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Istanbul welcomes more than 6 mln foreign tourists

• June 28 2023 07:00:04

The number of foreign tourists visiting Istanbul increased by 19 percent from a year ago in the first five months of 2023 to around 6.3 million.

In May alone, 1.5 million foreign tourists arrived in the city, according to the data from the provincial directorate of culture and tourism . This marked a 7 percent increase in tourist arrivals compared with the same month of last year.

Most of the foreign tourists - 1.47 million people - arrived in the city by air in May, while a little more than 38,000 traveled to Istanbul by sea. From January to May, 50 cruise ships with 71,000 passengers visited the city.

Russians constituted the largest group of international holidaymakers, and Germans followed in the ranking. Official data showed that nearly 176,000 Russians – accounting for 13.6 percent of total foreign tourist arrivals - and 117,000 German nationals vacationed in Istanbul last month.

The city, with a population of more than 15 million, also welcomed some 84,000 American, 81,000 Iranian, 68,000 British, 54,000 French and 38,000 Israeli tourists.

More than 1 million foreign tourists entered the city via Istanbul Airport, while the corresponding figure for Sabiha Gökçen Airport was 408,366.

Meanwhile, Istanbul Airport served a record number of daily passengers on June 26. The mega airport hosted 1,593 flights and 252,365 passengers on that day. Tens of thousands of people are traveling across Türkiye during the nine-day-long Eid al-Adha holiday.

Earlier this month, the airport hosted 1,684 flights as thousands of fans, mostly British and Italian, traveled to the city to watch the UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City and Inter Milan. This marked an all-time-high air traffic figure in Europe.

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Turkey’s metropolis is being packed with foreign tourists as arrivals in June topped pre-pandemic levels and more than doubled from a year ago, in a much-sought rebound from a coronavirus-driven slump.

Dominated by arrivals from Europe and the U.S., the number of foreign visitors in Istanbul surged nearly 115% in June to over 1.47 million, data from the provincial culture and tourism directorate showed Tuesday.

The figure more than doubled compared to 684,621 arrivals in June of last year. It also topped the levels seen before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Some 1.1 million and 1.36 million foreign tourists visited Istanbul in the same months of 2018 and 2019, respectively.

Arrivals had dropped to as low as 66,725 in June of 2020 due to tight restrictions to curb the spread of the outbreak.

The number of foreign visitors in the January-June period of this year soared to more than 6.75 million, the data showed.

Known as a destination where Europe meets Asia that has long captivated visitors with its culture, art and history, Istanbul is seeing a significant increase in the number of foreigners arriving for shopping and health tourism.

Tourists from Germany topped the list among nations in June with 126,507 arrivals, followed by 117,169 arrivals from Russia, 99,115 from Iran, 96,604 from the United States and 59,901 arrivals from the United Kingdom, the data showed.

Among others, some 48,142 French citizens visited Istanbul in June, in addition to around 45,000 Iraqis, 40,057 Kuwaitis, 36,290 Uzbekistani and 33,417 Jordanians.

Some 28,935 tourists arrived from Israel, around 25,443 from the Netherlands and 25,180 from Italy.

According to a World Travel & Tourism Council report, Turkey is set to be the fourth most popular European destination this summer.

Turkey's tourism revenues nearly tripled in the second quarter while first-half foreign visitor numbers surged close to 2019 levels, according to official data.

Revenues surged 190% from a year earlier to $8.72 billion in the April-June period. In June, the number of foreign visitors arriving in the country leapt 145% from a year earlier to 5.02 million, with first-half numbers hitting 16.37 million, up 186% from a year ago, the Culture and Tourism Ministry said last week.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said Turkey aimed for $37 billion in tourism revenues and attracting 47 million tourists this year, raising the targets from $35 billion and 45 million.

Officials had hoped tourism this year could replicate or exceed the numbers from 2019, when some 52 million visitors brought in $34 billion in revenue.

In 2021, tourism revenues doubled to almost $25 billion, recovering from the worst of the COVID-19 impact, but remaining well below the level recorded in 2019.

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The Istanbul Tourist Pass® is an electronic tourist pass that provides access to more than 60 different sites, activities, and services around the city. You will receive an instant confirmation email as soon as you place your order, and you will have the option to either use the Pass immediately or keep the information in your email in order to use them when you arrive in Istanbul.

