Our History

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
  • MEDITTERRANEAN 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 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 CCRUISE 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 KUSADAŞI-VENICE-KUŞADASI 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 İSTANBUL-CONSTANZA-İSTANBUL 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 İSTANBUL-VARNA-İSTANBUL WITH M/F AVRASYA FERRYBOAT

2000
  • TRAVEL ORGANIZATION FOR AMAZON RIVER VOYAGE FOR TURKISH TOURIST GROUP

2003
  • LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION OF CRUISE PORT IN KUŞADASI

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
  • FIRST 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