Tourism cooperation protocol signed between Turkey and Greece

Turkey and Greece held the 7th Term Tourism Joint Commission Meeting in the Cape Sounio region of Greece with the aim of deepening relations in the tourism sector and increasing mutual cooperation.

The meeting was co-chaired by Nadir Alpaslan, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, and Anna Karamanli, Deputy Minister of Tourism of Greece. During the sessions, which were also attended by Müberra Eresin, President of the Hotel Association of Turkey (TÜROB), topics such as increasing mutual visitor traffic, tourism investments, sustainability, service quality, human resources, transport connections, and joint promotion strategies in international markets were discussed.

Following the talks, the Tourism Joint Commission Protocol was signed. TÜROB President Müberra Eresin proposed organizing a workshop for the first quarter of 2027 within the scope of the meeting. In addition, the issues of increasing flights from Athens and Thessaloniki to Turkey and developing joint tourism packages targeting distant markets were brought to the agenda.