According to the statement of the Russian Tour Operators Association (ATOR), affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in the first 10 months of this year, more than 21 million foreign tourists visited Turkey, approximately 4.4 million from Russia. .
According to the statement of the Russian Tour Operators Association (ATOR), affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in the first 10 months of this year, more than 21 million foreign tourists visited Turkey, approximately 4.4 million from Russia. .
Russia maintained its leadership in tourist flow to Turkey. In the January-October period, approximately 4.4 million Russian tourists came to Turkey. This number is 128.2 percent more than the same period last year, but 24.8 percent less than the pre-pandemic 2019 data.
Germany ranks second with 2.7 million tourists, and Ukraine ranks third with approximately 2 million tourists.
Antalya was the most preferred route by the tourists. 79 percent of Russian tourists preferred Antalya. The rate of tourists going to Istanbul was around 14 percent, the rest of the tourists vacationed on the Aegean coast.
