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Number of Uzbek tourists visiting Turkey slightly increases

Türkiye Materials 6 August 2019 13:11 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 6

By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:

Some 24,400 tourists from Uzbekistan visited Turkey in June 2019, which is 5.24 percent more compared to the same period in 2018, Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism told Trend.

According to the ministry, the share of Uzbek citizens in the total number of foreigners visiting Turkey over this period made up 0.46 percent.

It was noted that 111,200 tourists from Uzbekistan visited Turkey in January-June 2019, which is 11.30 percent less compared to the same period in 2018.

"The share of Uzbek citizens in the total number of foreigners visiting Turkey in January-June 2019 amounted to 0.62 percent," the ministry said.

Turkey was visited by 5.318 million tourists in June 2019, which is 18.05 percent more compared to the same period in 2018.

During this period, more than 1.3 million people visited Istanbul and 2.2 million people visited Antalya.

According to the ministry, 18.076 million people visited Turkey in January-June 2019, which is 13.20 percent more compared to the same period in 2018.

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