Adventure Turkey

Macera turizminin nabzı İstanbul’da atacak

Turizmde deniz, kum, güneş üçlemesinin dışına çıkmak isteyenler alternatif turizm türlerine yöneliyor. Bu durum rakamlarada net bir şekilde yansıyor. Her gün büyümekte olan dünya turizm pastasında yapılan araştırmalara göre küresel macera turizmi 2018 yılında 586,3 milyar dolarken 2026'da 1.626,7 milyar dolara ulaşacağı tahmin ediliyor. Turizm sektörü ortalama yüzde 4-7 arasında büyürken, etkinlik ve spor odaklı macera turizmi yüzde 20-30 büyüme gösteriyor coğrafi yapısı gereği bu turizm türünde potansiyeli yüksek olan Türkiye, 13 – 16 Şubat tarihleri arasında İstanbul Fuar Merkezi’nde düzenlenecek ‘Macera Turizmi ve Sporları Fuarı Adventure Turkey’e ev sahipliği yapacak.

İçindeki maceraperesti ortaya çıkar

Geçtiğimiz yıl ‘İçindeki Maceraperesti Ortaya Çıkar’ sloganıyla 19 ülkeden 13 bin 708 ziyaretçi ağırlayan ‘Macera Turizmi ve Sporları Fuarı Adventure Turkey’, bu yıl da 13 – 16 Şubat tarihleri arasında İstanbul Fuar Merkezi’nde kamp ateşini yakmaya devam edecek. Off road araçlarından kamp malzemelerine, dalış ekipmanlarından dağcılığa kadar outdoor dünyasına dair her şeyin bulunduğu fuar, bu yılda macera severlerin buluşma noktası olacak.

13 bin 708 kişi maceraya varım dedi

Maceraseverler, Türkiye’de ilk kez Tureks Uluslararası Fuarcılık tarafından düzenlenen ‘Macera Turizmi ve Sporları Fuarı Adventure Turkey’de bir araya geldi. 14-17 Şubat tarihleri arasında İstanbul Fuar Merkezi’nde gerçekleşen ‘İçindeki Maceraperesti Ortaya Çıkar’ sloganıyla 19 ülkeden 13 bin 708 ziyaretçi ağırladı. Off road araçlarından kamp malzemelerine, dalış ekipmanlarından dağcılığa kadar outdoor dünyasına dair her şeyin bulunduğu fuarda, katılımcılar oluşturulan ortam ile kendilerini doğada gibi hissetti.

‘Macera Turizmi ve Sporları Fuarı Adventure Turkey için geri sayım başladı

Turizm sektöründe yeni bir kavram olan macera turizmine ilgi her geçen gün artıyor. Her yıl yüzde 20 -30 oranında büyüme gösteren sektörde son rakamlara göre macera olsun diye 400 milyar dolara yakın para harcandı. Raftingten yamaç paraşütüne, balondan, dalış sporlarına kadar birçok alanda potansiyeli bulunan Türkiye, bu sektörden pay almaya çalışan ülkeler arasında yer alıyor. 14 – 17 Şubat tarihleri arasında İstanbul Fuar Merkezi’nde gerçekleştirilecek Türkiye’de bir ilk olan ‘Macera Turizmi ve Sporları Fuarı Adventure Turkey’ ile sektörün nabzı dört gün boyunca İstanbul’da atacak.

Neither Turkey nor Israel can give up on each other

It is a trend these days. Almost everyone refers to Turkish-Israeli relations as if they can be easily spoiled. Nobody takes into consideration that relations are connected to other balances. Everyone is cutting corners.

Öfkeli Kuşlar’ın huzurlu yuvasında

Küresel bir fenomen haline gelen Angry Birds oyununun doğduğu yere, Finlandiya’nın Espoo şehrinde bulunan Rovio şirketinin merkezine girdik. Başkan Yardımcısı Ville Heijari, ‘Angry Birds Ramazan’ oyununun sinyallerini verdi. Öfkeli kuş karakterlerini tasarlayan Tuomas Erikoinen, Türk hayranları için bir ‘dostluk hindisi’ çizdi. Angry Birds’ü yaratan ekipteki iki Türk, kişisel hikâyelerini anlattı. Ve Fin devlet adamları oyunu yorumladı.

Skills on test in Lycian Challenge

FETHİYE - Adventure enthusiasts spend two days on the shores and the mountains of the Mediterranean resort town of Fethiye, aiming to prove themselves against nature in the Lycian Challenge. Participants are happy and organizers are enthusiastic about the future of the inaugural event.

Director Nuri Kino: What was done to me created me

MARDİN - A Syriac man, whose life story is like a film, is a part of this year's Sinemardin Film Festival in the southeastern Mardin. Well-known journalist and director Nuri Kino, who was born in Midyat but raised in Sweden, says, 'I have seen many red carpets in my life, but I have never been this emotional and happy to participate in a film festival.'

