North Cyprus took part in one of the largest tourism fairs in order to attract more visitors and attention to country. 17th Eastern Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition is the fifth largest of its kind and was held in Istanbul from last Thursday to Monday. The exhibition was attended by 4,500 people from more than 70 countries. Representatives of North Cyprus treated visitors to coffee, almonds, traditional Hellim cheese, and olive oil. Undersecretary of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Sahap Asikoglu, said the exhibition was successful and Northern Cyprus will take part in 35 such events this year. He also added that rapid increase in number of tourists from UK, Turkey and the Netherlands is expected. In 2012, more than 400,000 tourists visited Northern Cyprus from Turkey, and that number will rise by 40,000 in 2013.
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UK passengers are quarantined for one week.
Passengers from the UK will also have to present a negative coronavirus test certificate. They are required to get tested between three to five days prior to their flight. Upon their arrival in the north, they will be tested for a second time and then they will be quarantined for seven days.Seven-day quarantine for those coming from Turkey and South Cyprus
A committee set up by the TRNC Ministry of Health made a recommendation given the number of new cases arising from the arrival of passengers from Turkey since 1 July.Public transport will resume on Monday, June 8th.
Public transport will resume on Monday, June 8th. A statement from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport states that transportation services will be launched subject to the following rules.
