Tercan in the Press
Coverage from 2006 to 2023: tourism vision, trade fairs, Çeşme, Skål and the nomination bid. Every clipping with its source and a short summary.
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Bülent Tercan AK Parti’den aday adaylığını açıkladı
Depremzedeye Hilton’u açın
Ankette ‘Bülent Tercan’ sürprizi
İzmir turizminde tarihi rekor
Turist sayısında 2019'u geçtik
Çeşme'ye termal kür merkezi yakışır
“İzmir’in hedefi yıllık 5 milyon turist olmalı”
İnanç turizmi İzmir’i şaha kaldıracak
‘Çeşme Cannes gibi olmalı’
İzmir otel fakiri
“İzmir turizmin kalesi olacak”
AVM açana otel şartı getirilsin
TAV ve ETİK'ten İzmir güç birliği
İzmir'in gönüllü tanıtım elçisi
Berlin’de ‘Ege rüzgarı’
Turizm savaşçıları
Year by year
2023
İzmir, 5 milyon turist hedefine odaklanmalı
Visiting İESOB President Yalçın Ata to congratulate him, Destination İzmir President D. Bülent Tercan sought support for city tourism and skilled labour, saying İzmir should aim for 5 million tourists a year.
Turizmciler yeni sezondan umutlu: Yüzde 10 turist artışı bekliyoruz
ETİK board member and Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan said tourism professionals are hopeful about the new season after the elections and expect this to show in foreign room sales.
Tercan: Yabancı turist kaçıyor
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan said a 500-caravan zone and a caravan camping centre should be set up on flat land accessible to foreign tourists.
Deprem ve seçim turizmi vurdu
ÇEŞTOB President Yakup Demir said the earthquakes and elections had halted bookings. ETİK board member Bülent Tercan noted that hotels in Türkiye were obtaining 'resilience' certificates.
‘İnanç turizminde İzmir öne çıkmalı’
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan said, after a faith-tourism seminar hosted by İzmir, that the city has the potential to rival the Vatican, Greece, Israel and Italy.
Turizmcilerin onayını aldı
ETİK President Mehmet İşler said the association trusts and fully backs Bülent Tercan, a member of its board and a candidate for the AK Parti nomination in İzmir's 1st district.
Çeşme Tercan’ın yanında
AK Parti Çeşme district chair Yeliz Karataş backed İzmir 1st district candidate hopeful Bülent Tercan, who said his goal was to bring 5 million tourists to İzmir.
‘İzmir hak ettiği değeri almalı...’
Tourism professional Bülent Tercan, who announced his parliamentary bid, answered Hakan Serbest's questions on Ege Telgraf Web TV about his decision to run and developments in the city.
'Balçova AVM'ler değil oteller diyarı olmalıydı'
Appearing on the Gündem Kahvesi Manşet programme, AK Parti nomination hopeful Bülent Tercan said İzmir should focus on thermal tourism: "Balçova became a land of malls instead of hotels."
Bülent Tercan AK Parti’den aday adaylığını açıkladı
Tourism professional and industrialist Bülent Tercan announced his bid for the AK Parti nomination in İzmir's 1st district, saying placing third in a preference poll made him and his family proud.
Hedefimiz İzmir’i inanç turizminin merkezi yapmak
Bülent Tercan, Destination İzmir President and member of the İzmir Chamber of Commerce advisory board, said after an international seminar on 18-22 February that İzmir has major faith-tourism potential.
İzmir inanç turizminin merkezi olsun
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan said after an international seminar hosted by İzmir that the city has great faith-tourism potential and that more work is needed after the earthquake.
Depremzedeye Hilton’u açın
Ege Telgraf called for the closed Hilton hotel to be opened to earthquake survivors; Destination İzmir president Bülent Tercan backed the call, saying İzmir was preparing to host 10,000 people.
Avrupalı turist ‘terör’e inanmadı
Reporting no booking cancellations despite terror warnings by the US and nine European countries, the story quoted ETİK vice president Bülent Tercan: early bookings from Germany, the UK and the Netherlands were strong.
