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The updated lockdown for everyone in Marmaris, Turkey Marmaris is on the verge of another lockdown scheduled on June 20th and June 27th 2020. This is a slightly relaxed lockdown from 09:00 AM to 03:00 PM (15:00 hrs). Everyone is required to stay home except the gradutating students who will be taking their graduation exams on this date. This lockdown reflects how much importance is placed on children in Turkey in general. Authorities believe the lockdown will help students concentrate on the exam. Previously we told about the ease of lockdown restrictions, at varying speeds across the Turkey, but July and the rest of the season look promising. Roll on July!

Marmaris Excursions and covid-19 rules The COVID-19 pandemic has emptied flights, hotels and sightseeing places in Turkey and all over the world. Travel is down. Social distancing has left most popular tourist attractions deserted.In March the landmarks of Turkey closed ‘until further notice’.Turkish bazaars have remained partly open, but the crowds have disappeared. The once crowded areas are now empty. The tourism sector is facing the devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many tourism workers were laid off or have remained unemployed for 8 – 9 months. The tourism workers are now among the most vulnerable society members. In Turkey they had to be employed before early April to be able to receive 50% of their wages from government. This left most of the tourist workers in Turkey behind. Despite all odds tourism in Turkey is soon to restart. “Tourism can be a platform for overcoming the pandemic. By bringing Click here for details >>

Marmaris is taking more precautions against the spread of coronavirus while it is not too late. Things could always have been done better, but Marmaris is fast to react and getting ahead of the rest of Turkey in so many ways.