More than 16 million tourists visited Istanbul in 2022
Tourist flow to the Turkish metropolis increased by 77% in a year
Last year, the number of foreign tourists who visited Istanbul increased by 77 percent compared to 2021 year and reached 16 million 18 thousand 726, Turanews.kz reports.
According to the city culture and tourism department, the number of the tourists who came to the city in 2022 reached 16 million 18 thousand 726.
In 2021 year, German tourists was in the first place, however in 2022 year, Russian tourists took the lead and reached the first place in the list.
in 2022, Turkish Megapolis welcomed 1 million 495 thousand 24 tourists from Russia.
The rest of the list as follows:
Germany with 1 million 237 thousand 314 tourists,
Iran with 1 million 97 thousand 993 tourists,
USA with 717 thousand 107 tourists,
England with 613 thousand 199 tourists,
France with 567 thousand 475 tourists,
Israel with 473 thousand 563 tourists,
Iraq with 423 thousand 945 tourists,
390 thousand Saudi Arabia with 353 tourists,
Kuwait with 388 thousand 926 tourists.
