ANKARA
Foreign tourist arrivals in Türkiye increased by 7.03 percent year-on-year in January-October to 47.3 million, according to data from the Culture and Tourism Ministry on Nov. 22.
Including Turks residing abroad, 54.6 million visitors came to Türkiye 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 Türkiye rose by 7.1 percent from the same period of last year to 6.25 million, accounting for 13.2 percent of…
