After Zee Enterprise Managing Editor Anil Singhvi took a name to boycott Turkey and Azerbaijan (contemplating their energetic assist to Pakistan in Operation Sindoor), tourism in Turkey has additionally felt the warmth as Indian travellers now mull transfer to different locations amid Indo-Pak battle.
The repercussion on the nation’s tourism entrance largely got here after Zee Enterprise’s name for a boycott of Turkey (and even Azerbaijan) by Indian vacationers.
For now, as per the most recent feedback from Prime Minister Narendra, Operation Sindoor stands solely suspended and any Indian motion will likely be preserving in thoughts Pakistan’s transfer on the identical.
On Could 12, Zee Enterprise Managing Editor Anil Singhvi mentioned: “We must always not stopping contemplating Turkey and Azerbaijan as tourism locations.”
This vocal marketing campaign was targeted on urging Indians to keep away from journey to nations like Turkey and Azerbaijan each of which have supported Pakistan’s narrative. “It’s time Indian vacationers present financial patriotism. Keep away from Turkey. Keep away from Azerbaijan. There are sufficient lovely locations inside India to discover,” mentioned the market wizard.
Zee Enterprise की मुहिम Boycott Turkey & Azerbaijan
दुश्मन देश का साथ देने वाले देशों का करें Boycott
Indian Armed Forces के साथ डटकर खड़े होने का समय
अनिल सिंघवी की अपील Turkey या Azerbaijan जाने के बदले जाएं कश्मीर #BoycottTurkey #Azerbaijan #BoycottAzerbaijan #India… pic.twitter.com/j5aTQCWizq
— Zee Enterprise (@ZeeBusiness) Could 12, 2025
On Wednesday, Singhvi additionally urged home airline Indigo to chop its ties with Turkey, including that although cannot occur in a day it needs to be thought of by them.
Shortly after the market guru’s name, journey bookings platform MakeMyTrip expressed robust assist for the marketing campaign, advising customers towards non-essential journey to Turkey and Azerbaijan.
“Indian travellers have expressed robust sentiments over the previous one week, with bookings for Azerbaijan and Turkey lowering by 60 per cent, whereas cancellations have surged by 250 per cent throughout the identical interval… In solidarity with our nation and out of deep respect for our armed forces, we strongly assist this sentiment and advise all towards all non-essential journey to Azerbaijan and Turkey,” mentioned a MakeMyTrip spokesperson.
“We now have already discontinued all promotions and affords on our platform to discourage tourism to those two locations,” added the spokesperson.
Turkey-Azerbaijan tourism hit severely
As per Zee Enterprise, the cancellations of journeys to/from each nations are up 250 per cent, affecting the tourism impression for each the nations severely.
Turkey Tourism Division’s take
Nonetheless, the Division of Tourism-Ankara, harm by the transfer in a welcoming approach mentioned, “A overwhelming majority of the native inhabitants is unaware of the Indo-Pakistan tensions and it has no bearism on the day by day life or tourism surroundings right here.”
They added, Indian travellers are welcomed and handled with utmost courtesy throughout Turkiye.
