Türkiye welcomed 40,719,786 foreign visitors in the first 10 months of the year, a 14.47 percent increase...

In the first 10 months of the year, Türkiye welcomed 40,719,786 foreign visitors, a 14.47 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's border entry and exit statistics for the January-October 2019 period, the countries sending the most visitors were Russia, Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively.

In the ranking of countries sending the most visitors to Türkiye in the first 10 months of the year, the Russian Federation ranked first with a 16.94 percent increase, Germany ranked second with an 11.88 percent increase, and the United Kingdom ranked third with a 13.16 percent increase. The United Kingdom was followed by Bulgaria and Iran.

The number of foreigners visiting Türkiye this past October also increased by 14.28 percent compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 4,291,574 visitors.

In the ranking of countries sending the most visitors to Türkiye in October 2019, the Russian Federation ranked first with a 31.06 percent increase, Germany ranked second with an 8.57 percent increase, and Bulgaria ranked third with a 1.39 percent increase. Bulgaria was followed by the United Kingdom and Iran.