By Fulya Ozerkan
ISTANBUL, Turkey―A state-of-the-art port in Istanbul with an underground terminal, a celebrity chef’s restaurant and a shopping center, welcomes yet another 5,000-passenger cruise ship, bringing more cash to Turkey’s struggling tourism industry.
Hit hard by COVID, Turkey’s tourism sector could get a shot in the arm from the revenue generated at Galataport, which opened in 2021―a year later than planned due to the pandemic.