1 MILLION BULGARIANS COME TO EDİRNE FOR SHOPPING

TL in Turkey With the depreciation of Turkey, approximately 1 million tourists from Kapıkule and Hamzabeyli border gates came to Edirne to shop at cheap prices. With the increase of 1 Bulgarian Lev to 7 Turkish Liras, Bulgarians created a density at the border gates to meet their many needs from Turkey.

Thrace Customs and Foreign According to the data of the Regional Directorate of Commerce, 1 million Bulgarian tourists came to Edirne from the Kapıkule and Hamzabeyli Border Gates on 1 January-27 November. Bulgarian tourists, who entered the city with private vehicles and tours, including 700 thousand from Kapıkule and 300 thousand from Hamzabeyli, also created a density at the border gates. With the rise of 1 Bulgarian Lev to 7 Turkish Liras, tradesmen also took action and increased their promotions in Bulgarian for tourists who meet all their needs from Turkey, from needle to thread.

Edirne Ticaret ve Sanayi Chamber President Recep Zıpkınkurt stated that the number of Bulgarian tourists reached 12 thousand on weekends and 500 Euros were spent per person. Serkan Şen, one of the tradesmen selling women’s and men’s clothing in the city market, stated that their business has increased 3 times and said, “The rise in Leva made us smile. Our business has grown exponentially. For the first time in the market, we have been doing business with pleasure for the last 20 days. We look forward to the continuation. Ok, our money is low compared to them, but we are very high in quality. We are currently selling the most coats at the moment. Besides, Bulgarian or Greek tourists do not bargain. We are currently dressing 100 percent of Bulgaria, they are completely dependent on us”.