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The first thing would be to ban free exchange of foreign currencies. But that would be hard to do in the tourist country.

tsss 6y ago
After turning the country into a dictatorship, regularly arresting and torturing foreign tourists, and now corona, I doubt that there are any tourists left at all.
- nly 6y ago
  ... which is pretty sad. I've been to Turkey twice as a tourist, and it was lovely.
  - boraoztunc 6y ago
    Most of the countries are lovely when you are a tourist. Sadly being local under a suppressed government, without solid democracy, justice and freedom of speech, with high taxes and very little services, corruption to the bone, destroyed education, political religion, shitty health care, no woman rights, or any equality at all, is not that lovely. You are in a thin line in Turkey, your life can change dramatically in a blink of an eye, and where you find yourself in really dangerous positions for very basic reasons.
- vbezhenar 6y ago
  It’s one of the most popular tourist destinations. The only issue is COVID.
  - ur-whale 6y ago
    >It’s one of the most popular tourist destinations. The only issue is COVID. Not true. Since Erdogan took over and increasingly showed his true face (he started as a moderate muslim democratically elected leader and and basically turned into an Ayatollah since then) many folks in Europe (France, Germany) are very reluctant to travel there for vacation.
    - toyg 6y ago
      > and basically turned into an Ayatollah since then It's not as simple as that, he's no religious zealot. Erdogan simply leverages conservative support in order to act as an imperialist (and illiberal) king - a new sultan. And "we" let him do it because "we" need to keep Russia out of Anatolia and the straits, and "we" consider most of the Southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea as a de-facto concentration camp for African and Middle-Eastern migrants.
- istanbul7 6y ago
  Tourist arrested ?? That would be terrorist not tourist. We dont have cops like in usa that kill people bu sitting their throat
  - fnord123 6y ago
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/turkey-warns-tourists-criticise-erdogan-and-we-will-arrest-you-tqj96sdnc https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/turkey-warns-tourists-cri... https://ekurd.net/kurdish-tourists-beaten-turkey-2019-07-20 https://ekurd.net/kurdish-tourists-beaten-turkey-2019-07-20
    - tim333 6y ago
      Ah - they have special treatment for the Kurdish.
- ORioN63 6y ago
  Source? I couldn't find anything regarding arresting and torturing foreign tourists.
tim333 6y ago
Lots of 3rd world countries allow tourists to change hard currency to local money but not the other way around. It seldom works very well though in terms of bringing prosperity to the country.
- dirktheman 6y ago
  Yes, it usually ends up with a shadow economy where everybody just uses foreign currency for all things that don't concern the government.
  - tim333 6y ago
    It also puts off and foreign investors, makes it hard for local businesses to import stuff they need. And leads to corruption if you can only change local to foreign if you get a permit from the ministry run by the presidents nephew etc.
goatinaboat 6y ago
But that would be hard to do in the tourist country. Turkey has a lot more going on than tourism, it has a significant manufacturing sector. If the Russians took payment for S400s in Bitcoin, they would soon reverse this ban.

tsss 6y ago

After turning the country into a dictatorship, regularly arresting and torturing foreign tourists, and now corona, I doubt that there are any tourists left at all.

nly 6y ago
... which is pretty sad. I've been to Turkey twice as a tourist, and it was lovely.
- boraoztunc 6y ago
  Most of the countries are lovely when you are a tourist. Sadly being local under a suppressed government, without solid democracy, justice and freedom of speech, with high taxes and very little services, corruption to the bone, destroyed education, political religion, shitty health care, no woman rights, or any equality at all, is not that lovely. You are in a thin line in Turkey, your life can change dramatically in a blink of an eye, and where you find yourself in really dangerous positions for very basic reasons.
vbezhenar 6y ago
It’s one of the most popular tourist destinations. The only issue is COVID.
- ur-whale 6y ago
  >It’s one of the most popular tourist destinations. The only issue is COVID. Not true. Since Erdogan took over and increasingly showed his true face (he started as a moderate muslim democratically elected leader and and basically turned into an Ayatollah since then) many folks in Europe (France, Germany) are very reluctant to travel there for vacation.
  - toyg 6y ago
    > and basically turned into an Ayatollah since then It's not as simple as that, he's no religious zealot. Erdogan simply leverages conservative support in order to act as an imperialist (and illiberal) king - a new sultan. And "we" let him do it because "we" need to keep Russia out of Anatolia and the straits, and "we" consider most of the Southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea as a de-facto concentration camp for African and Middle-Eastern migrants.
istanbul7 6y ago
Tourist arrested ?? That would be terrorist not tourist. We dont have cops like in usa that kill people bu sitting their throat
- fnord123 6y ago
  https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/turkey-warns-tourists-criticise-erdogan-and-we-will-arrest-you-tqj96sdnc https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/turkey-warns-tourists-cri... https://ekurd.net/kurdish-tourists-beaten-turkey-2019-07-20 https://ekurd.net/kurdish-tourists-beaten-turkey-2019-07-20
  - tim333 6y ago
    Ah - they have special treatment for the Kurdish.
ORioN63 6y ago
Source? I couldn't find anything regarding arresting and torturing foreign tourists.

tim333 6y ago

Lots of 3rd world countries allow tourists to change hard currency to local money but not the other way around. It seldom works very well though in terms of bringing prosperity to the country.

dirktheman 6y ago
Yes, it usually ends up with a shadow economy where everybody just uses foreign currency for all things that don't concern the government.
- tim333 6y ago
  It also puts off and foreign investors, makes it hard for local businesses to import stuff they need. And leads to corruption if you can only change local to foreign if you get a permit from the ministry run by the presidents nephew etc.

goatinaboat 6y ago

But that would be hard to do in the tourist country. Turkey has a lot more going on than tourism, it has a significant manufacturing sector. If the Russians took payment for S400s in Bitcoin, they would soon reverse this ban.