Dursun Bülent Tercan
Lives and works in İzmir
Hotelier · President of Destination İzmir Group
A hotel career that began in Çeşme in 1989 grew into three hotels and roles in İzmir's tourism institutions.
A tourism professional who has given thirty years to making İzmir more visible.
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The work behind the words.
Hotels, promotion from fair to fair, a written tourism proposal and an international gathering: work at four different scales.
The table and the door
Tourism is made in two places: at the table where decisions are taken, and at the door where the guest steps into the city.
Four institutions, one goal: İzmir's tourism.
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- Destination İzmir Group
- ETİK
- Skål International İzmir
- İzmir Chamber of Commerce
From one million to five
İzmir · starting point: 1 million visitors. İzmir · target: 5 million visitors.
The same sea, the same sun, far more history — the only things missing are proper promotion and resolve.
The journey of an argument
Three newspaper records from 2007, 2019 and 2022, each documenting a distinct tourism issue.
İzmir'in gönüllü tanıtım elçisi
“İzmir's volunteer promotion envoy.” The kicker reads: “He will make the world learn the name of the Pearl of the Aegean by heart.”
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İzmir otel fakiri
“İzmir is short of hotels.” The standfirst: the city has too few hotels, and municipalities should encourage hotel building.
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“İzmir'in hedefi yıllık 5 milyon turist olmalı”
“İzmir's target should be five million visitors a year.” The argument settles on a number.
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Apartmanla, rezidansla turizm olmaz.
“Apartments and residences don't make tourism.” He goes on: “Neither foreign visitors nor tour operators come to a residence.” A city's tourism grows with hotels, with beds and with proper promotion.