Get the pearl if you dare

KUŞADASI - A sea park in the popular resort town of Kuşadası is offering visitors a chance to leave with a pearl necklace, if they dare to swim in a pool full of sharks.

An elder statesman seeking unity on center-right

ISTANBUL -Turkey has more than one senior statesmen but rarely these days do they decide to head a political party after a number of years off the public stage.

Golden medal to Cihat Aşkın

İSTANBUL - The Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts, a U.S.-based organization that supports artistic pursuits, gathered in Istanbul over the weekend to announce the winners of this year’s prestigious gold medals.

PM: ’Turkey Season’ in France could be put off

ANKARA - A series of events set to introduce Turkish culture to France next month may be postponed, Erdoğan says, but it is not clear if he meant only to put off a trip to France. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Davutoğlu will go to France to attend one or two activities.

M. Özalp Birol: Solidifying a museum’s future

ISTANBUL -Two years after opening Istanbul’s successful Pera Museum in 2005, the Suna and İnan Kiraç Foundation inaugurated the prestigious Istanbul Research Institute, also run under the steady hand of M. Özalp Birol.

Participating in beauty contest costs nurse job

ISTANBUL - A 22-year-old nurse has been fired by her employer for taking part in a beauty contest.

Views of a Turkish Global Changemaker

ANKARA -In late March, a group of young activists, dubbed "Global Changemakers," from G20 countries met in London to address the issues being discussed by their leaders.

Supermom brings in social responsibility

ISTANBUL -Şafak Akın, mother of four, is a leader in social responsibility for Turkey. She describes the years she left international law to set up the Turkey Human Sources foundation as a time when the term "social responsibility" was being redefined. Akın, who says mothers are architects of the future, is so gorgeous that she outshines Hollywood stars

US documentarists in search of "Lake Van Monster" in Turkey

A group of American filmmakers have arrived in the eastern province of Van to shoot a documentary on the "Lake Van Monster".

An open letter to President Obama

Dear Mr. President, The last time I saw you, you were in Manassas, Virginia, talking to a crowd of almost 100,000 people, including my humble self. It was the very last night of your election campaign, which promised a change that the whole world could believe in.

Celebrity chef forced to shut his Fat Duck

BRAY, England - The Fat Duck, a world-renowned British establishment reputed for dishes such as snail porridge and bacon-and-egg ice cream, is struggling to explain how numerous customers fell ill after eating there. The restaurant remains closed after more than 400 customers have reported falling ill last week

Showing no signs of slowing down after 45 years

ISTANBUL - In 45 years on the job, veteran Turkish journalist, TV producer, columnist and writer Mehmet Ali Birand has interviewed some of the world’s leading personalities. In person, he is a calm gentleman, who loves writing books and being a news reporter

Population exchange examined in short film

İZMİR - A new documentary film about the Turkish-Greek population exchange of the 1920s highlights the human dimension of obligatory migration.

Lame Lions give Skibbe the boot, appoint ’great skipper’

ISTANBUL - A string of poor results capped by a historic 5-2 rout at the hands of relegation-battling Kocaelispor stuns Galatasaray, who parts ways with coach Michael Skibbe with immediate effect. Former Lions legend Bülent Korkmaz will take the German's place and has the task of mending the side before this week's UEFA match

’Lycycle’ your way along the Aegean

FETHİYE - Thousands walk the Lycian Way every year and an increasing number of trekkers are starting to notice traces of bicycle treads alongside the footprints. After Seyran Sucu cycled the path to draw attention to environmental issues, the route has been rendered more accessible

Economist loses fight against cancer at 55

ISTANBUL - Türkel Minibaş, a well-known critic of policies pursued by the International Monetary Fund, died Friday. Minibaş was a professor of economic development and international economics.

Gallery invaded by dozens of iron breasts

ISTANBUL - Akbank Art Center hosts an interesting exhibition these days. ’Uninvited’ by Selma Gürbüz presents more than 10 works with different interpretations, techniques and colors.

Lining up for easy money in Turkey

ISTANBUL - The populace that intends to compete on TV quiz shows to earn something large or small is increasing day by day. The people who have applied to TV programs featuring quiz shows on national channels has surpassed 2.5 million.

Erşahin’s sounds from Istanbul to Manhattan

NEW YORK - Erşahin's sounds in Manhattan İlhan Erşahin was not one of those children who was forced to play an instrument from an early age. He was a good listener, but did not play any instrument until he was 16.

A new center providing a glimpse into Istanbul

BRUSSELS - The new Istanbul Center in Brussels becomes a gateway for Europeans to discover Turkey. Aiming to promote Turkish culture and heritage, it attracts an ever growing audience on the eve of Istanbul becoming the European Capital of Culture in 2010, despite Ankara’s hesitation in considering it a primary venue for networking in Europe.