More than 143,000 visitors: Iraq among top nationalities arriving in Turkey in August

The latest official data on the distribution of foreign visitors to Turkey showed that the number of Iraqi visitors in August rose to 143,322, compared with 140,441 visitors in the same month last year, an increase of 2.05%.

According to the data, Iraqi visitors accounted for 2.06% of the total foreign tourists arriving in Turkey during the month, topping the list of Arab visitors and ranking among the most prominent nationalities overall.

Russia topped the list with 1,052,211 visitors, followed by Iran with 381,495 visitors. Saudi Arabia recorded 143,000 visitors, Jordan 43,742 visitors, and Lebanon 38,191 visitors.

Other nationalities also recorded notable increases, most prominently Chinese visitors with a rise of 64.77% (61,251 visitors) and Egyptians with a rise of 46.92% (32,458 visitors).