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Founded in 1966, Tura is one of Turkey’s most established and trusted travel brands—built on experience, guided by excellence, and driven by purpose.
For over five decades, we have connected people to places through meaningful, well-crafted journeys across land and sea. Our name has become synonymous with reliability, deep cultural insight, and operational integrity.
Headquartered in Istanbul, with a dedicated operational office in Kuşadası, Tura serves a diverse global network of partners—from international cruise lines to travel professionals and discerning explorers. While our roots are proudly Turkish, our vision, standards, and collaborations are unmistakably global.
We believe that travel is more than logistics it’s a human encounter. That’s why every program we design, every guest we host, and every relationship we build is guided by a simple idea: to elevate the experience of discovery.
Today, Tura proudly collaborates with 23 cruise lines and holds globally recognized certifications in sustainability and quality. As a member of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), we are committed to shaping a more responsible, inclusive future for travel.
Tura is not just where you go.
It’s how you arrive, how you remember and how you go with a smile.
It
all
started
in
1966
with
a
bold
idea,
a
single
charter
flight
—
and
a
vision
to
open
Turkey
to
the
world.
1966
•Tura Turizm was founded
• Touristic air charter travel to Russia
• Touristic air charter travel to Sweden
1967
• Touristic air charter travel to Bulgaria
• Dabude cruise charter with M/V Oltenita
• Mediterranean cruise charter with M/V Nessebar
1968
• Touristic air Charter travel to Canary Islands
1969
• Air charter travel organization to Kenya and Ethopia
• Within 37 days, a World tour completed with a private touristic air Charter
• Touristic air charter travel to Brasov Ski Center for skiing
1970
• Health tourism organization arranged to summing resorts in romaia for “Anna Aslan cures” and “soun weight loss program
1971
• Cruise charter travel to Canary Islands
1972
• Group travel organization to visit Egypt and Nile river
1973
• Air charter travel to Casablanca
1974
• Establishment of the first Turkish tour operator “Turke tours” in Belgium by Tura
• Touristic air charter travel to south America(Rio-Buenos aires and Montevideo)
1975
• First air charter flight from Belgium to Turkey
1976
• First in the ratings have been made for foreign currency inflow in Turkey
1982
• First time a touristic charter flight of Tura(aurinkomatkat) landed on the airport during openin ceromony of Dalaman airport
1984
• Launching of the First Turkish Cruise Ship (M/V Tura) to the Sea
1985
• Renewal of a privately owned historical artifact(Sokullu Paşa hotel)
1987
• Transformation of historical buildings (Tayyare apartimanlari) into an international hotel withi the international chain of ramada five stars
1990
• North pole tour to Spitzbergen with a Turkish flagged cruise liner m/v Akdeniz
1991
• Orient express organization
1994
• Management of Turkish private sector ferry/drive on services with m/f Avrasya ferryboat
• Management of seasonal regular ferry/drive on services from Kusadasi-Venice-Kusadasi with m/f Avrasya ferryboat
• Management of regular ferry/drive on services from Trabzon-Sochi-Trabzon with m/f Avrasya ferryboat
1995
• Management of regular ferry/drive on services from Istanbul-Constanza-Istanbul with m/f Avrasya ferryboat
1996
• Management of regular ferry/drive on services from Zonguldak-Evpatoria-Zonguldak with m/f Avrasya ferryboat
1998
• Management of regular ferry/drive on services from Istanbul-Varna-Istanbul with m/f Avrasya ferryboat
2000
• Travel organization for Amazon river voyage for Turkish tourist group
2003
• Leadership and organization of cruise port in Kusadasi
2007
• Seatrade insider cruise awards “supplier of the year” award
• Seatrade insider cruise awards “most innovative shore excursions” finalist certificates
2008
• Seatrade insider cruise awards “most innovative shore excursions” finalist
2009
• ISO 9001-2008 quality management system certification
• Seatrade insider cruise awards “most innovative shore excursions” finalist
2010
• Pullmantur cruises with first time application of “all inclusive” package system
• Seatrade insider cruise awards “most innovative shore excursions” finalist
2011
• IRST time set out of “Mozart and Van Gogh’s villages in Europe” tour
• Seatrade insider cruise awards “most innovative shore excursions” finalist
2012
• Seatrade insider cruise awards “supplier of the year” (finalist)
2013
• Sustainable travel international bronze certificate
• Application of “HD smart tour” system
• Opening of “XD cinema hall – dream of Turkey“
2014
• Opening of “Cittantica Ephesus park” theme park
• Royal Caribbean cruises’ “leadership in sustainable shore excursions” award and “best rated azamazing evening event – Batumi”, “best rated azamazing evening event – Ephesus”, “tour operator of the year” and “shore excursions manager’s choice” nominations
2016
• “most improved tour operator award” and “spotlight award”
• Erkunt Oner-seatrade lifetime achievement award for services to cruising
• Tura turi̇zm is 50th years old
2018
• Erkunt Oner-“Mare Nostrum” Mediterranean tourism great Sea award
2019
• Erkunt Oner-Turkish tourism invetors association lifetime achievement award for Doyen tourism professional
• Tura turizm named “tour operator of the year” by Azamara
2022
• “The best excursion booking platform” award at the European travel awards
2024
• Tura turizm named “best azamazing evening ashore” by Azamara
