historical and cultural values in the 225 m2 exhibition area to the visitors. Our agency, for the second time this year at this fair, collaborated with the public and private sector, representatives of non-government organisations in Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır.Minister of Culture and Tourism; Ertuğrul Günay, visited the stand and received information from the authorities. Minister Günay said that they would like to accelerate the realization of Diyarbakır’s tourism potential. He later added: “The restoration in İçkale (the Inner Castle) will be completed soon, we would like to consider Diyarbakır as the right place for tourism.".Diyarbakır and Şanlıurfa Governorships, Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, Şanlıurfa Municipality, Diyarbakir Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, Diyarbakir Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Şanlıurfa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Green Park Hotel, Prestige Hotel, Business Hotel, Miroğlu Hotel, Affan Group-Sun Express Regional Representation, Tanrikulu Copperworks, Mustafa's World of Breakfast, Şanlıurfa Province of Culture, Education and Arts Research Foundation (ŞURKAV), El Ruha Hotel, Manici Hotel, Birsen Tour, Simal Tourism have taken place in the stand. Şanlıurfa Municipality’s musical group of “Sıra Gecesi”, performed Şanlıurfa’s traditional music to the visitors during the fair. In the context of activities; in addition to serving çiğköfte (a traditional spicy food), Oludeniz Yarenler Group, which is composed of the British who had settled in Fethiye, gave a mini concert together with the musical group of “Sıra Gecesi”.