Tercan’dan turizm ve meslek lisesi çağrısı
Ahead of the New Century İzmir Economic Congress, İZTO advisory board member Dursun Bülent Tercan proposed targets of 5 and later 8 million foreign tourists a year and steering youth to vocational schools.
İzmir’deki ankette ‘Tercan’ sürprizi
In a Kavis Consulting poll in İzmir's 1st district that offered no names, Destination İzmir president Bülent Tercan came third after Binali Yıldırım and Atilla Kaya; he said the support made him proud.
Ankette ‘Bülent Tercan’ sürprizi
In a Kavis Consulting poll in İzmir's 1st district, Destination İzmir president Bülent Tercan came third among AK Parti voters' preferences, after Binali Yıldırım and Atilla Kaya.
İzmir turizminde tarihi rekor
After İzmir hit a record 1.465 million foreign visitors in 2022, Destination İzmir president Bülent Tercan said he saw no reason why the city could not reach 5 million and beyond.
2022
Tercan'a onur
Destination İzmir chairman Bülent Tercan was elected to the High Advisory Council of the İzmir Chamber of Commerce, saying he wanted to help bring about steps to revive the city's tourism.
Yurtdışında tanıtım yetersi…
Commenting on 14 cruise ships cancelling their 2023 İzmir calls, Destination İzmir chairman Bülent Tercan said İzmir is not known abroad and called for focus on a 5 million tourist target.
5 milyon turist hedefine odaklanmalı
Speaking to Mert Alpdündar's 'Hafta Başı Sohbetleri', Bülent Tercan said there is no reason İzmir cannot draw 5 million foreign tourists a year and that the 2nd İzmir Economic Congress should adopt the goal.
Turist sayısında 2019'u geçtik
Foreign arrivals to İzmir in the first nine months of 2022 reached 1,221,595, surpassing 2019. ETİK board member Bülent Tercan called for more bed capacity and a 5 million tourist target.
‘Oda genel kurullarında çözümler konuşulmalı’
Ahead of the Aegean Region Chamber of Industry and İzmir Chamber of Commerce elections, businessman Bülent Tercan urged candidates to address skilled-staff shortages and vocational training.
Genel kurullar sorunları tartışmak için fırsat
Ahead of chamber elections, businessman Bülent Tercan said general assemblies should not be held just for voting and urged candidates to tackle skilled-staff shortages and vocational training.
‘İktisat Kongresi binası Kemeraltı'nı değiştirmeli’
Destination İzmir chairman Bülent Tercan said bulky buildings around the İzmir Economic Congress building, to be rebuilt, should become hotels, and that Kemeraltı needs at least 4,000 more beds.
UNESCO için omuz omuza çalışalım
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan said they are closely following Kemeraltı's UNESCO bid, calling for all parts of the city to work together and for hotel capacity to be increased.
‘Kuşadası ve İzmir işbirliği yapmalı’
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan commented on cruise ships returning to the city after six years and called for İzmir and Kuşadası to cooperate rather than compete in developing cruise tourism.
‘Erken rezervasyon cebinizi rahatlatır!’
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan told Ege Telgraf about the sector ahead of the holiday, saying hotels expect high occupancy amid rising costs, and advised holidaymakers to book early.
‘Gelip geçen değil konaklayan turist!’
Bülent Tercan commented on the revival of cruise tourism in İzmir after six years, saying the Kuşadası and İzmir ports should cooperate and the city should attract overnight-staying tourists.
İnanç turizmiyle İzmir 12 ay ziyaretçi ağırlar
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan said İzmir should become a brand city in faith tourism, which alone could bring 2.5 million visitors a year and year-round income.
İnanç turizmi Ege için büyük şans
Visiting Levent Oral, head of the Culture and Faith Tourism Association, Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan said faith tourism adds value to the economy and the Seven Churches could draw a million more tourists.
Termal şans
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan repeated his call for the shops over Çeşme Ilıca's thermal springs to be demolished and a thermal cure centre built, asking Mayor Tunç Soyer for a solution.
‘Termalin kıymetini bilelim’
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan responded to Tunç Soyer's pledge to spread tourism over 12 months, saying thermal cure centres are the key and that they are ready to support.