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It's simple to place an order for your Istanbul Tourist Pass®! You can only buy it online, therefore in order to get started, these are the steps you need to do. First, determine the total number of days for which you intend to utilize the Pass: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10-Day. Remember that the Istanbul Tourist Pass® only counts calendar days, not 24-hour increments, so keep that in mind while you use it. If you start using a 3-day pass on Friday at 4:00 p.m., for instance, the pass won't run out until Sunday at 11:59 p.m., rather than Monday at 4:00 p.m., on the following day (Monday). Because of this, if you want to get the most out of your pass while you are in Istanbul, we suggest that you start using it on the first full day of your vacation there.

How To Enter Tours With Istanbul Tourist Pass?

When participating in guided tours, you are required to present the tour guide with your digital pass and attend at the meeting spot ten minutes before the trip's scheduled start time. For guided tours, making a reservation is not required; all you need to do is show up at the area that has been specified as the meeting point. If the attraction you want to visit is designated as "Walk-In" in your account, you may go there by foot and show your digital pass at the entrance. Walk-in attractions are those that do not require reservations and are not part of guided tours. There is no need to make a reservation in advance for the vast majority of the attractions that are included on the pass. However, there is a possibility that some of them have restricted capacities or quotas. As a result, you will be required to make reservations in advance.

How To Make Reservations?

The majority of the sites and services included in the Istanbul Tourist Pass do not require advance booking. However, you may need to make reservations for some of them. To place a reservation for them, you will first need to log in to your account and then scroll down on the homepage of the website. The products in question will be shown to you in a separate list labeled with the phrase "Reservation needed." You may reserve the things that you are interested in by selecting them from the menu and then clicking the "Book" button. On the "Attractions & Services" tab of your account, you also have the option to do this. Lastly, a confirmation email of your reservation will be sent to you through email.

A Brief Step By Step on How to Use Istanbul Tourist Pass

• You may purchase your Istanbul Tourist Pass® on the website.
• Install the Istanbul Tourist Pass® app on your device, then sign in.
• Visit any tourist destination that you like! The vast majority of them are open to walk-in customers, but a few of them require reservations, which may be made in as little as 15 seconds.
• Enter the venue by scanning the QR code on your pass or showing your pass ID to our guides or the gatekeepers. Enjoy!

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Get ready to add even more to your Istanbul itinerary: here are the top things to do in the city © Atlantide Phototravel / Getty Images

We’ve all heard the descriptions of Istanbul being a bridge between Europe and Asia, a place where East meets West and where cultures have coexisted for centuries. But not everyone is aware of its endlessly fascinating contradictions.

Here are the top things to do in Istanbul to experience the city’s different stories and faces.

Marvel at the Aya Sofya

History resonates when you visit the majestic Byzantine basilica of Aya Sofya . Built by order of the Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, its soaring dome, huge nave and glittering gold mosaics contribute to its reputation as one of the world's most beautiful buildings, and its fascinating history as church, mosque and museum make it the city's most revealing time capsule. Looted by marauding Crusaders in the 13th century, stormed by Ottoman invaders during the Conquest in 1453 and visited by millions of tourists after being converted into a museum in 1935, it is one of Turkey's greatest treasures.

Since its reconsecration as a mosque in summer 2020 , the Aya Sofya is closed to non-worshippers during the five daily prayer times, women must cover their heads and all visitors must take off their shoes to enter the inner narthex. Most of the building’s ancient marble floor has been covered by carpets, some of its mosaics are shielded by retractable screens and the upper gallery is inaccessible, but its historic grandeur remains breathtaking.

Experience the extravagance of Topkapı Palace

The secrets of the seraglio will be revealed during your visit to the opulent Ottoman Topkapı Palace complex occupying the promontory of Istanbul's Old City. A series of mad, sad and downright bad sultans lived here with their concubines and courtiers between 1465 and 1830, and extravagant relics of their centuries of folly, intrigue, excess, patronage, diplomacy and war are everywhere you look. Highlights include the huge Harem, impressive Imperial Council Chamber, object-laden Imperial Treasury and picturesque Marble Terrace.

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Lose yourself in Istanbul's Bazaar District

The chaotic and colorful Grand Bazaar is the best-known shopping destination on Istanbul's historic peninsula, but it certainly isn't the only one. After exploring its labyrinthine lanes and hidden caravanserais, follow the steady stream of local shoppers heading downhill into the busy shopping precinct of Tahtakale, which has at its hub the seductively scented Spice Bazaar . From there, head back up toward the Blue Mosque and its attached arasta (an arcade-style Ottoman bazaar that typically featured practitioners of a single trade), where you may well find a lasting memento of your trip.

