Against the background of the warming of relations between Ankara and Jerusalem, the Turkish Minister of Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy is expected to visit Israel in the coming days, Israel Hayom learned this evening (Thursday).
The minister is expected to participate in the annual tourism exhibition IMTM which is expected to take place in Tel Aviv.
After many years of crisis between the countries, and as the business ties between Turkey and Israel continue to renew, the business exhibition that will be held between February 14 and 15, will also host the Turkish minister.
Senior officials at the Israeli Ministry of Tourism confirmed to Israel today the details for the minister's arrival.
Turkey has returned to become especially popular in the last year among Israeli tourists.
12 flights a day from Tel Aviv. "Turkish Airlines" plane (archive), photo: Koko
more popular than ever
About 17 flights take off from Israel to Turkey every day, with some passengers staying in Turkey and some continuing to more distant destinations.
Soon the number of flights is expected to increase with the entry of Israeli airlines into the competition for flights to Turkey.
Turkish Airlines is the leading airline on this route with about 12 flights a day from Benghazi and the third in its operations in Benghazi.
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