Türkiye sees 12-pct increase in foreign tourists in Jan.-Feb.: report

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Türkiye sees 12-pct increase in foreign tourists in Jan.-Feb.: report

STORY: Türkiye sees 12-pct increase in foreign tourists in Jan.-Feb.: report SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in Türkiye STORYLINE: Türkiye hosted 4.3 million foreign tourists in the first two months of this year, a 12 percent year-on-year increase, the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry said on Friday. While the number of visitors in January showed a modest increase of 2 percent compared to the previous year, there was a significant surge of 22.68 percent in February, according to the ministry's statistical data. The top choice for foreign visitors was Istanbul, the country's largest city renowned for its cultural and financial significance, constituting 56.3 percent of the total visits, the data showed. Edirne, a northwestern province bordering Greece and Bulgaria, ranked as the second most visited province with 11.7 percent of the total visits, followed by the Mediterranean

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