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 Istanbul Improves Its Record in Number of Tourists


Istanbul broke the record in the number of tourists. In October, approximately 1 million 585 thousand tourists visited Istanbul, an increase of 431 thousand 921 compared to the same month of 2021. 11.70% of the people who came to the city in October were Russians, 7.33% Germans, 5.97% Iranians, 4.57% Americans and 3.94% British.


According to the data shared by the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, 13 million 372 thousand 526 people visited the city in the first 10 months. Istanbul, which was visited by 1 million 584 thousand 692 tourists in October this year, was visited by an additional 431 thousand 921 people compared to the same period of 2021. It was stated that in addition to the number of visitors, which had an increase of &37% compared to the previous year, most of the visitors came to the city by air. In October, 1 million 538 thousand 452 people visited the city by choosing the airline, while 46 thousand 240 people visited the city by sea.
 
The distribution of visitors to the city according to the ports they entered the city was as follows:
 
In October, 1919 people entered Istanbul from Atatürk Airport, 445 thousand 996 people from Sabiha Gökçen Airport, 1 million 90 thousand 537 people from Istanbul Airport. 1803 from Tuzla Port, 37 thousand 727 from Karaköy Port, 4 thousand 350 from Sarayburnu Port, 1047 from Zeytinburnu Port, 179 from Ambarlı Port, 1060 from Haydarpaşa Port, 33 from Marmara Port, Pendik Port 41 foreign visitors reached from