ŞANLIURFA (AA) – RAUF MALTAŞ – The intensity experienced during Eid al-Adha in Şanlıurfa, which gets a larger share of the tourism pie day by day with its historical places, values in faith tourism and taste stops, gives hope for the tourism season. The city, which welcomes more and more tourists every day with its tourism values in the fields of faith, culture and gastronomy, offers its visitors a unique holiday opportunity with its uniquely beautiful places where history meets nature.
According to the data of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Göbeklitepe, visited by 65 thousand 446 people during the holiday, was recorded as one of the top 3 ruins that hosted the most visitors during the holiday in Türkiye. The ruins in the Harran district, one of the oldest settlements in the world, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, and where history enthusiasts are concentrated, stood out as a historical site.
Halfeti district of Şanlıurfa, which has the appearance of a coastal city thanks to the Birecik Dam Lake, attracted great attention from visitors who want to spend time in touch with nature in the city. – There was a flood of people. Şanlıurfa Tourism Development Association President Mehmet Kamil Türkmen told the AA correspondent that the interest of local and foreign tourists in the city continues to increase. Stating that they expect the density in the city to increase in the coming period, Türkmen said, “We can say that Şanlıurfa tourism experienced two holidays at once.” With the 9-day holiday, every place was packed, especially in Şanlıurfa.
So, so to speak, our guests started to arrive in groups. In Göbeklitepe, in Balıklıgöl, in Halfeti, in Harran, Hz. There was a flood of people in Prophet Eyyüp. The fact that the 9-day holiday was completed with a 100 percent occupancy rate gave us a sign that the upcoming period and the autumn season will be better. he said. – Almost every part of Şanlıurfa was filled to overflowing. Müslüm Çoban, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Şanlıurfa Tourist Guides Chambers Association, also stated that they hosted a large group of tourists during the holiday period.
Explaining that good weather conditions encourage people to travel, Çoban said: We can say that almost every part of Şanlıurfa is full. It was very fruitful. Our hotels have reached almost 100 percent occupancy rate. All our travel agencies, tourist guides and transporters worked very hard. Eid al-Adha was very busy. Our guests who cannot find a place in hotels during Eid al-Adha will now create a tourism density that will last until the middle of June and maybe until the end of June.
This situation gives us great hope for the increase in our tourism figures in 2026. The busy months of April and May set an important example for next September, October and November. We expect density to occur during that period as well.
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