A British Man aged 19 was in Turkey and was
arrested by the Authorities and taken to a court and later released - it was on
the charge of Insulting Ataturk the Founder in the 1920s of Modern Turkey however, Tourism is flourishing - but for the odd offensive British tourist. The British Man age 19 is now banned from
entering Turkey for 5 years so that will put paid to any plans he may have had in advance to re-enter Turkey!
Turkey's Tourist Industry is commercially successful and may I Congratulate my Travel Agent Cities Direct and my hotel staff as I encountered no problems in entering - staying - or leaving Turkey and was met with great enthusiasm and courtesy and had an enjoyable 4 nights holiday in Istanbul Turkey. A friend in Turkey quizzed me later and he wondered how I got in and out of Turkey with no problems, my reply was ... good connections I guess! I visited Istanbul Turkey recently in 2008!
Hard work ... thanks Turkish digest