Türkiye’s tourism boom: millions of visitors in early 2024

Date:

Türkiye welcomed over 4.3 million tourists in the first two months of 2024, with top visitor numbers from Iran, Bulgaria, and Russia, Culture and Tourism Ministry data shows.

Istanbul came first in the list of cities where visitors to Türkiye entered the country. / Photo: AA Archive
AA Archive Istanbul came first in the list of cities where visitors to Türkiye entered the country. / Photo: AA Archive

Türkiye has hosted over 4.3 million tourists in the first two months of 2024, with the most foreign visitors arriving from neighbouring Iran, Bulgaria, and Russia.

According to data from the Culture and Tourism Ministry compiled by Anadolu on Monday, Türkiye received 56.6 million visitors from other countries last year, including 49.2 million foreign nationals and 7.4 million Turkish citizens living abroad.

In 2024, Türkiye saw 2.4 million foreign visitors in January and 2.2 million in February, according to border entry and exit statistics, while last year saw a total of 3.8 million visitors entering the country.

This means the number of foreign visitors to Türkiye this January-February soared 12 percent from the same period last year, reaching 4.3 million. The first two months of 2023 plus all of 2024 saw a total of 61.3 million tourists come to Türkiye.

Iranian tourists were 437,900, followed by Russia at 433,600 and Bulgaria at 345,300.

Istanbul came first in the list of cities where visitors to Türkiye entered the country, followed by Edirne – bordering Greece – then the Turkish Riviera resort of Antalya, followed by Artvin and Agri.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

Popular

More like this
Related

China’s EV charging infrastructure continues rapid expansion

BEIJING - China's electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure has...

Bankable projects seen as key to unlocking Africa’s $70bn infrastructure gap, says PMI Global Summit

Africa’s greatest obstacle is not a shortage of capital...

Mega Nile dam means economic boost for Ethiopia, anguish for Egypt

Egypt, dependent on the Nile for 97 percent of...

AfCFTA: Rules of origin facing obstacles in the automotive and textile sectors

Addis Ababa – The African Continental Free Trade Area...