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Turkey hosts 14.5 percent more tourists in Jan-May, 2011

29 June 2011 [11:16] - TODAY.AZ
The number of tourists visiting Turkey increased 14.56 percent in January-May period of 2011 when compared to the same period of 2010.

Turkey hosted 9.2 million tourists in the mentioned period, while the number of tourists visiting the country in May also rose 4.28 percent to 3.2 million.

According to Culture & Tourism Ministry's web-site, Russia sent the highest number of tourists to Turkey in May 2011, and followed by Germany and Britain.

In January-May period of 2011, Germany sent the highest number of tourists with 15.01 percent, and it was followed by Russia (9.47 percent), Iran (8.08 percent), Britain (6.5 percent), Bulgaria (6 percent), France (4.29 percent), Georgia (4.18 percent), the Netherlands (3.88 percent), Syria (3.81 percent) and Greece (2.74 percent).


/World Bulletin/
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