Antalya, the Turkish resort city in the southwest, hosted 2 million tourists in the first four months of the year, up 14.10% on an annual basis, according to a recent statement from the country’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Anadolu reported.
The statement noted that the number of 2 million tourists was highlighted as the best start to a year of all time in Antalya’s tourism history.
The number of tourists in Antalya was recorded as 1 million in April, up 4.86% on an annual basis.
The ministry stated that German tourists ranked first in April with 259,700 visitors, followed by Russian tourists with 194,900 and 141,400 tourists from the UK.
In the four-month period, the number of tourists to Antalya from Germany toppled the ranking with 539,600 visitors.
Following German visitors, for the same four-month period, visitors from Russia came in second with 366,700, and visitors from the UK ranked third with 266,100.
Tourists from Poland, the…