BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 3
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Some 185,358 tourists from Iran visited Turkey in October 2019, which is 67.8 percent more compared to October 2018, Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry told Trend on Dec. 3.
"The share of Iranian citizens in the total number of foreigners who visited Turkey during the reporting month amounted to 4.3 percent," the ministry said.
From January through October 2019, over 1.8 million tourists from Iran visited Turkey, which is 2.04 percent more compared to the same period of 2018.
The share of Iranian citizens in the total number of foreigners who visited Turkey from January through October 2019 amounted to 4.4 percent.
Over 4.2 million tourists visited Turkey in October 2019, which is 14.2 percent more compared to October 2018.
During the reporting period, over 1.6 million people visited Antalya, while over 1.3 million tourists visited Istanbul.
From January through October 2019, over 40.7 million tourists visited Turkey, which is 14.2 percent more compared to the same period of 2018.
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