Tourists having a meal near the Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul recently. Turkey welcomes tourists, but locals need to stay home. — AFP
“Turkey unlimited, now available without Turks, ” reads a satirical tourism campaign advertisement for holidays on the country’s Mediterranean coasts.
Two children run along one of Turkey’s beaches “enjoyed by millions yearly”. Further down it says: “Don’t worry, millions are at home.”
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