In the January-August period of 2022, the number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey increased by 108.4% and exceeded 29.3 million. Turkey reached 31 million in the same period of 2019.
Turkey Hosted 29.3 Million Tourists in 8 Months
According to the data of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey in the January-August period of 2022 increased by 108.4% and exceeded 29.3 million. Turkey reached 31 million in 2019.
In eight months, the most tourists came from Germany with 3.8 million. It was followed by Russia, which exceeded 3.0 million. England took third place with 2.3 million. The Netherlands, Iraq, Poland and France followed Iran, which reached 1.5 million.
Number of foreign tourists coming to Turkey
| AYLAR | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 |
| OCAK | 1 539 496 | 509 787 | 1 281 666 |
| ŞUBAT | 1 670 238 | 537 976 | 1 541 393 |
| MART | 2 232 358 | 905 323 | 2 079 565 |
| NİSAN | 3 293 176 | 790 687 | 2 574 423 |
| MAYIS | 4 022 254 | 936 282 | 3 873 212 |
| HAZİRAN | 5 318 984 | 2 047 596 | 5 014 821 |
| TEMMUZ | 6 617 380 | 4 360 952 | 6 665 129 |
| AĞUSTOS | 6 307 508 | 3 982 168 | 6 304 443 |