Türkiye saw a slight increase in the number of foreign visitors in the first two months of 2025 despite a decline in February, official data showed on Friday.
Some 4.3 million tourists arrived in the January-February period, a 0.03% increase from a year ago, the Culture and Tourism Ministry said.
In February alone, 2.17 million foreigners visited Türkiye, down 5.34% on a yearly basis. The same number had arrived in January, which marked a record for the month.
Tourists’ arrivals jumped to 52.63 million last year, surpassing the previous high of 49.2 million in 2023. That figure reached 62.27 million when visits by Turks living abroad are included.
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