The state of Antalya, the Turkish tourism capital overlooking the Mediterranean, received 15 million 689 thousand 258 foreign tourists during the past year 2023.
Data from the Antalya Culture and Tourism Directorate showed that the latter broke the record, which last reached its peak in 2019.
Russians topped the list of tourists who visited the Turkish state the most, with 3,461,762, an increase of 14.10 percent compared to the previous year.
In second place were German tourists with 3,363,510 tourists, an increase of 14.10 percent compared to 2022.
As for British tourists, their numbers increased by 19 percent to reach 1,318,215 visitors, where they ranked third after the Russians and Germans.
