Ankara hopes that about one million Russian tourists will visit Turkey this year,Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Nabi Avci told the NTV television channel, Sputnik News reports.
"We hope that about one million Russian tourists will come to [visit] us this year. From next year, we expect to return to earlier figures," Avci said.
He also added that the crisis in the country’s tourism industry negatively affected 56 areas linked to it.