Türkiye drew more than 7 million foreign visitors in the first quarter of the year, according to official data on Tuesday that also showed robust arrivals fueled a 5.4% increase in tourism revenue.
The number of foreign tourists arriving from January through March climbed 13.37% year-over-year, Culture and Tourism Ministry data showed.
Combined with the arrival of over 2 million Turkish citizens living abroad, the total number of tourists reached more than 9 million, according to the data.
Separate data from the country’s statistical office showed tourism revenues surged by 5.4% year-over-year to $8.8 billion (TL 284.94 billion) in the first quarter of the year.
The arrivals were spearheaded by trips from Iran, Germany, and Russia, whose citizens reserved the top three spots between January and March.
The number of foreign visitors in March alone increased by 15.65% to 2.7 million, according to Culture and Tourism Ministry data.
Among the countries that…