Gelin Çeşme'yi yıldız yapalım!
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan said opponents of the Culture and Tourism Ministry's Çeşme Project are 'not sincere', adding that Ilıca's thermal springs had been carved up plot by plot in the past.
TMMOB'den destek istedi
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan asked TMMOB to show the same sensitivity over the Ilıca thermal springs as over the Çeşme Project, saying a cure centre would spread tourism across 12 months.
Çeşme'ye termal kür merkezi yakışır
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan presented Culture and Tourism Minister Nuri Ersoy with a file on the Ilıca thermal springs, saying the Çeşme Project is an important opportunity for the thermal resources.
Aya Yorgi de elden gidiyor
A protected area near Aya Yorgi Bay in Çeşme was opened to development by presidential decree. ETİK board member Bülent Tercan criticised plans for villas there, calling it a terrible mistake.
Ara eleman çok kıymetli
Terbay Makine board member Bülent Tercan told Yeni Asır that vocational high school graduates can find well-paid jobs and called for a nationwide vocational training drive.
Ara eleman çok kıyme…
Businessman Bülent Tercan said skilled intermediate workers have become highly valuable in Türkiye and called for a nationwide vocational training drive.
Her şeye rağmen 2022’den umutluyuz
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan said 2021 was a difficult year for tourism but they are hopeful for 2022, citing a target of 5 million tourists and pointing to İzmir's lack of promotion.
“İzmir’in hedefi yıllık 5 milyon turist olmalı”
Skål İzmir board member and Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan said İzmir must be promoted abroad to use its tourism potential, and called for better use of the Gulf and its UNESCO sites.
2021
Turizm sektörü 2022 için tanıtımlara başladı
Destination İzmir President and ETİK and Skål İzmir board member Bülent Tercan said promotion is being stepped up to attract more tourists in 2022, adding that İzmir should aim for 5 million tourists.
‘Gemiler esnaf ve tüccar için önemli’
Destination İzmir President Bülent Tercan noted that no preparations had been made for ferry services between Libya and İzmir, resumed after 25 years, and said city institutions should welcome the visitors.
‘Termal zenginlikten İzmir yararlanamıyor’
Destination İzmir president Bülent Tercan said malls and offices had been built over İzmir’s thermal springs, arguing “İzmir needs beds, not malls” and calling for thermal hotels and spa-treatment centres.
İzmir’in reklamını neden yapmıyoruz?
Destination İzmir president Bülent Tercan said UNESCO-listed Pergamon and Ephesus were not promoted enough, urged mayors to use building wraps and giant billboards, and cited Antalya as an example.
İnanç turizmi İzmir’i şaha kaldıracak
Destination İzmir president Bülent Tercan said the Seven Churches, held sacred in the Christian world, could make İzmir one of the major centres of faith tourism.
2020
Hilton’un kapanması prestij kaybı olur
Reporting that Hilton İzmir would close on 16 October after 30 years, ETİK vice-president Bülent Tercan said its closure would be a loss of prestige for İzmir and urged officials to step in.
Bülent Tercan, AK Parti'ye turizm raporu sundu
Destination İzmir president Bülent Tercan visited AK Party İzmir provincial chair Kerem Ali Sürekli and presented the İzmir Tourism Report, saying İzmir was not where it deserved to be in tourism.
Virüs otellerde değil, plajlarda…
Bülent Tercan, president of Destination İzmir, ETİK vice-president and SKAL member, said hotels were as hygienic and supervised as hospitals and that the real problem was the lack of control in public spaces.
‘Çeşme Projesi’nin geliri ilçede kalmalı’
ETİK vice-president Bülent Tercan criticised plans to send Çeşme Project revenue to Kemeraltı, saying Çeşme’s 40-year-old problems must come first and calling for thermal centres in Ilıca and Şifne.
Sanayiciler ödeneğin uzatılmasını istiyor
Terbay Makine board member Bülent Tercan said the short-time work allowance had helped industrialists and asked for it to be extended until the end of the year.
İzmir Skal, dünyanın en iyisi olma yolunda
İzmir Skal reached the final of the contest for the world's best Skål club; Skål board member Bülent Tercan called the bid a great opportunity to promote the city.
