Türkiye’s economic and cultural hub and one of the most prominent tourist locations globally, Istanbul has attracted nearly 2.5 million foreign visitors in the first two months of the year, according to data shared by the Culture and Tourism Ministry on Tuesday.
The city straddling two continents drew some 2.45 million visitors, according to the statement, resulting in an 8.08% increase when compared to the same period a year earlier.
Accordingly, Istanbul stood out at the forefront, hosting over half of the 4.34 million visitors arriving in the country in the stated period, the Culture and Tourism Ministry’s data showed.
Moreover, based on the data for February, it was stated that the number of foreign visitors to the city surged 19.14% year-over-year to 1.29 million.
Leading the list of arrivals last month were visitors from Russia with 138,957 followed by tourists from Germany (95,465) and those arriving from Iran (75,312). Iran was followed…