Baku, Azerbaijan, July 3
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Of the 4.022 million tourists who visited Turkey in May 2019, 3.212 million arrived by air, which accounted for 79.86 percent of the total number, Trend reports referring to the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
In May 2019, 132,174 tourists arrived in Turkey by sea, which is 3.29 percent of the total number.
According to the ministry, 677,807 tourists arrived in Turkey by road and rail transport.
In May 2019, 1.699 million tourists visited Antalya by air transport, while 1.013 million tourists visited Istanbul by this means of transportation.
In January-May 2019, 9.579 million tourists arrived in Turkey by air, which is 75.09 percent of the total number of incoming tourists.
The ministry noted that 4.022 million tourists visited Turkey in May 2019, which is 9.35 percent more compared to the same period in 2018.
During this period, over 1 million tourists visited Istanbul, while 1.7 million tourists visited Antalya.
According to the ministry, in January-May 2019, 12.757 million tourists visited Turkey, which is 11.30 percent more compared to January-May 2018.
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