Turkish tourism may overcome the impacts of the global turmoil this year and make a leap in 2011. The country’s tourism sector will continue to grow possibly by 3 to 4 percent this year, says Ahmet Barut, head of the Turkey Hotels Federation, or TÜROFED

Struggling through the financial crisis, Turkey’s tourism sector is expected to substantially recover this year, and make a leap in 2011.

The most realistic target for 2010 is a currency intake of $22.5 billion and a total of 28 million tourists, said local authorities, adding that it is necessary to implement centralized advertising to achieve this goal.