Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 28
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
In January-November 2018, 1.894 million Iranian tourists visited Turkey, which is 18.17 percent less than in the same period of 2017, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey told Trend Dec. 28.
The share of Iranian citizens in the total number of foreigners who visited Turkey during the eleven months of 2018 was 5.05 percent, the ministry said.
In November 2018, 105,200 tourists from Iran visited Turkey, which is 46.39 percent less than in the same month of 2017, the ministry noted.
"The share of Iranian citizens in the total number of foreigners who visited Turkey in November 2018 accounted to 5.35 percent. For comparison, this figure was 11.88 percent in November 2017," the ministry added.
In November 2018, 1.9 million tourists visited Turkey, which is 19.97 percent more compared to November 2017, according to the ministry.
In January-November 2018, 37.5 million tourists visited Turkey, which is 22.25 percent more than in January-November 2017, the ministry noted.
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