The number of foreign tourists coming to Istanbul in the first 5 months of the year increased by 19% compared to the same period of the previous year and became 6 million 276 thousand 481.
According to the data of the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, 5 million 284 thousand 714 foreign tourists came to Istanbul in the first 5 months of 2022. This number increased by 19% this year to 6 million 276 thousand 481.
The city, which received 1 million 505 thousand 948 foreign tourists last month, had 1 million 402 thousand 366 foreign tourists in May last year. Accordingly, the number of foreign tourists in May increased by 7 compared to the same month of the previous year.
1 million 467 thousand 931 of the tourists who came last month preferred the air route, while the number of those who visited the city by sea was 38 thousand 17. Compared to last year, those arriving in Istanbul by air increased by 6%, while those arriving by sea increased by 81%.
1171 people from Ataturk Airport, 408 thousand 366 people from Sabiha Gokcen Airport and 1 million 58 thousand 394 people from Istanbul Airport entered Istanbul.
2 thousand 100 foreign visitors came from Tuzla Port, 31 thousand 618 foreign visitors from Karakoy Port, 2 thousand 164 foreign visitors from Sarayburnu Port, 1491 foreign visitors from Zeytinburnu Port and 284 foreign visitors from Ambarli Port, 279 foreign visitors came from Haydarpasa Port, 62 foreign visitors from Pendik Port and 19 foreign visitors from Marmara Port.
While 70.28% of the visitors to the city used Istanbul Airport, 27.12% preferred Sabiha Gokcen International Airport.
Russians are in the first place in the number of tourists
According to last month’s figures, Russians took the first place among foreign visitors with 175 thousand 466 people.
Russia was followed by Germany with 117 thousand 227 tourists, the USA with 83 thousand 374 tourists, Iran with 80 thousand 504 tourists, England with 68 thousand 217 tourists, France with 53 thousand 912 tourists, and Saudi Arabia with 50 thousand 403 tourists, Israel with 38 thousand 44 tourists, Uzbekistan with 32 thousand 925 tourists, Italy with 32 thousand 369 tourists, and Kazakhstan with 31 thousand 611 tourists, Iraq with 29 thousand 161 tourists, the Netherlands with 28 thousand 958 tourists, Morocco with 24 thousand 418 tourists, and Algeria with 22 thousand 985 tourists.
13.61% of those who visited Istanbul in May were Russians, 8.1% Iranians and 7.47% Germans. 4.36% of the incoming tourists are Americans, 3.62% are British (United Kingdom), 3.13% are French, and 2.91% are Israelis.
Tourists from 192 countries visited Istanbul in May, one each from Papua New Guinea and North Korea, and two each from Puerto Rico, Sao Tome and Principe.
Source: Trthaber / Prepared by Irem Yildiz