From January to May, a total of 17,809,000 tourists arrived in Türkiye. During this period, Germany led as the top country sending tourists to the country, followed closely by Russia in second place.
The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism released the latest figures on Friday, revealing a 12.47 percent increase in tourist arrivals compared to the same period last year.
Germany topped the list with over 1.1 million visitors from January to April 2024. Russia followed closely with 1.078 million tourists, and Iran was next with more than 946,000 arrivals. Bulgaria and the UK rounded out the top five countries.
In May alone, Türkiye saw a 14 percent rise in foreign visitors compared to May of the previous year, with arrivals reaching 5,130,119 people.
