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Türkiye sees rise in foreign tourist arrivals in 2024
Türkiye
welcomed 35.8 million foreign tourists in the first eight months of 2024,
marking a 7.1% increase compared to the same period last year, the Culture and
Tourism Ministry reported on Tuesday.
Russian
citizens led the influx, with 4.55 million visitors during the January-August
period, followed closely by Germany with 4.38 million and the UK with 3.1
million tourists.
Istanbul,
Türkiye's largest city and a major tourist destination, received 34.3% of all
foreign visitors, totaling nearly 12.27 million. The Mediterranean resort city
of Antalya followed, attracting 11 million foreign tourists, while Edirne,
located in northwestern Türkiye near the borders of Bulgaria and Greece,
welcomed 3.36 million visitors.
In
August alone, the number of foreign tourists visiting Türkiye reached 6.82
million, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 2.47%.
In
2023, Türkiye recorded 49.2 million tourist arrivals, compared to 44.5 million
in 2022.
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