Ride Istanbul’s ferries

Climbing aboard one of the city's famous flotilla of ferries is the quintessential Istanbul experience. The trip between Asia and Europe on a commuter ferry is hard to beat, but the Bosphorus tourist ferries that travel the great strait from Eminönü toward the mouth of the Black Sea are even better, offering passengers views of palaces, parks and ornate timber mansions on both the Asian and European shores. It doesn't matter whether you opt for a long or short cruise: either is sure to be memorable.

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Revel in Istanbul's nightlife

Though Istanbul’s nightlife scene has suffered some setbacks, you can’t keep a good party town down. For a traditional night out, head to one of the Beyoğlu district’s meyhanes, tavern-like restaurants serving meze and fish where sing-alongs of classic songs flow with each new round of rakı, an anise-flavored liquor. Lively crowds of young beer-drinkers fill the pubs of the Beşiktaş Çarşı and central Kadıköy, while a swankier set sips cocktails near the Bosphorus in the bars and cafes of Bebek and Arnavutköy. For the full Istanbul experience, top off the evening by joining your fellow revelers in lining up for some late-night street food.

Get acquainted with Turkish contemporary art

Anchored by high-profile cultural institutions like Istanbul Modern , Pera Museum , SALT Beyoğlu and Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat , the Beyoğlu district has long been a hub for art-lovers, with galleries and museums scattered on and around İstiklal Caddesi , and increasingly in the adjacent Karaköy, Tophane and Dolapdere neighborhoods as well. Well-established commercial galleries in stately apartment buildings also cluster among the chic boutiques of the Nişantaşı neighborhood, while hip Kadıköy has an up-and-coming independent art scene of its own.

Surrender to the steam in a bath house

In life, there aren't too many opportunities to wander seminaked through a 16th-century Ottoman monument. But Istanbul's world-famous hamams offer just that: the chance to immerse yourself in history, architecture, warm water and soap suds all at the same time. A hamam treatment makes for a relaxing finale to a day spent pounding the city's pavements and gives a fascinating insight into the life and customs of Ottoman society. You can surrender to the steam at baths on both sides of the Galata Bridge: the Kılıç Ali Paşa Hamamı in Tophane and the Ayasofya Hürrem Sultan Hamamı in Sultanahmet are particularly stunning and luxurious.

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Hang out with the cool kids in Kadıköy

Riding a ferry across the Bosphorus is one of Istanbul’s great pleasures and the Asian-side neighborhood of Kadıköy is becoming a destination in itself, with hip cafes, bars, restaurants and boutiques frequented by a lively young crowd. Peruse the colorful produce market , hunt for street-art murals in the backstreets, visit the museum-home of Turkish rock giant Barış Manço or stroll the waterfront with an ice cream in hand. The sunset views from the shoreline are among the most spectacular in the city.

Sample the flavors of Istanbul

More than anything else, Istanbullus love to eat, and food is much more than mere fuel. Instead, it’s a celebration of community. Meals unfurl with great ceremony – they are joyful, boisterous and almost inevitably communal. The national cuisine has been refined over centuries and is treated more reverently than any museum collection in the country. That’s not to say it’s fussy, because what differentiates Turkish food from other national noshes is its rustic and honest base. The small meze dishes you’ll eat will be simple, the kebaps austere, the salads unstructured and the seafood unsauced. Flavors will explode in your mouth because ingredients are used in season.

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Admire the architecture of Süleymaniye Mosque

Commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Süleyman I, known as “the Magnificent,” this 16th-century mosque has a fittingly grand perch atop one of the old city’s seven hills. The view from here is one of the finest in Istanbul, looking out over domes and rooftops to the confluence of the Bosphorus and Golden Horn waterways and beyond. With its elegant symmetry and soaring interior, the mosque itself is considered among the masterpieces of the great architect Mimar Sinan. The complex around it is inviting and serene, with tall trees, a grassy lawn and a rose-studded cemetery.

