Led by the Russians .. More than 12 million tourists visited Turkey within 6 months

16 august 2017
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Russian nationals were the first to arrive in Turkey during the first half of 2017, while purchases in July increased by 403% compared to the same period last year.

This comes against the background of the normalization of relations between Ankara and Moscow, after a period of tension and disconnection; because of the incident of the Turkish army dropped a Russian fighter at the Syrian border, after violating the airspace of Turkey.

According to data from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the number of foreigners who visited Turkey during the period from January to June 2017 increased by 14.5% compared with the same period of 2016.

The total number of foreign tourists to Turkey during the period mentioned, 12 million and 249 thousand and 449 people, including one million and 692 thousand and 103 Russian tourists.

According to statistics company, "Global Blue", specialized re-added value of foreign shoppers in Turkey, the added value that the Russians demanded its return size, increased from 630 thousand Turkish liras (about 178 thousand dollars) in 2016 to 3.2 million Turkish liras (around 904 thousand Dollars) this year.

The increase in the number of Russian tourists was positively reflected on the Turkish retail sector, with purchases increasing by 403% over the same month in 2016.

Spending Russian tourists in Turkey also witnessed a growth rate of 17%, from last July, compared with the same month of 2016, to rise from 977 pounds (about $ 275) to 1140 pounds (about $ 322).

"The return of Russian tourists to the Turkish market is very healthy," said Salim Sheikhan, general manager of Global Blue. "Confidence is back in full and losses are quickly compensated.

The statistics of Global Blue also showed that Chinese tourists occupied the second place after the Russians, in terms of spending in Turkey, last July, where purchases increased by 314% compared to the same month last year.

The increased value added demanded Chinese returned from the Turkish authorities size, one million and 213 thousand and 433 Turkish liras (about 343 thousand dollars) in July 2016 to 5 million and 23 thousand and 35 Turkish liras (about a million and $ 418 thousand) in the same month of 2017.

The rate of spending of one Chinese tourist in Turkey increased from 1,241 Turkish liras (about 350 dollars) in July 2016 to 2547 Turkish lira (about 720 dollars) last month.

This resolution of the citizens of the State of Kuwait in the third place, among the highest spending in Turkey last July, an increase of 140% foreigners, Iraqis ranked fourth followed by 115%, and the Germans came fifth by 91%.

In the same context, the volume of spending of Saudi tourists last July by 66%, Emiratis by 65%, and Azeris by 50%, Iranians by 45%, and Qataris by 40%

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