The Istanbul Culture and Tourism Directorate announced the number of tourist arrivals to Istanbul in April 2014.
The number of tourist arrivals to Istanbul continues to increase compare to previous years’ arrival figures. It is very likely that Istanbul will break all time tourist records by the end of 2014.
ISTANBUL
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Change compare to 2013 (Monthly)
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Change compare to 2013(Cumulative)
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2013
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2014
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JANUARY
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532.726
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635.283
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19,4
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19,4
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FEBRUARY
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617.015
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696.054
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12,8
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15,8
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MARCH
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838.201
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866.985
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3,4
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10,6
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APRIL
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936.961
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1.014.662
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8,3
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9,9
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2.924.453
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3.212.984
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During the first 4 months of 2014, top nations and their percentages are as follows:
Germany:%9.9, Russia:%5.9, Iran:%4.5, France:%4.0, UK:%3.9, Italy:%3.7, USA: 3.6%, Libya:%2.9, Ukraine:%2.8, The Netherlands:%2.7, South Korea:%2.3, Saudi Arabia:%2.2, Azerbaijan:%2.1, Iraq:%2.1, Syria:%1.9, Other countries: 45,4.
A total of 317.317 Germans, 191.021 Russians, and 145.964 Iranian tourists visited Istanbul in the first 4 months of 2014.
Source:FTNnews
