ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
10TH D-8 MEETING OF DIRECTOR GENERALS AND EXPERTS WORKING
GROUP ON CIVIL AVIATION
23-24 MAY 2016, Cappadocia, Nevşehir, TURKEY
1. MEETING INFORMATION
The Meeting will be held in Hilton Hotel in Cappadocia, Nevşehir, TURKEY.
The dates of the meetings are 23-24 May 2016, Cappadocia, Nevşehir, TURKEY.
2. REGISTRATION
Registration form is attached. The duly completed form has to be submitted by e-mail or fax
to the D-8 Secretariat not later than May 1, 2016.
3. ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation of three participant from each member state and D8 Team will be provided by
DGCA Turkey as the Host Country.
4. DINNER, LUNCH AND SOCIAL PROGRAM
Lunch for 23-24 May 2016, dinner for 23 May and Social Programs will be organized by
DGCA-Turkey.
5. IMMIGRATION AND TRANSPORT
5.1.
Return Booking/Confirmation
5.2
Participants are responsible for their air-travel bookings and confirmation. Participants
can request the hotel to do the booking confirmation by contacting the Reception of
Hotel.
Visa Requirement
Persons seeking to enter the Republic of Turkey must be in possession of valid
passports or other internationally recognized travel documents endorsed for travel to
the Republic of Turkey. Such passports or other travel documents must be valid for at
least six (6) months beyond the period of stay allowed in the Republic of Turkey.
Participants from countries which require visas must obtain visas before traveling at
the nearest Turkish diplomatic missions/consulate. For more information regarding the
visa requirements, please visit http://www.mfa.gov.tr/consular-info.en.mfa
6. LANGUAGE
All meetings will be conducted in English.
For information:
Mehmet BAKICI
Assistant Aviation Expert/ DGCA Turkey
Telephone No: 0090 312 203 61 46, Fax No: 0090 312 215 35 19
e-mail: mehmet.bakici@shgm.gov.tr, Web: www.shgm.gov.tr
ABOUT CAPPADOCIA
Cappadocia, an ancient kingdom in the Turkish heartland and now one of the country’s hottest tourist
attractions with a truly unique landscape, has a history dating back to 3000 B.C.
This awesome geography where history and nature intertwines has been host to many civilizations
throughout the centuries. The unique volcanic landscape of the region took shape as a result of the
erosion of the volcanic layers.
Cappadocia, which means “land of beautiful horses, “in Persian language, has been the hub of many
civilizations and a gigantic shelter and center for Christians who fled from the Roman Empire during
the Hittite period and hid in the houses and churches carved inside of rocks. Dwellings in this region
have been carved into the rock, early Christian churches were established among the hoodoos, and
entire cities were established within the region’s cave systems.
With the formation of fairy chimneys in time, the local communities carved houses and churches into
these rocks and made frescoes inside of these structures connecting the past with the present. A
district of Nevşehir and one of the key points of the Silk Road, Cappadocia is inscribed in the
UNESCO World Heritage list.
In Cappadocia, as you wake up before sunrise and take off for sunrise watch, you will start to be
hypnotized by the spectacular and surreal landscape that lies below you. You will gently drift over
the fairy chimneys, through valleys scattered with pigeon houses, over orchards and vineyards. The
different colors of the diversified landscape will leave you breathless. It is a unique adventure that
every guest must experience. Turkish DGCA is going to provide the opportunity for D-8 2016 Civil
Aviation Working Group guests to experience aforesaid spectacular experience.