In the first round of this year, the number of foreign tourists visiting Istanbul increased by 10 percent to 5 million 244,936 compared with the same period the previous year. Among the foreigners who came to the city were 167,824 Russians.
Most visitors to Istanbul this year have reportedly used the airline. And the number of people arriving by sea has fallen by 29 per cent.
This year, citizens of Azerbaijan, Germany, Iran, the United States, France, England, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Uzbekistan, the People's Republic of China, and the Netherlands were among those who visited the city.