14 Ağustos 2010 Cumartesi

Number of tourists visiting Turkey increases in 2010

Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry announced the number of tourist arrivals to the country in the first half of 2010.

The number of arriving foreigners in Turkey in June 2010 increased by 7,26% compared to the same month of the previous year.

DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGNERS ARRIVING IN TURKEY BY YEARS AND MONTHS

YEARS

RATE OF CHANGE (%)

MONTHS

2008

2009

2010*

2009/2008

2010/2009

JANUARY

782 786

751 817

809 974

-3,96

7,74

FEBRUARY

896 482

898 927

953 848

0,27

6,11

MARCH

1 305 297

1 207 729

1 414 616

-7,47

17,13

APRIL

1 647 903

1 750 281

1 744 628

6,21

-0,32

MAY

2 748 564

2 718 788

3 148 337

-1,08

15,80

JUNE

3 305 832

3 263 089

3 500 024

-1,29

7,26

JULY

4 084 764

4 343 025

6,32

AUGUST

3 762 136

3 760 372

-0,05

SEPTEMBER

2 981 044

3 136 010

5,20

OCTOBER

2 462 497

2 617 193

6,28

NOVEMBER

1 267 996

1 403 740

10,71

DECEMBER

1 091 376

1 226 143

12,35

TOTAL

26 336 677

27 077 114

2,81

6 MONTHS TOTAL

10 686 864

10 590 631

11 571 427

-0,90

9,26

(*):Provisional Data.

According to the provisional data acquired from the General Directorate of Security, the number of arriving foreigners in Turkey in June 2010 has reached 3,500,024 with a 7,26% increase compared to the same month of the previous year.

246,088 (%7,03 ) of 3,500,024 foreign visitors arriving in Turkey in June is excursionist.

The cities with border gates with the most number of arriving foreigners in June 2010 are:

1- Antalya % 39,14 (1,369,850)

2- İstanbul % 18,83 (659,108)

3- Muğla % 14,32 (501,226)

4- Edirne % 6,90 (241,366)

5- İzmir % 4,54 (158,784)

The number of arriving foreigners in Turkey between January-June 2010 increased by 9,26% compared to the same period of the previous year.

According to the provisional data acquired from the General Directorate of Security, the number of arriving foreigners in Turkey between January-June 2010 has reached 11,571,427 with a 9,26% increase compared to the same period of the previous year.

593,163 (%5,13) out of 11,571,427 foreigners arriving in Turkey between January-June 2010 are excursionist.

The cities with border gates with the most number of arriving foreigners between January-June 2010 are:

1- Antalya % 31,21 (3,612,016)

2- İstanbul % 26,46 (3,061,587)

3- Edirne % 8,95 (1,035,638)

4- Muğla % 8,70 (1,006,787)

5- Artvin % 3,97 (459,198)

DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGNERS ARRIVING IN TURKEY BY NATIONALITIES IN

2008-2010(*) JUNE (TOP TEN)

COUNTRIES

2010*

SHARE %

2009

SHARE %

2008

SHARE %

RUSSIAN FED.

578 527

16,53

481 300

14,75

530 369

16,04

GERMANY

423 703

12,11

478 412

14,66

539 482

16,32

U.KINGDOM

419 674

11,99

339 325

10,40

298 690

9,04

IRAN

186 580

5,33

138 175

4,23

126 400

3,82

BULGARIA

119 938

3,43

121 632

3,73

107 082

3,24

NETHERLANDS

98 440

2,81

100 881

3,09

123 892

3,75

FRANCE

96 266

2,75

97 886

3,00

90 594

2,74

U.S.A

95 214

2,72

85 444

2,62

83 167

2,52

UKRAINE

88 640

2,53

87 361

2,68

106 060

3,21

GEORGIA

88 120

2,52

103 834

3,18

69 324

2,10

OTHERS

1 304 922

37,28

1 228 839

37,66

1 230 772

37,23

TOTAL

3 500 024

100,00

3 263 089

100,00

3 305 832

100,00

(*):Provisional Data.

Russian Federation takes the first place by its share of 16,53% (578 527) in the comparison of arriving foreign visitors by nationality in June 2010, Germany takes the second place by its share of 12,11% (423,703) as well as United Kingdom is the third country by its share of 11,99% (419,674). Iran, Bulgaria, Netherlands, France, U.S.A, Ukraine, Georgia and follow respectively United Kingdom.

DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGNERS ARRIVING IN TURKEY BY NATIONALITIES IN

2008-2010(*) JANUARY- JUNE (TOP TEN)

COUNTRIES

2010*

SHARE %

2009

SHARE %

2008

SHARE %

GERMANY

1 683 158

14,55

1 682 803

15,89

1 831 941

17,14

RUSSIAN FED.

1 257 263

10,87

1 003 377

9,47

1 180 162

11,04

U.KINGDOM

1 004 393

8,68

854 271

8,07

765 506

7,16

IRAN

926 383

8,01

527 012

4,98

490 900

4,59

BULGARIA

624 582

5,40

637 523

6,02

549 724

5,14

GEORGIA

449 782

3,89

557 079

5,26

341 553

3,20

NETHERLANDS

416 034

3,60

414 967

3,92

460 408

4,31

SYRIA

375 450

3,24

179 717

1,70

176 177

1,65

FRANCE

368 862

3,19

369 654

3,49

351 804

3,29

GREECE

286 908

2,48

266 382

2,52

249 763

2,34

OTHERS

4 178 612

36,11

4 097 846

38,69

4 288 926

40,13

TOTAL

11 571 427

100,00

10 590 631

100,00

10 686 864

100,00

(*):Provisional Data.

Germany takes the first place by its share of 14,55% (1,683,158) in the comparison of arriving foreign visitors by nationality in January-June 2010, Russian Federation takes the second place by its share of 10,87% ( 1,257,263) as well as United Kingdom is the third country by its share of 8,68% (1 004 393). Iran, Bulgaria, Georgia, Netherlands, Syria, France and Greece follow respectively United Kingdom.

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