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Foreign tourist arrivals to Türkiye up 2 percent in January
Türkiye
attracted nearly 2.1 million foreign visitors in January, ticking up 2.05%
year-on-year, according to official data released on Friday.
Istanbul,
Türkiye's largest city by population, posted the greatest number of visitors
with 1.2 million last month, the Culture and Tourism Ministry figures showed.
The
northwestern province of Edirne, which borders both Bulgaria and Greece, saw
237,714 foreign tourist arrivals in January. The famed resort city of Antalya
on the Turkish Riviera followed with 178,306 foreign visitors.
Russia
took the first place by its share of 11.3% – some 230,579 Russians – with
regards to nationalities of foreign visitors over the same period, followed by
Iran (10.4% or 211,801 visitors) and Bulgaria (7.93% or 162,414 visitors).
In
2023, Türkiye welcomed 49.2 million foreign tourists, hiking 10.4% from the
previous year.
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