Go underground at the Basilica Cistern

When the Byzantine emperors decided to build something, they certainly didn't cut corners. The extraordinary subterranean Basilica Cistern , located opposite Aya Sofya, features a wildly atmospheric forest of columns (336 to be exact), vaulted brick ceilings, mysterious carved Medusa-head capitals and ghostly patrols of carp. A testament to the ambitious town planning and engineering expertise of the Byzantines, the cistern has played a starring role in innumerable motion pictures (remember From Russia with Love ?) and is now one of the city's best-loved tourist attractions.

Go tile-mad at the Blue Mosque

Officially named the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, after the early 17th-century Ottoman ruler Ahmed I, the Blue Mosque gets its better-known moniker from the color of the tens of thousands of İznik tiles that adorn its interior. With its enormous courtyard, grand prayer hall and six minarets (an unprecedented number for a mosque when it was constructed) this is a building made to impress – and to rival the Aya Sofya, which sits directly opposite across a landscaped square.

Ogle the opulence of Dolmabahçe Palace

Weighing in at nearly 10,000 pounds, the crystal chandelier hanging over the Ceremonial Hall of Dolmabahçe Palace exemplifies the opulence of this royal residence commissioned in the mid-19th century by Sultan Abdül Mecit I. It’s a glorious mishmash of styles and materials, with ceilings gilded with thousands of pounds of gold, marble floors, crystal bannisters and bearskin rugs. The Bosphorus views are just as dazzling as the decor.

Let your feet be your guide

Istanbul’s marvelous sights could keep a visitor busy for months, but it’s worth taking some time to explore its myriad neighborhoods as well. Though the city is sprawling, its central districts are walkable and reward wandering, with lively street life and distinct identities. Follow the film crews and Instagram influencers through shabby-chic Fener and Balat’s historical lanes ; sip black tea with a Golden Horn view at the Pierre Loti Café , perched above the leafy cemeteries and holy tomb complexes or Eyüp; or watch fishermen cast their lines from the Bosphorus village of Arnavutköy.

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“In 2020, the number of foreign tourists coming to Istanbul decreased by 66.4 percent to 5 million. The most tourists came from the Russian Federation and Germany. Accommodation facility occupancy down 24.2 per cent.” Turkey iResdence said.

Istanbul Statistical Office of the Istanbul planning agency IBB addressed the changes in the tourism sector in 2020 in the issue of the Istanbul Tourism Bulletin, February 2021.

Turkey iResidence explains “According to the data, the number of tourists arriving in Istanbul decreased by 66.4 percent year-on-year to 5 million. In the first five months of 2019, 5 million 415 thousand tourists came. The total number of tourists arriving in Turkey decreased by 71.7 percent and fell to 12 million 734 thousand. Istanbul’s share in Turkey rose to 39.3 percent.” was said.

. MOST TOURISTS TO TURKEY FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The country where the most tourists came was the Russian Federation with 421 thousand. This was followed by Germany (375 thousand), France (227 thousand), Britain (202 thousand) and Iran (174 thousand), respectively. Compared to last year, 41.6 percent fewer tourists arrived in the Russian Federation and 63.4 percent in Germany.

. 66.5 PER CENT DECLINE IN AIRWAY

The number of foreign visitors coming by air was 4 million 974 thousand and 28 thousand coming by sea. Year-on-year falls of 66.5 per cent on the air route and 39.3 per cent on the sea route were recorded.

The number of domestic tourists coming to Turkey accommodation facilities decreased by 54.8 percent year-on-year to 6 million 393 thousand. In 2019, 66.6 percent of those staying in Istanbul were foreign tourists, down from 53 percent in 2020. Total overnight stay was 13 million 923 thousand, a decrease of 56.7 percent year-on-year.

. OCCUPANCY RATE 24.2 PER CENT

The average occupancy rate for accommodation facilities in 2019 was 59.7 per cent, down from 24.2 per cent in 2020. In 2019, 43.6 percent of occupancy was foreign, 16.1 percent was domestic; in 2020, 14.5 percent was foreign and 9.7 percent was domestic visitors.

. 40 MILLION AIR PASSENGERS TO TURKEY

In 2019, the number of passengers arriving and departing from Istanbul exceeded 103 million, while in 2020 it fell to 40 million. In 2019, 37 percent were domestic and 63 percent were international, while in 2020, the international rate was 47.3 percent. . . .

