Türkiye sees record number of tourists in last 7 months

In the first seven months of 2023, a record number of tourists visited Türkiye, according to the country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Report informs referring to Anadolu Agency.

In January-July this year, more than 30 million tourists visited Türkiye, including 26,766,240 foreigners and 3,327,206 citizens of the country living abroad. Growth compared to the same period last year amounted to 11.6 percent.

The first place in the ranking of countries whose citizens visited Türkiye was taken by the Russian Federation - almost 3.5 million people. The increase was 59.22 percent. The second and third places are held by Germany and the UK, with 3,211,724 and 2,063,740 tourists, respectively. The indicator increased by 7.32 and 14 percent compared to last year.