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Turkey To Host Record Tourists in 2008

Published by Ozgur Tore
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the tourism statistics for April. The statistics show that the number of tourists visiting Turkey in 2008 is expected to increase significantly. The number of tourists visiting Turkey in the first four months of 2008 increased by 12.37 percent over the same period last year, reaching 4.63 million. On the other hand, according to the statistics, the number of visitors last month increased by 8.35 percent to 1.65 million compared to the March 2007. Germany ranked first with 270,349 tourists, taking a 16.42 percent share of total tourism in April. The Netherlands got the second place with 110,140 visitors with a 6.68 percent share. Russia followed The Netherlands with 109,044 visitors and a 6.62 percent share. Bulgaria, England, France, Iran, Georgia, Greece and Israel followed in April. The number of Turkish citizens returning to Turkey from abroad increased by 12.56 percent to 773,072 in April compared to the same period last year, while the number of citizens leaving the country increased by 7.96 percent to 739,645.
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