Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 3
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
In July 2019, 209,000 tourists from Georgia visited Turkey, which is 9.84 percent more compared to July 2018, Trend reports on Sept. 3 referring to the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The share of Georgian citizens in the total number of foreigners who visited Turkey in July 2019 was 3.16 percent.
In January-July 2019, 1,066 tourists from Georgia visited Turkey, which is 13.91 percent less compared to January-July 2018. The share of Georgian citizens in the total number of foreigners who visited Turkey in January-July 2019 was 4.32 percent.
The ministry noted that 6.617 million tourists visited Turkey in July 2019, which is 16.67 percent more compared to July 2018.
During the reporting period, 1.6 million tourists visited Istanbul, while 2.5 million tourists visited Antalya.
According to the ministry, in January-July 2019, 24.6 million tourists visited Turkey, which is 14.11 percent more compared to January-July 2018.