KYIV. Aug 4 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The flow of tourists from Ukraine to Turkey for the six months of 2016 increased by 46% compared to the same period in 2015, to 414,994 people.
“Ukraine entered the top ten leading countries in terms of tourist traffic to Turkey in January-June 2016, which is 46% up, and ranked fifth, going ahead of the Netherlands, Greece, the United States, Azerbaijan and France,” the cultural affairs and information department of the Turkish Embassy in Ukraine said.
The report stresses in the six months of 2016 the largest number of tourists came to Turkey from Germany (1.503 million people), Georgia (1.038 million people), Bulgaria (783,429 people) and Britain (693,081 people).
According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Turkish Republic, 160,938 Ukrainians visited the country in June 2016, which is 74% more than in June 2015.
The Turkish ministry stressed the most popular destinations among Ukrainians are Antalya, Istanbul and Mugla.
