The flow of foreign tourists in Istanbul in January -April grew by 10 percent compared to the same period last year – from 4 million 770 thousand 533 to 5 million 244 thousand 936 people.
Such data on Monday, June 10, is given by the press service of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Istanbul.
In April of this year, the flow of foreign tourists in the Turkish metropolis increased by 15 percent compared to the same month of 2023 – from 1 million 289 thousand 903 to 1 million 478 thousand 218 people.
At the same time, 1 million 459 thousand 83 percent of foreign guests arrived in Istanbul in air transport, another 19 thousand 135 – preferred sea transport.
The number of arrivals in Istanbul by the aircraft increased by 16 percent compared to the same month of last year, and the number of arrivals by sea decreased by 29 percent.
In April, 1276 foreign guests used the services of Ataturk Airport, 394 thousand 772 people – Sabiha Gokchen Airport and 1 million 63 thousand 35 people – Istanbul airport.
– the largest flow of tourists in April was observed from the Russian Federation
Most of the tourists in Istanbul in April arrived from the Russian Federation – 167 thousand 824 people. The following are tourists from Germany (109 thousand 202), Iran (80 thousand, 193 tourists), the USA (68 thousand 103 tourists), France (62 thousand 404 tourists), Great Britain (60 thousand 429 tourists), Saudi Arabia (42 thousand 59 tourists), Italy (41 thousand, 195 tourists), Uzbekistan (31 thousand 810 tourists), the Chinese People’s Republic (31 thousand 348 tourists), the Netherlands (31 thousand 168 tourists) and Azerbaijan (28 thousand (28 thousand .
In April, Istanbul was visited by foreign tourists from 199 countries, including Puerto Rico, Nauru, Tonggs, Somaliland, San Tome and Principi, Samoa, DPRK, Tuvalu, Saint Vinadin and Grenadines.
In April 2020, the flow of foreign tourists in the Turkish metropolis amounted to 960, in April 2021 – 419 thousand 486, in April 2022 – 977 thousand 888 people.