Contemporary Istanbul’s 15th edition, sponsored by Akbank, will be take place online via; virtual.contemporaryistanbul.com and will be live from December 21, 2020 to January 6, 2021; with the VIP Preview Days from December 19 to December 21, 2020. The physical edition will take place in the spring of 2021.

After Turkey and Russia negotiated a resumption of flights between the two countries, Russian tourists once again chose the resort city of Antalya for their "safe vacation" amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Turkey ranked first among countries visited by Russian nationals for tourism last year with nearly 7 million tourists coming to the country. This year, in line with measures taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Turkey once again began to host Russian tourists.

There is a proverb stating the hospitality of Turkish people: “Latch string is always out!” This has been our leading principle and today under the light of this principle Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Republic of Turkey has launched its Healthy Tourism Certification Program. The program covers a broad range of measures for transportation, accommodation, health condition of employees for facilities and passengers. Our aim is to ensure all our guests, to feel comfortable, to feel like their home during their visit.