Türkiye sees 2.6% rise in July foreign tourist arrivals

By Tuba Ongun

Foreign tourist arrivals in Türkiye increased by 2.6% year-on-year to 7.3 million in July, according to official data released on Friday.

The renowned resort city of Antalya on the Turkish Riviera attracted the largest number of foreign visitors, with 2.6 million, according to figures from the Culture and Tourism Ministry.

Istanbul, Türkiye's largest city by population, ranked second with 1.9 million visitors last month.

The northwestern province of Edirne, which borders Bulgaria and Greece, followed with 803,351 foreign tourists in July.

Germans made up the largest group of foreign visitors to Türkiye, with over 1 million visitors, representing a 10% increase compared to the previous year.

Russians ranked second in terms of nationalities, with 922,294 visitors in July, marking a 4.2% annual increase.

They were followed by Britons with 660,906 visitors and Poles with 319,552 visitors.

From January to July, foreign arrivals in Türkiye grew by 8.3% annually to nearly 29 million.