Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 1
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
In June 2019, 160,000 tourists from Georgia visited Turkey, which is 17.34 percent less compared to June 2018, Trend reports on Aug. 1 referring to the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The share of Georgian citizens in the total number of foreigners who visited Turkey in June 2019 was 3.02 percent.
In January-June 2019, 857,888 tourists from Georgia visited Turkey, which is 18.22 percent less compared to January-June 2018. The share of Georgian citizens in the total number of foreigners who visited Turkey in January-June 2019 was 4.75 percent.
The ministry noted that 5.318 million tourists visited Turkey in June 2019, which is 18.05 percent more compared to June 2018.
During the reporting period, over 1.3 million tourists visited Istanbul, while 2.2 million tourists visited Antalya.
According to the ministry, in January-June 2019, 18.076 million tourists visited Turkey, which is 13.20 percent more compared to January-June 2018.
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