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Number of incoming Israeli tourists in Turkey increases

Business Materials 28 February 2018 15:44 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 28

By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:

The number of Israeli citizens who visited Turkey in January 2018 increased by 7,696 people, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism said in a report.

During the reporting period, 18,959 Israeli citizens visited Turkey.

According to the report, 1.3 percent accounted for the share of Israeli citizens in a total number of foreigners who visited Turkey in January 2018.

In January 2017, 1.07 percent accounted for the share of Israeli citizens in a total number of foreign citizens who visited Turkey.

According to the report, 1.4 million foreigners visited Turkey in January 2018.

"Iranian citizens rank first among foreign citizens who visited Turkey in January 2018 (154,296 people), followed by Georgian citizens ranking second (150,849 people), Bulgarian citizens ranking third (119,296 people), German citizens ranking fourth (86,875 people) and Russian citizens ranking fifth (68,334 people)," the report says.

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