2014-01-24 23:05:18
Turkey sees 10 percent rise in tourists in 2013 than last year
There has been a 10 percent increase in the number of foreign visitors in Turkey since 201324 January 2014 15:45 (Last updated 24 January 2014 15:46)
ANKARA
There has been a 10 percent increase in the number of foreign visitors since 2013 compared to the 2012, Turkey's Culture and Tourism Minister Omer Celik said in written statement on Friday.
Nearly 35 million tourists came to Turkey last year, while the country received 31.7 million tourists in 2012. Just over half of the foreign visitors came from Europe with 18.7 million of the total of 34.9 million.
Among international visitors that chose Turkey as a holiday destination, German citizens ranked at the top of the list with 5,041,323 visitors. Russians followed Germans with 4,269,306 visitors and the British tourists came third with 2,509,357 visitors last year.
The statistics that the Minister Celik announced also indicate Antalya (11.1 million), İstanbul (10.4 million) and Mugla (3.6 million) were among the places whose border gate was used most frequently by foreign tourists.
Antalya's main industry is tourism, but agriculture, trade and the film industry are also major economic activities, according to Turkish officials.
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There has been a 10 percent increase in the number of foreign visitors in Turkey since 201324 January 2014 15:45 (Last updated 24 January 2014 15:46)
ANKARA
There has been a 10 percent increase in the number of foreign visitors since 2013 compared to the 2012, Turkey's Culture and Tourism Minister Omer Celik said in written statement on Friday.
Nearly 35 million tourists came to Turkey last year, while the country received 31.7 million tourists in 2012. Just over half of the foreign visitors came from Europe with 18.7 million of the total of 34.9 million.
Among international visitors that chose Turkey as a holiday destination, German citizens ranked at the top of the list with 5,041,323 visitors. Russians followed Germans with 4,269,306 visitors and the British tourists came third with 2,509,357 visitors last year.
The statistics that the Minister Celik announced also indicate Antalya (11.1 million), İstanbul (10.4 million) and Mugla (3.6 million) were among the places whose border gate was used most frequently by foreign tourists.
Antalya's main industry is tourism, but agriculture, trade and the film industry are also major economic activities, according to Turkish officials.
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