Turkey Learns Cost Of Siding With Pakistan; THESE Travel Agencies Suspend All Travel Packages To Turkey, Azerbaijan

New Delhi: Facing complaint and a wave of travel cancellations through Indian travellers, Turkey has introduced a damage-control marketing campaign after its open give a boost to for Pakistan all through the hot battle with India. 

In a bid to stem the fallout, Turkey’s Department of Tourism has issued a public attraction to Indian vacationers, urging them to proceed visiting the rustic and assuring them of protection and heat hospitality.

A social media publish purportedly from Turkey’s tourism authority is now broadly circulating, emphasising that Indian travellers are “welcomed and treated with the utmost courtesy across Turkey — in hotels, restaurants, shops, and all tourist attractions — just as they have always been.”

Distancing from the geopolitical tensions, the publish says, “The vast majority of the local population is unaware of the conflict taking place between India and Pakistan, and it has no bearing on daily life or the tourism environment here.”

It additional states that each one trip operations stay unaffected and there are “no restrictions or safety issues impacting Indian guests.”

“We remain fully committed to ensuring your comfort, safety, and satisfaction throughout your stay in Turkiye,” it says, including that Indian vacationers with issues are welcome to touch the dept for explanation.

However, the message seems to have carried out little to pacify Indian sentiment.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, in a strongly-worded publish on X, spoke back: “No Turkiye, Indians won’t come spending money on tourism in a country that uses the same to arm Pakistan. Look for your tourists elsewhere, our money ain’t blood money.”

BJP Kerala state president Rajeev Chandrashekhar, in a terse publish, simply mentioned, “No, thank you,” accompanied through hashtags #BoycottTurkey and #SayNoToTurkey.

Veteran journalist Vir Sanghvi additionally weighed in, writing on X: “Frankly we don’t give a damn whether Turkey is safe or whether you welcome tourists. You must be mad if you think we want to visit a country whose naked military support for Pakistan and drones have spilled the blood of Indians. Invite Pakistani tourists instead.”

Industrialist Harsh Goenka, Chairman of RPG Enterprises, highlighted the industrial contribution of Indian tourism to the area. “Indians gave Rs 4,000 crore plus to Turkey & Azerbaijan last year through tourism. Created jobs. Boosted their economy, hotels, weddings, and flights. Today, both stand with Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack. Plenty of beautiful places in India & the world. Please skip these 2 places. Jai Hind,” he wrote.

Meanwhile, Indian trip businesses like EaseMyTrip and Cox & Kings have suspended all trip applications to each Turkey and Azerbaijan, mentioning those international locations’ alignment with Pakistan as the rationale.