Iranians topped the list of visitors to Turkey during the first three months of 2022 as 502,247 toured the neighboring country during the period to account for 10.24% of all visiting foreign nationals.
Iranians were followed by 418,420 Germans (8.53%), 408,409 Bulgarians (8.335), 360,764 Russians (7.36%) and 208,087 Iraqis (4.24%).
Tourists from other nations stood at 3 million combined over the three-month period.
Iranians with 274,815 visitors also topped the list of tourists staying in Turkey in March 2022, according to new data released by the Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The figure accounted for 13.22% of all tourists visiting Turkey during the period and marked a 284.26% surge compared with the similar period of last year.
Iranians were followed by Germans with 187,185 (9% of all tourists), Bulgarians with 169,640 (8.16%), Russians with 114,384 (5.5%) and Britons with 87,349 tourists. The number of tourists from other countries stood at 1.24 million in March, Ktb.gove.tr reported.
Having purchased 784 homes in Turkey, Iranians were also the biggest foreign buyers of real estate in the neighboring country in March 2022, data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute show.
Iranians were followed by Iraqis with 741 purchases, Russians with 547, Germans with 244, Kazakhs with 241, Afghans with 214, Ukrainians with 168, Kuwaitis with 156, Yemenis with 152 and the British with 140.
Iranian’s home purchases in the neighboring country increased by 18.25% in March compared with the similar period of last year.
Foreigners bought a total of 5,567 homes in Turkey in March, registering a 31% rise compared with March 2021 The figure accounted for 4.1% of the total home sales in Turkey.
Out of the overall sum, 2,245 homes were located in Istanbul, 434 in Antalya and 347 in Ankara.
Around 134,170 real-estate deals were made in Turkey during the month, indicating a 20.6% growth compared with March 2021.
