Azerbaijan, Baku, June 18 / Trend A.Tagiyeva /
A delegation of the Ministry of Tourism of Turkey visited Russia and Germany and had meetings with representatives of leading travel companies in these countries, 'Hürriyet' newspaper reported on Tuesday.
According to the report, the purpose of the visits to Russia and Germany is attracting tourists to Turkey, whose numbers dramatically dropped after the events in Taksim Square.
In Russia the delegation met with the head of the Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation Alexander Radkov. In Germany, meetings with the leaders of 10 leading travel agencies took place.
Earlier it was reported that about 30 percent of foreign tourists canceled bookings at hotels of Istanbul. Later, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that about 80 percent of foreign tourists canceled their bookings at hotels in Istanbul.
The protests have been going on in Turkey for more than twenty days. According to the representatives of the authorities, the protests already have anti-government character.
Turkey's opposition parties accuse the police of using excessive force against protesters.
Earlier, the Interior Minister of Turkey said that the cases of the use of excessive force against protesters are being investigated.