Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a speech at the opening of Atlas Cinema 1948 and Cinema Museum, on February 26, 2021
Istanbul’s major renovation project Galataport will be operational as of April, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. “Galataport is a worldwide project with the potential of drawing 25 million visitors, 7 million tourists, and 1.5 million cruise passengers,” said Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday during the inauguration of a historical movie theatre and cinema museum. Erdogan also said that holiday reservations for Turkey are booming, even amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
“From every place that is lifting or easing travel restrictions, reservations for our country are booming,” he added.Following a restoration project, the historical movie theatre cinema museum opened its doors to visitors. The historic Atlas Cinema and the Istanbul Cinema Museum in Istanbul’s teeming Beyoglu district are parts of Turkey’s Beyoglu Culture Road project, which covers an area from Galataport to Taksim Square linking cultural venues in the district, including Ataturk Cultural Center and the Galata Tower.