‘Çeşme Cannes gibi olmalı’
Destination İzmir chairman Bülent Tercan said they valued Minister Ersoy's pledge to make Çeşme like Cannes, but warned the Çeşme Project would miss its goal unless its shortcomings were fixed.
2019
İzmir otel fakiri
Destination İzmir chairman and ETİK vice-chairman Bülent Tercan said İzmir lacks enough hotels and urged municipalities to encourage hotel building through their zoning plans.
Sanay… açığı…
Bülent Tercan, who besides tourism serves on the management of Terbay Makine, proposed a workshop with vocational school heads and neighbourhood heads to close industry's skilled-labour gap.
2015
Balıkesir’in vizyonu İzmir’de yok mu?
Bülent Tercan, seeking AK Parti's nomination for İzmir's 1st district, criticised İzmir's absence from the MIPIM 2015 property fair in Cannes and congratulated Balıkesir for attending.
“İzmir turizmin kalesi olacak”
Dursun Bülent Tercan, İZKA member and ETİK deputy chairman, announced his bid for AK Parti's İzmir 1st district nomination, saying: "I will make İzmir the stronghold of tourism."
2013
İnşaatta Çeşme zamanı
In Hürriyet Ege's İnşaat Dünyası column, Bülent Tercan described Can Türk İnşaat's (Terbay Group) 32-villa Karaferya Evleri project in Alaçatı, due for delivery in June 2014.
2012
Belediye projeleri versin fuar alanlarını biz tanıtalım
Bülent Tercan, an executive of the İzmir Convention and Visitors Bureau, asked the Metropolitan Municipality to share its Gaziemir and Kültürpark fair-ground projects so they could promote them abroad.
Veysi Öncel, ÇEŞTOB’da 8’inci dönemine başladı
Yeni Asır reported Veysi Öncel's re-election as head of ÇEŞTOB; Bülent Tercan, who withdrew his candidacy, said those wishing to support him had faced “ruthless pressure.”
Çeşme’de kıyasıya yarış
Yeni Asır reported that ETİK vice-president Bülent Tercan was challenging Veysi Öncel, ÇEŞTOB's head for 14 years; Tercan said he wanted Çeşme to draw tourists all year round.
EXPO’nun kaptanlığına sürpriz aday Tercan
On its front page, Sabah Egeli reported that ETİK vice-president Bülent Tercan was being floated for membership and chairmanship of the EXPO Executive Committee after resignations.
Egeli turizmciden İKSEV’e destek
ETİK vice-president Bülent Tercan said the association would support the International İzmir Festival organised by İKSEV and brief foreign guests at member hotels about it.
İzmirli işadamlarından Paris’te ‘EXPO’ vurgusu
Terbay Makine board members Levent Baysak and Bülent Tercan attended INTERMAT 2012 in Paris and visited the EXPO 2020 bid office; Tercan said İzmir's EXPO 2020 bid mattered greatly for promotion.
İzmir sevdası yüzünden okulu bıraktı
Sabah Egeli's front page trailed Berrin Tuncel Birer's interview with Bülent Tercan, describing him as someone who puts being an İzmirite above all and works hardest for tourism.
Turizmin anayasası yazılsın
In an interview with Berrin Tuncel Birer, Bülent Tercan argued that Çeşme's season is too short, called for a thermal cure centre and a "Tourism Constitution" agreed by the municipality, shopkeepers and hoteliers.
AVM açana otel şartı getirilsin
A front-page teaser reported that ETİK Vice President Bülent Tercan, citing İzmir's bed shortage, called for shopping-mall investors to be required to build hotels when granted zoning permits.
“Turizmde nitelikli işgücü gerekiyor”
ETİK chairman Mehmet İşler visited İŞKUR provincial director Süleyman Boyacıoğlu with vice chairman Bülent Tercan and secretary general Sevda Zorlu, describing the sector's need for skilled staff.
ETİK, Ege turizmini Berlin'de tanıtıyor
ETİK promoted İzmir's hotels and its EXPO 2020 bid at ITB Berlin. Bülent Tercan, spokesman of the Destination İzmir group and ETİK vice president, said continuity is what brings success at trade fairs.
