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Tourism in Turkey faced serious problems after the new terrorism assault on New Year Eve at nightclub in Istanbul. Islamic State took responsibility for the fatal attack, in which were killed 39 people, and many others were injured. Among the victims of the incident were also tourists from 14 countries, including Canada, Russia, India and Saudi Arabia, and this is the latest in a series of terrorist attacks that hit seriously on the tourism sector in Turkey.

Just two years ago, Turkey was among the six most popular places in the world for tourism, welcoming 40 million visitors per year. But travels melted sharply after the failed coup and the numerous attacks of Islamic State and Kurdish rebels.

According to some unofficial statistics, the number of tourists coming to Turkey in airports fell by 21% in 2016. Even before the latest attack in the Turkish capital, was expected the number of people traveling to the country to melt with a further 22% in the first few months of 2017.

Unfortunately for Turkey the attack in the nightclub on New Year’s Eve will probably continue to reinforce concerns about the security of destination. It may take about a week before the analysts succeed to clarify the full extent of the damage from this attack on Turkish tourism.

Moreover, the travel bookings to Istanbul fell by 69% in the week after the bombing of the airport in the Turkish capital that shook the country in June.