In 2022, Turkey visited more citizens of Germany than Russia.
In January-December, Turkey was visited by 5.6 million Germans, growth amounted to 12.74% compared to the same period of 2021, Russians took 2nd place (5.2 million, + 11.74%), to British subjects are 3rd place (3.3 million, + 7.56%), reports Sozcu.
Russia for the first time in 6 years lost the leadership of Germany.
In December 2022, in Turkey, tourists from Russia were in the first place – 287 thousand 413 people (11.98%), in 2nd place in Bulgaria – 260 thousand 676 people (10.86%), the Germans occupied 3rd place in the number of tourists – 197 thousand 809 people (8.24%).
In January-September 2022, the Germans (4.5 million) were the leaders in tourism, then Russians (3.9 million) and British (2.8 million) followed, Anadolu reports.
Tourism income in Turkey in 2022 increased by 53.4% compared to the previous year and reached $ 46.3 billion