Turist çeşitliliği artacak
Bülent Tercan said the boutique museums opened by the municipality address the city's lack of distinctive places to visit and will, over time, broaden the range of tourists coming to İzmir.
Turizmin en büyük sorunu yatak!
ETİK executives visited the Yıldızhan Hotel under construction. ETİK vice president Bülent Tercan said İzmir fails to use its thermal wealth and set the goal of as many tourists as residents: 3.5 million.
TAV ve ETİK'ten İzmir güç birliği
ETİK chairman Mehmet İşler, vice chairman Bülent Tercan and secretary general Sevda Zorlu visited TAV İzmir general manager Erkan Balcı. Tercan called TAV's new investment important support for the EXPO bid.
ETİK yönetiminden EXPO'ya tam destek
ETİK's board visited EXPO 2020 executive committee chairman Mahmut Özgener. Vice chairman Bülent Tercan said hotels could promote EXPO in their lobbies and websites and host BIE delegates.
Çeşme Sisus Hotel ‘EN İYİLER’e girdi
Sisus Hotel in Çeşme's Dalyanköy ranked sixth in TripAdvisor's list of Turkey's top 25 luxury hotels. Deputy chairman Bülent Tercan credited service quality maintained since 2004.
2011
‘Bu bölgede hem AVM hem kür merkezi olmaz’
ETİK deputy chairman Bülent Tercan opposed Çeşme Municipality's plan for a shopping mall on the Ilıca thermal site, saying it would not benefit the town and could not coexist with a thermal spa.
Dünyanın rotası Ege’ye döndü
Aegean tourism professionals agreed 2011 would be a good year. Destination İzmir Group spokesman Bülent Tercan said fair feedback pointed to at least 10 percent growth from the British market.
Turizmcilerde görev değişimi
Haluk Nişlioğlu, ETİK's chairman for 35 years, handed over to Mehmet İşler; board members Bülent Tercan and Faik Alsaç joined İşler at a meeting at the Swissotel Grand Efes.
‘Çeşme’de turizm katliamı yapılıyor’
Çeşme Tradesmen's Chamber head Mustafa Cenger and Destination İzmir Group spokesman Bülent Tercan said the planned mall on Ilıca's thermal site would harm the town and called for the decision to be reversed.
2010
Turizmciye büyük şok
İZFAŞ withdrew its overseas trade-fair support from the Destination İzmir Group. Spokesman Bülent Tercan asked for the decision to be reconsidered: "I hope there is no politics in this."
“Londra seferlerinin iptali prestij kaybı”
Destination İzmir spokesman Bülent Tercan said İzmir tourism took a heavy blow from British Airways cancelling direct London–İzmir flights, and called on the city's tourism bodies to mediate.
İzmir, Basel’e bağlanıyor
SunExpress will launch direct İzmir–Basel flights from 29 March 2011. Destination İzmir spokesman Bülent Tercan said: "Without direct flights, tourism with that country does not develop."
‘İzmir’e turist gelmesi için yatak sayısını artırmalıyız’
Destination İzmir Group members visited Sun Express's new building in Gaziemir; group spokesman Bülent Tercan said they were working hard to raise tourist numbers and had attended many fairs with Sun Express.
Çeşme, ilçeye özel “anayasa” istiyor
Destination İzmir spokesman Bülent Tercan called for a "Çeşme Constitution" setting rules so the town can become a brand like Nice or Monte Carlo, and urged it to stay away from all-inclusive tourism.
2009
Turizmcilerden Günay’a teşekkür
Yeni Asır gathered industry reactions to Minister Ertuğrul Günay's tourism support measures; Destination İzmir spokesman Bülent Tercan welcomed the VAT cut and the planned fix for occupancy fees.
Elimiz taşın altında
Destination İzmir spokesman Bülent Tercan said about 30 tourism professionals had promoted İzmir at fairs abroad for three years at their own expense, and would keep up the fight.
