Tourists admired the historical Phrygian region of Afyonkarahisar

A group of about 250 tourists from Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan visited the historical Phrygia region of Afyonkarahisar in the first days of the year. Tourists who visited the places with rock tombs and fairy chimneys and took plenty of photos said that they admired Phrygia.

A group of 250 tourists from Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan came to Afyonkarahisar and visited Phrygia and the city center. Tourists who first visited the village of Ayazini in Phrygia, then visited the historical rock settlements, carved rock tombs and fairy chimneys around the Göynüş Valley and Lake Emre. Later in the day, tourists who came to the city center completed the day by visiting the historical sites in the city. While tourists stated that they admired the thermal facilities and historical sites; İhsaniye District Governor Semih Doğanoğlu noted that the investments made in Phrygia under the leadership of Afyonkarahisar Governorship started to bear fruit in the first days of 2021. Afyonkarahisar Deputy Governor Mehmet Boztepe stated that they are acting by combining thermal, nature and history tourism and said, "I guess this place will start to become a new Cappadocia by May."

'WE GET POSITIVE AND GOOD FEEDBACK'

Tour official Rabia İlhan Özpınar said that the tourist caravan coming to Afyonkarahisar in the first days of the year is promising for the future; "Foreign tourists do not know the Phrygia region. We are bringing tours here for the 3rd time. All of our guests like Phrygia very much. We get positive and good feedback. The thermal hotels are also really excellent. We are planning to plan tours to Afyonkarahisar at 2-week intervals."

'ANY KIND OF MOVEMENT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY'S ECONOMY'

İhsaniye District Governor Semih Doğanoğlu noted that the investments made in Phrygia under the leadership of Afyonkarahisar Governorship started to bear fruit in the first days of 2021 and said, "Hopefully, these tourist caravans will continue. Any movement in the region will make a serious contribution to the city economy. Our aim is to ensure the continuity of this tourism destination."

'I'M VERY HAPPY'

Afyonkarahisar Deputy Governor Mehmet Boztepe told reporters that foreign tourists started coming to Phrygia very quickly in the first days of 2021.

He underlined that they acted by combining Afyonkarahisar's thermal, nature and history tourism and that they started to reap the first fruits in 2021. Deputy Governor Dr. Mehmet Boztepe said, "We act by combining Afyonkarahisar's thermal, nature and history tourism. We started to reap the first fruits of this in 2021. We are taking tourists coming to Afyonkarahisar for the New Year to visit the nature and historical points of our city.

Investments made in Phrygia make a great contribution to tourism. Our villagers in the region have also started to turn to tourism. We started to bring Phrygia together with foreign tourists brought by tour agencies. I was even happy to see that some of our villagers started to speak Russian with tourists. So, this shows that our people in the region are getting used to tourists. Phrygia made a very fast entrance to 2021. I guess this place will start to become a new Cappadocia by May."

'WE CAN HOST THEM IN A WAY THAT THEY ENJOY'

Provincial Culture and Tourism Director Mehmet Tanır said that Afyonkarahisar is the crossroads of civilizations as well as the crossroads of roads, and said that they hosted a group of 250 people in 2 caravans. Tanır said, "It is extremely pleasing for us that the first month of the year, the first days and 2021 started with foreign tourists. We hope that as our Governorship, we can host them here in a way that they will enjoy. They will also go and tell their friends and friends in the country about Afyon, and we think that more tourists will come."

'MY FRIENDS WERE CLOSED IN THEIR HOUSES'

Tatar-born Guzel Bitsaeva, one of the tourists visiting Afyonkarahisar, stated that she came to Antalya, where she has been living for 5 years, with her daughter Fatima from Ufa, Russia:

"I have visited Afyonkarahisar before. I stayed in a thermal apart hotel. I came to Afyonkarahisar with a tour just after the new year. My friends are currently closed in their homes due to coronavirus measures. I love Afyonkarahisar very much because my daughter has a skin problem. We had come with my daughter before because the thermal water is good. Now we also liked Frigia and Ayazini very much, we liked it, we were satisfied. We share it on social media."

'AFYON IS A LITTLE CAPPADOCIA'

Natalia Yekhno, one of the tourists who said that she liked the thermal facilities and Phrygia in Afyonkarahisar very much, said, "Everything is very nice, especially the people, thermal water and thermal hotels. Afyon is a small Cappadocia."

This news article was published on the website of Hürriyet Newspaper on March 07, 2021. Source: https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/seyahat/turistler-afyonkarahisarin-tarihi-frigya-bolgesine-hayran-kaldi-41705482