Last year, tourism relations between Turkey and China saw a dramatic rise, and the number of Chinese visitors to Turkey is likely to continue the upward trend. In a comment on bilateral tourism activities, Chinese Ambassador to Ankara Deng Li said Turkey is one of the most intriguing countries for Chinese tourists and pointed out the huge potential of the tourism volume between China and Turkey. "We expect the number of Chinese tourists coming to Turkey to increase exponentially in the future," the ambassador said in a statement to Anadolu Agency (AA).

 

Ambassador Deng commented on the potential of cooperation in the fields of bilateral trade, investment, tourism, as well as the international issues on the agenda, recalling that over 400,000 Chinese tourists visited Turkey last year. "In the first quarter of this year, provisional figures indicate an increase of 30 percent. This is a very good sign. Considering that the first quarter of the year is a dead season for tourism, this increase is very important," Deng continued.

 

Underlining that China's President Xi Jinping and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met twice last year, Deng said that the cooperation between the two countries, especially in trade and tourism, has developed rapidly, pointing out in 2021 they will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.