Including Turks residing abroad, 54.6 million visitors came to Turkey in the first 10 months of 2024.
In October alone, the country hosted 5.45 million international holidaymakers, marking a 9.25 percent increase from a year ago.
Russians constituted the largest group of foreign visitors, followed by Germans and Britons, according to the ministry data.
From January to October, the number of Russians vacationing in Turkey rose by 7.1 percent from the same period of last year to 6.25 million, accounting for 13.2 percent of all foreign tourist arrivals.
During this period, more than 6 million German nationals visited the country, up 6.4 percent year-on-year.
British tourists surged 17 percent annually to 4.2…
