EU approval for TurkAegean tourism campaign Ankara applied to the European Union last December to register the term “TurkAegean”. Last week, it was announced that the EU had accepted the registration application. The term means “TurkishAegean” in Turkish.
According to the news of T24 foreign news service, Minister 4 Mehmet Nuri Ersoy told the Financial Times; Noting that there are many historical monuments and ‘paradise’ beaches in the Aegean Region, he said, “The Turkish Aegean is one of the most magnificent regions of Turkey.”
Turkey stepped up its efforts to promote the West side of the country so that the Aegean Sea is not only associated with Greece as a tourism destination. Ankara applied to the European Union to register the term “TurkAegean” last December. The term means “TurkAegean” in Turkish.
Ankara applied to the European Union to register the term “TurkAegean” last December. Last week, it was announced that the EU had accepted the registration application.
“Turkish Aegean”
According to the news in the Greek media on Sunday, Greek European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas sent a “hard letter” to EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton requesting a review of the decision. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy told the Financial Times; Noting that there are many historical monuments and ‘paradise’ beaches in the Aegean Region, Erdogan said, “The TurkishAegean is one of the most magnificent regions of Turkey.” As one of Britain’s leading publications, The Guardian, the debate proves something else: “From unique shores to food and music: the two countries have more in common than they would like to believe”.