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Web sitemizi ziyaret etmeniz dolayısıyla elde edilen kişisel verileriniz aşağıda sıralanan amaçlarla T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı tarafından Kanun’un 5. ve 6. maddelerine uygun olarak işlenmektedir:

• T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı tarafından yürütülen ticari faaliyetlerin yürütülmesi için gerekli çalışmaların yapılması ve buna bağlı iş süreçlerinin gerçekleştirilmesi,
• T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı tarafından sunulan ürün ve hizmetlerden ilgili kişileri faydalandırmak için gerekli çalışmaların yapılması ve ilgili iş süreçlerinin gerçekleştirilmesi,
• T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı tarafından sunulan ürün ve hizmetlerin ilgili kişilerin beğeni, kullanım alışkanlıkları ve ihtiyaçlarına göre özelleştirilerek ilgili kişilere önerilmesi ve tanıtılması.

Web sitemizi ziyaret etmeniz dolayısıyla elde edilen kişisel verileriniz, kişisel verilerinizin işlenme amaçları doğrultusunda, iş ortaklarımıza, tedarikçilerimize kanunen yetkili kamu kurumlarına ve özel kişilere Kanun’un 8. ve 9. maddelerinde belirtilen kişisel veri işleme şartları ve amaçları kapsamında aktarılabilmektedir.

Çerezler, ziyaret edilen internet siteleri tarafından tarayıcılar aracılığıyla cihaza veya ağ sunucusuna depolanan küçük metin dosyalarıdır. Web sitemiz ziyaret edildiğinde, kişisel verilerin saklanması için herhangi bir çerez kullanılmamaktadır.

Web sitemiz birinci ve üçüncü taraf çerezleri kullanır. Birinci taraf çerezleri çoğunlukla web sitesinin doğru şekilde çalışması için gereklidir, kişisel verilerinizi tutmazlar. Üçüncü taraf çerezleri, web sitemizin performansını, etkileşimini, güvenliğini, reklamları ve sonucunda daha iyi bir hizmet sunmak için kullanılır. Kullanıcı deneyimi ve web sitemizle gelecekteki etkileşimleri hızlandırmaya yardımcı olur. Bu kapsamda çerezler;

İşlevsel: Bunlar, web sitemizdeki bazı önemli olmayan işlevlere yardımcı olan çerezlerdir. Bu işlevler arasında videolar gibi içerik yerleştirme veya web sitesindeki içerikleri sosyal medya platformlarında paylaşma yer alır.

Teknik olarak web sitemizde kullanılan çerez türleri aşağıdaki tabloda gösterilmektedir.

Web sitemizde çerez kullanılmasının başlıca amaçları aşağıda sıralanmaktadır:

• • İnternet sitesinin işlevselliğini ve performansını arttırmak yoluyla sizlere sunulan hizmetleri geliştirmek,

Farklı tarayıcılar web siteleri tarafından kullanılan çerezleri engellemek ve silmek için farklı yöntemler sunar. Çerezleri engellemek / silmek için tarayıcı ayarları değiştirilmelidir. Tanımlama bilgilerinin nasıl yönetileceği ve silineceği hakkında daha fazla bilgi edinmek için www.allaboutcookies.org adresini ziyaret edilebilir. Ziyaretçi, tarayıcı ayarlarını değiştirerek çerezlere ilişkin tercihlerini kişiselleştirme imkânına sahiptir.  

Kanunun “ilgili kişinin haklarını düzenleyen” 11. maddesi kapsamındaki talepleri, Politika’da düzenlendiği şekilde, ayrıntısını Başvuru Formunu’nu Bakanlığımıza ileterek yapabilir. Talebin niteliğine göre en kısa sürede ve en geç otuz gün içinde başvuruları ücretsiz olarak sonuçlandırılır; ancak işlemin ayrıca bir maliyet gerektirmesi halinde Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurulu tarafından belirlenecek tarifeye göre ücret talep edilebilir.

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Special Documentary from Istanbul Governorship for the 100th Anniversary of the Great Victory

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Istanbul included in the list of "50 Greatest Places in the World"

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Sabiha Gokcen Passenger Record

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Istanbul Archeology Museum

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Istanbul in a Minute: The Historical Tunnel

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Istanbul's Museums: Topkapi Palace

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Travel Route in Istanbul: Princes' Islands

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He was born in 1974 in Horasan district of Erzurum. He completed his primary and secondary education in Horasan and high school in Kadıköy Mehmet Beya

Istanbul Governorship hosts an enthusiastic Celebration Program on the 100th Anniversary of the Republic

OUR REPUBLIC IS 100 YEARS OLD