More than 47 million foreign tourists visited Turkey in the last 10 months

The number of foreign tourists has increased in Turkey. Over the past 10 months, more than 47 million foreigners have visited the country. UNN writes about this with reference to Daily News.

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According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, since November 22, the number of foreign tourists visiting the country in January-October 2024 has increased by 7.03%.

Including Turks living abroad, 54.6 million visitors arrived in Turkey in the first 10 months of this year.

For example, in October alone, the country received 5.45 million foreigners, which is 9.25 percent more than last year.

In addition, according to statistics, most of the tourists were Russian citizens.  From January to October, the number of Russians vacationing in Turkey increased by 7.1 percent, accounting for 13.2 percent of all foreign tourist arrivals.

The country was also visited by more than 6 million German citizens, which is 6.4 percent more than last year.

According to the latest data, the number of British tourists increased by 17 percent annually to 4.2 million.

In the first 10 months of the year, Türkiye also received 2.76 million Iranians and 2.45 million Bulgarians.

The number of Ukrainians who visited Turkey in January-October also increased, namely by 13.3 percent to 848,342 people.

Istanbul became the most popular city among foreigners, with 15.8 million tourists visiting.

Significant growth in demand for Turkey among foreign tourists led to a 6.6 percent increase in the country’s revenue to $46.9 billion in the first nine months of 2024, compared to a year earlier. 

Recall

In 2024, international travel spending in Europe reached a record 800 billion euros, up 37% from before the pandemic, thanks to increased demand from American and East Asian travelers.

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