Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 7
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Out of 6.3 million tourists who visited Turkey in August 2019, 4.9 million people arrived by air, which is 78.43 percent of the total number of tourists, Trend reports referring to the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry.
In August 2019, 228,154 tourists arrived by sea, which is 3.62 percent of the total number, the ministry said. Some 1.132 million tourists arrived in Turkey by road and rail, the report said.
The ministry noted that in August 2019, 2.4 million people arrived in the Turkish province of Antalya, and 1.5 million tourists arrived in Istanbul by air.
“In January-August 2019, 24.013 million tourists arrived in Turkey by air, which makes 77.46 percent of their total number,” the ministry said.
In August 2019, 6.307 million tourists visited Turkey, which is 17.17 percent more compared to the same period in 2018.
During this period, 2.4 million tourists visited Antalya, 1.5 million tourists - Istanbul.
In January-August 2019, 31 million tourists visited Turkey, which is 14.72 percent more compared to the same period in 2018.
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