Not only Greek tourists left Turkey without financial revenues to the treasury, but also Russian ones. If the former independently decided to refuse trips to the resort country, then our compatriots were forced to reduce spending due to the blocking of Mir cards by a number of Turkish banks due to secondary sanctions by the United States and other Western states.

The termination of the use of Russian "plastic" attached to the Mir payment system by private and state-owned banks in Turkey has negatively affected the domestic expenses of Russian tourists and emigrants who have filled the republic over the past few months.

President of the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ATSO) David Cetin confirmed, according to Turizmajansi, that the termination of the use of the Mir card has already negatively affected the purchases of Russian tourists in Turkey, and further, if nothing is changed, it will only get worse. "Those who have already arrived with a package tour have paid for their services in Russia.

From the point of view of tourism, we do not see a big impact. But when a tourist arrives in Antalya on his own, he will undoubtedly have problems both paying for hotel accommodation and with retail expenses in stores or shopping centers. Because of this, there is a reduction in income within the country. This will not be a problem from a tourist point of view, but the cancellation of operations on the cards of the Mir system will definitely have a strong impact on retail trade," he explained.

Realizing the decline in their own profitability from the solid flow of Russians that formed after February 24 and September 21, 2022, the Turkish authorities began to look for a solution to resume "our" card system. A partial solution has already been found – the authorities have started talking about creating a Russian-Turkish bank, however, difficulties may arise here.

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