Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 31
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Around 858,500 Azerbaijani tourists visited Turkey in 2018, or 12.15 percent more than in 2017, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey told Trend Jan. 31.
The share of Azerbaijani citizens in the total number of foreigners who visited Turkey in 2018 was 2.17 percent, the ministry said.
In December 2018, 55,600 tourists from Azerbaijan visited Turkey, which is 6.38 percent more than in the same month of 2017, the ministry noted.
The share of Azerbaijani citizens in the total number of foreigners who visited Turkey in December 2018 stood at 2.85 percent. For comparison, this figure was 3.07 percent in December 2017.
In 2018, 46.1 million tourists visited Turkey, which is 21.45 percent more compared to 2017.
In December 2018, Turkey was visited by 1.950 million tourists, which is 14.49 percent more compared to December 2017, the ministry said.
In December 2018, Bulgaria accounted for most of the tourists who visited Turkey with 206,000 tourists, followed by Germany - 178,000, Georgia - 139,000, Iran - 107,000, and Russia - 99,000.
Turkey’s income from tourism in 2018 increased by 12.3 percent compared to 2017 and amounted to $29.512 billion, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).
Some 81.8 percent of the total income from tourism accounted for foreign tourists and 18.2 percent for Turkish citizens living abroad.
In the 4Q2018, Turkey’s tourism revenues increased by 7.1 percent compared to the same period in 2017 and reached $6.5 billion.
Some 82.6 percent of the total income in the 4Q2018 fell to the share of foreign tourists, while the rest 17.4 percent to the share of Turkish citizens living abroad.
In December 2018, Turkey’s revenues from tourism amounted to $1.4 billion.
On average, every foreign tourist spent $678 in Turkey, according to the TUIK.
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