Türkiye’s major tourist hub, Antalya welcomed over 2 million foreign visitors in the first four months of the year, marking the best start to the year so far, official data showed on Thursday.
The Mediterranean gem, one of the most favored tourist locations globally in the recent period hosted some 2.06 million tourists in January through April, up 14.1% year-over-year, the data from Culture and Tourism Ministry revealed.
The statement noted that the city broke a new record in tourism, with the number of visitors in April only surging by nearly 4.9% on an annual basis to 1.06 million. This figure was recorded as the best April figure so far, according to the ministry.
Leading the list of arrivals in April were tourists arriving from Germany with 259,717. Germans were followed by visitors from Russia, whose count stood at 194,948 and the third spot was reserved for visitors from Britain, with some 141,497.
Similarly, in the first four months, German…