58.32 percent increase in the number of tourists

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism shared data on the number of visitors to the country in the January-August period of the year.

Accordingly, Turkey hosted 32 million 500 thousand 190 visitors in 8 months of the year. The number of foreign visitors increased by 108.48 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 29 million 334 thousand 652.

In the ranking of the countries sending the highest number of visitors to Turkey, Germany is the first with 105.73 percent and 3 million 850 thousand 816 people, Russian Federation is the second with 22.8 percent increase and 3 million 3 thousand 836 people, England is the second with 2 thousand 120.57 percent and 2 million 360 thousand 404 people. (United Kingdom) placed third. Britain was followed by Bulgaria and Iran.

DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGN VISITORS TO TURKEY BY YEARS AND MONTHS
years% CHANGE RATE
MONTHS2020202120222021/20202022/2021
FIREPLACE1 787 435509 7871 281 666-71.48151.41
FEBRUARY1 733 112537 9761 541 393-68.96186.52
MARCH718 097905 3232 079 56526.07129.70
APRIL24 238790 6872 574 4233162.18225.59
MAY29 829936 2823 873 2123038.83313.68
JUNE214 7682 047 5965 014 821853.40144.91
JULY932 9274 360 9526 665 129367.4552.84
AUGUST1 814 7013 982 1686 304 443119.4458.32
SEPTEMBER2 203 4823 513 45359.45
OCTOBER1 742 3033 471 54099.25
NOVEMBER833 9911 763 982111.51
DECEMBER699 3301 892 520170.62
TOTAL12 734 21324 712 26694.06
8 MONTHS TOTAL7 255 10714 070 77129 334 65293.94108.48

IN AUGUST, 58.32 PERCENT INCREASE COMPARED TO THE LAST YEAR

In August, the number of foreign visitors increased by 58.32 percent compared to the same month of the previous year and reached 6 million 304 thousand 443.

The most visitors to Turkey in August were Germany with 858 thousand 265 people, the Russian Federation with 806 thousand 505 people, England (United Kingdom), Bulgaria and Iran with 550 thousand 156 people, respectively.