The new James Bond film ‘Skyfall’, which will be released in the UK on Friday, has been filmed in various locations around Turkey. Filming locations for ‘Skyfall’ included Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, marking the third time in 50 years of Bond films that Istanbul has served as a backdrop for 007’s adventures, as well as the picturesque coastal resort of Fethiye on the Mediterranean coast and the historical city of Adana in the country’s south-east.

The Turkish Ministry of Culture & Tourism has been named Europe’s Leading Tourist Board at the World Travel Awards 2012. Turkey’s minister for culture and tourism said: “We are thrilled to have won this prestigious travel award during a year which has seen a number of awards for Turkey and unprecedented press coverage.”

Ahmet Oytun, vice president, Gardens Of Babylon Suite Hotel & Well-Being at the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony 2012 at Conrad Algarve

Turkey is one of the tourism success stories of the millennium as visitor figures continue to climb and global airlines launch new routes into the destination. Breaking Travel News catches up with Cumhur Özen, general manager of Antalya’s stunning Mardan Palace, to discuss Turkey’s growing tourism sector.

Ahead of the East Mediterranean Travel & Tourism Fair 2012, set to take place in Turkey this week, leading mobile web development company World.Mobi have rolled out their latest mobile travel guide for irresistible Istanbul. Travel industry professionals attending the Mediterranean’s leading travel & tourism exhibition from February 9th-12th, will be able to tap into what’s hot and what’s not during their stay in Istanbul via a simple, state of the art mobile travel guide which is free of charge, quick to download and easy to use.

As many as 239 people are thought to have perished in an earthquake in the Van region of Turkey. A further 1,300 people are still missing following the 7.2 magnitude quake on Sunday.