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Foreign tourist arrivals in Türkiye up 9.3% in October
Türkiye
welcomed 5.5 million foreign visitors in October, marking a 9.3% increase
compared to the same month last year, according to official data released on
Friday.
The
renowned resort city of Antalya on the Turkish Riviera saw the largest number
of foreign visitors, nearly 2 million, according to figures from the Culture
and Tourism Ministry.
Istanbul,
Türkiye's largest city by population, came in the second with 1.7 million
visitors last month.
The
Aegean province of Mugla followed with 408,013 foreign tourists in October.
Germans
made up the largest group of foreign visitors to Türkiye, with 925,928, rising
7.6% year-on-year.
It
was followed by Russians at 776,618 (up 15.5% annually), Britons at 530,568 (up
20.2%), Iranians at 281,169 (up 27.6%), and Bulgarians at 277,169 (up 4.2%).
From
January to October, the number of foreigners visiting Türkiye increased 7% at
an annualized pace to 47.3 million.
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