Istanbul, which is among the world’s few destinations with its historical texture and cultural riches, has hosted 7 million foreign visitors in the last 8 months.
According to the statement made by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the number of tourists coming to Istanbul increased in August.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the number of foreign visitors to Istanbul in August 2017 reached to 1 million 247 thousand 384 persons with an increase of 37 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. In the first 8 months of the year, the number of foreign visitors to Istanbul increased by 10.8 percent compared to the same period last year.
Istanbul welcomed 6 million 952 thousand 86 foreign visitors in January-August period. When we look at the distribution of foreigners who came to Istanbul according to the countries, the first 3 did not change again. Germany ranked first with 656 thousand 428 people followed by Saudi Arabia with 526 thousand 84 people and Iran with 413 thousand 273 people.
When the data of the last few years are examined, it is seen that the number of visitors coming from the Arab countries to Istanbul and the distance between the visitors are increasing every year.
In the January-August period of last year, the number of visitors from Arab countries, which is 1 million 303 thousand 631, increased by 36.7 percent in the same period of 2017 reached 1 million 782 thousand 536.