2008
Çeşme’ye sualtı parkı kurulacak
Destination İzmir decided to work towards an underwater park in Çeşme at a meeting at the Sisus Hotel attended by Swiss Television documentary director Otto Honegger.
İsviçre’den turist gönderecek
Claude Wauthey, general secretary of Moudon in Switzerland, visited Deputy Governor Haluk Tunçsu with Destination İzmir spokesman Bülent Tercan and pledged to send tourists to İzmir.
Destination EMITT’e katıldı
Hürriyet reported that the Destination İzmir Group took part in the EMITT 2008 fair with a 60-square-metre beach-themed stand, showing its determination to promote İzmir.
Çeşme’de iskele savaşı
Hürriyet Ege covered demolition orders for Ayayorgi's jetties; Destination İzmir spokesman Bülent Tercan said “İzmir tourism is on red alert” and warned the demolitions would hurt Çeşme's tourism.
2007
Destination İzmir Grubu 12-16 Kasım'da WTM London Fuarı'ndaydı
Gazetem Çeşme's front page announced that the Destination İzmir Group attended WTM London on 12–16 November and pointed to Gülesin Tütüncüoğlu's interview with Bülent Tercan.
İzmir'in gönüllü tanıtım elçisi
Yeni Asır profiled Bülent Tercan, creator of the Sisus hotel and architect of the Destination İzmir movement, covering his family and career; he said: "We are İzmir's volunteer ambassadors."
2008 sezonunda iddialılar
Destination İzmir spokesman Bülent Tercan said the group would promote İzmir at the TTW fair in Montreux, Switzerland, and expected 4,000 Swiss tourists in the 2008 season.
Berlin’de ‘Ege rüzgarı’
Destination İzmir Group drew attention at the Berlin international tourism fair. Spokesman Bülent Tercan said the group's goal was to raise the tourism potential of İzmir and its surroundings.
2006
Tanıtım Grubu Ege’yi sarıyor
Destination İzmir Group expanded its scope to Kuşadası and Pamucak. Spokeswoman Gamze Karadede said it would attend fairs in London, Utrecht, Berlin and Moscow in 2007 and form an EXPO lobby group.
Boş dönmediler
Destination İzmir promoted İzmir and Çeşme at the Travel Trade Workshop fair in Montreux; a 40-strong delegation from Basel in April and a group from Zurich were due for thermal and surf inspection trips.
İsviçre’de turizm atağı
Destination İzmir drew strong interest with its stand at the Travel Trade Workshop fair in Montreux on 25–27 October. The delegation included Sisus Hotel partners Cüneyt and Levent Baysak and Bülent Tercan.
Turizm savaşçıları
Star covered Destination İzmir, a project by volunteer tourism professionals to change Çeşme's fortunes; the photo caption lists Sisus Hotel board vice-chairman Bülent Tercan among the group's members.
Turizmde marka olacağız
On Destination İzmir's plans to attend fairs in Montreux, London and Berlin, Sisus Hotel partner Bülent Tercan said the group had no legal entity and that all members worked as volunteers.
Çeşmeli turizmciler birleşti
Members of Destination İzmir, formed with the backing of TAV, Sun Express, Çeşme hoteliers and local municipalities to make İzmir and Çeşme a tourism brand, visited Yeni Asır.
Çeşmeli turizmci tanıtım atağında
ÇEŞTOB board member Bülent Tercan said the union would attend major fairs abroad, adding that attracting tourists required professional promotion and active involvement of the governorship and civil society.
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Çeşme, termal kür merkezi bekliyor
Destination İzmir president and ETİK board member Bülent Tercan said the planned thermal cure centre in Ilıca was blocked at the last minute and urged Çeşme Municipality to build it on a suitable site.
Turizmciye ‘direkt uçuş’ morali
Tourism professionals upset by British Airways dropping İzmir flights took heart from new direct flights to İzmir by EasyJet from London Gatwick and Aer Lingus from Dublin.
İzmir turizminin gönüllü askerleri
Destination İzmir president Bülent Tercan described how the group, founded in 2006, promotes İzmir at fairs at home and abroad; he called himself a "volunteer tourism soldier" aiming for 5 million visitors a year.
