Türkiye welcomed nearly 25 million foreign visitors in the first 7 months of this year...

Türkiye welcomed nearly 25 million foreign visitors in the first 7 months of this year. The Russian Federation and Germany once again held on to the top spots in the ranking of countries sending the most visitors.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism's foreign visitor figures for the January-July 2019 period have been released.

In July, Türkiye was visited by 6,617,380 foreigners, an increase of 16.67 percent compared to the same month of the previous year.

In the data for the first 7 months, the rate of increase compared to the same period of the previous year stood at 14.11 percent, with 24,693,886 foreign visitors welcomed.

Most Visitors from the Russian Federation

In the ranking of countries sending the most visitors to Türkiye, the Russian Federation took first place in July with an increase of 16.20 percent. Germany came second with an increase of 14.06 percent, and the United Kingdom third with an increase of 19.78 percent. The United Kingdom was followed by the Netherlands and Ukraine, respectively.

In July, Türkiye was visited by 1,043,040 Russians, 868,307 Germans and 425,044 Britons.

The Russian Federation also retained first place in the data for the first 7 months, with an increase of 14.54 percent. In the January-July 2019 period, in the ranking of countries sending the most visitors, the Russian Federation was followed by Germany in second place with an increase of 15.04 percent, and Bulgaria in third place with an increase of 23.50 percent. Bulgaria was followed by the United Kingdom and Iran.

In the first 7 months, 3,752,437 Russian, 2,670,672 German and 1,444,789 Bulgarian citizens were welcomed.