A story on how Turkish tourism is depended on Russians. After the plane accident V. Putin has made an executive order "on measures to ensure Russia's national security and protection of Russian citizens...[and] the application of special economic measures against Turkey".

There are more then 300 five starts hotels in Antalya, all of them mostly concentrated on Russian clients... So you can image what a fear has been raised in Antalya and in the rest of Turkey. 

Photo gallery is published on RFE/RL. The full story you can read in The Guardian. The story about Russian expats in Antalya.

Antalya, Turkey 2015

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