This aerial view taken on June 17, 2021 shows the city of Bodrum, on the Aegean Sea, southwestern Turkey. According to Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine expects 2 million Ukrainian tourists to visit Turkey by the end of the year.
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When the Russian government announced in April that it was suspending all charter flights to Turkey, officially citing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, the country feared a disastrous tourist season.