$1.4 Mln Allocated For Promotion Of Turkey In Olympic Games

ANKARA - Turkish Culture & Tourism Ministry has allocated 1,450 thousand U.S. dollars for promotion campaign of Turkey in the Olympic Games which will begin in China on Friday, the ministry officials said.
Authorities from the Directorate General of Promotion at the ministry told the A.A correspondent that a comprehensive promotion campaign was prepared for Turkey which would be carried out during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in China.
Films about Turkey will be screened at buses which will carry people from the airport to downtown and 6,000 taxis will also have screens advertising Turkey.
Passengers who prefer China Airlines and China Eastern Airlines will watch promotion films about Turkey.
Images of Pamukkale (in the Aegean province of Denizli), Istanbul, Cappadocia (in central Nevsehir province), Izmir (western province) and Antalya (southern province) will be used in the promotion campaign of Turkey in China.
The campaign will last till the end of September.
(EÖ-AÖ)
(GEN)