Tourists carry umbrellas to guard themselves from the solar as they go to the outdated metropolis of Istanbul, Türkiye, July 20, 2023. (REUTERS Photo)
The variety of overseas vacationers visiting Istanbul within the first six months of the yr elevated by 17% to 7.9 million on a yearly foundation.
According to information compiled by Anadolu from Istanbul Directorate of Culture and Tourism, the determine was up from 6.75 million within the January-June interval final yr.
It additionally exceeded the pre-pandemic ranges, because the Turkish metropolis hosted 6.77 million vacationers within the first six months of 2019.
In June alone, Istanbul hosted 1.6 million overseas vacationers, up by 11% from 1.47 million in the identical month final yr. Some 10.6% of overseas guests have been Russians, adopted by Germans with 7.13% and U.S. nationals with 6.32%.
Istanbul hosted vacationers from 194 nations in June.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
