According to ministry data, many tourists from different continents chose Turkey for their holidays in the first 7 months of the year. Only in July, millions of tourists came from America to Africa, from Europe to Asia.
Turkey continues to make its mark among the tourism favorite countries…
In the first 7 months of the year, more than 20 million tourists from different continents visited Turkey.
According to the border statistics of July and the first 7 months of the year announced by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism the previous day, the number of foreign visitors increased by 128.28 percent in the first 7 months of the year and became 23 million 30 thousand 209.
In addition, with 3 million 165 thousand 538 citizens residing abroad, the total number of visitors exceeded 26 million.
They came to Turkey from different continents
In the first 7 months of the year, Turkey; It attracted tourists from different continents, from Africa to South Asia, from Europe to America.
751 thousand 123 foreigners came from Africa, 175 thousand 590 foreigners from America, 4 million 375 thousand 93 foreigners from Asia, 12 million 132 thousand 8 foreigners from Europe and 4 million 759 thousand 756 foreigners from the Commonwealth of Independent States.
355 thousand 474 of the visitors are excursionists
355 thousand 474 (1.54 percent) of the 23 million 30 thousand 209 foreign visitors who came to the country in the January-July 2022 period were excursionists.
The top 5 provinces with the border gates that day-trippers most frequently enter are as follows:
Istanbul (8 million 514 thousand 806), Antalya (6 million 359 thousand 373), Edirne (2 million 522 thousand 829), Muğla (1 million 481 thousand 991) and Artvin (781 thousand 260).
The number of visitors increased by 52.84%
In July 2022, the number of foreign visitors increased by 52.84 percent compared to the same month of the previous year.
The number of visitors was 6 million 665 thousand 129.
Countries with the most visitors in July
In the ranking of the countries sending the most visitors to Turkey, last July, Germany (962 thousand 3), Russian Federation (741 thousand 419), England (545 thousand 973), Netherlands (266 thousand 026) and Bulgaria (250 thousand 859) were in the top five. shared the row.
Following these countries, the 20 most visited countries are respectively; Iran (227 thousand 473), France (225 thousand 889), Poland (219 thousand 608), Iraq (180 thousand 736), Belgium (163 thousand 923), Georgia (162 thousand 844), USA (137 thousand 77), Romania (131,372) Austria (129,508), Kazakhstan (122,64), Saudi Arabia (110,991), Israel (109,556), Jordan (93,658), Denmark (93,588) and Kuwait (90 thousand 948).
In the same month, 153 thousand 746 foreign citizens from Africa, 35 thousand 434 from America, 1 million 146 thousand 663 from Asia, 3 million 779 thousand 234 from Europe, 1 million 325 thousand 970 from the Commonwealth of Independent States, Turkey visited .
124 thousand 486 of the 6 million 665 thousand 129 foreign visitors who came to the country in July were excursionists.
More than 2 million entries were made from Antalya
The border gates they enter the most; Antalya (2 million 309 thousand 973), Istanbul (1 million 759 thousand 506), Edirne (772 thousand 978), Muğla (607 thousand 530) and Izmir (281 thousand 606).
In the first seven months, 961 thousand 610 visitors to the country preferred sea travel, 22 million 280 thousand 801 air travel, 7 million 328 thousand 466 land and 28 thousand 910 train travel. In July, 334 thousand 190 of the visitors entered the country by sea, 6 million 176 thousand 414 by air, 1 million 846 thousand 335 by land and 6 thousand 427 by train.
According to ministry figures, the countries that sent the most tourists in the first seven months are as follows:
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Germany: 2 million 992 thousand 551
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Russia: 2 million 197 thousand 331
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England: 1 million 810 thousand 248
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Bulgaria: 1 million 439 thousand
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Iran: 1 million 278 thousand 61
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Netherlands: 728 thousand 991
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Georgia: 700 thousand 533
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Iraq: 660 thousand 45
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Poland: 583 thousand 503
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France: 572 thousand 806
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USA: 519 thousand 634
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Romania: 465 thousand 496
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Israel: 422 thousand 208
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Azerbaijan: 412 thousand 500
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Kazakhstan: 409 thousand 991
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Ukraine: 374 thousand 79
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Belgium: 371 thousand 4
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Kuwait: 279 thousand 274
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Greece: 277 thousand 879
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Jordan: 272 thousand 676