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NUMBER OF TOURISTS VISITING TURKEY REACHES 8 MLN BETWEEN JAN-MAY
ANKARA (A.A) - 24.06.2010 - The number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey between January and May 2010 reached 8 million.
According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism data, the number of foreign nationals visiting the country increased by 10.14 percent between January and May 2010 when compared to the same period last year.
Germany ranked the first among countries sending tourists to Turkey. Iran and Russia followed Germany.
1.2 million German, 739 thousand Iranian and 678 thousand Russian tourists visited Turkey in the first five months of 2010.
The number of foreign tourists coming to Turkey in May 2010 rose by 15.7 percent to 3.1 million when compared to the same month of 2009.
According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism data, the number of foreign nationals visiting the country increased by 10.14 percent between January and May 2010 when compared to the same period last year.
Germany ranked the first among countries sending tourists to Turkey. Iran and Russia followed Germany.
1.2 million German, 739 thousand Iranian and 678 thousand Russian tourists visited Turkey in the first five months of 2010.
The number of foreign tourists coming to Turkey in May 2010 rose by 15.7 percent to 3.1 million when compared to the same month of 2009.
