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Turkey-Kurdistan, Business is Business direct
Erbil-Antalya flights will begin April 25.
24.4.2007
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Erbil-Antalya flights to begin service tomorrow
April 24, 2007
While the tension between Turkey and Kurdistan-Iraq
escalates, sparked by the president of Iraq's
autonomous Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani's
statements, businessmen think such tensions are only
political polemics and that they are not affecting
trade relations between the two countries.
Şeyhmus Özkan, president of the executive board of
Affan Air, said, "Iraqi people have an extraordinary
trust in Turkish businessmen," adding, he expect to
bring 20,000 Kurds and Iraqis this year.
He also said they would begin so-called health
tourism after direct flights begin. "Iraqi patients
will come to Turkey for treatment."
Özkan emphasized Iraqi patients with heart and eye
diseases in particular would come to Turkey for
treatment. "They have grave problems in the health
sector due to the conditions the country has to live
through. Now there are thousands of Kurds who want
to come to Turkey for treatment."
Iraqis wanted to see Turkey rather than any other
European country, Özkan said. "Turkish products in
Kurdistan and Iraq are in high demand. Businessmen
coming from Turkey achieve many important things.
Iranians, people from Dubai and Syrians cannot do
business here, whereas Turkish businessmen have made
immense investments. They feel Turkey is closer to
themselves than the others.
We decided to enter the market when we saw this," he
said. "The exchanges of political rhetoric don't
affect our trade relations," said Özkan.
He pointed to the high interest in and demand for
Erbil-Antalya flights, Erbil is the capital of
Kurdistan region (Iraq) which will begin April 25,
as an indicator of this.
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