The Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the number of tourists coming to Antalya in December and throughout 2024. According to the announced data, the number of tourists coming to Antalya in 2024 increased by 8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 16 million 925 thousand.
With the 352 thousand transfer passengers entering country from Antalya Airport, the total number of visitors coming to the city in 2024 was recorded as 17 million 278 thousand.
In the list of countries that sent the most tourists to Antalya in the 12-month period of the year, the Russian Federation came first with 3 million 910 thousand visitors; Germany came in second with 3 million 517 thousand visitors; The UK came in third with 1 million 574 thousand 167 visitors.
England was followed by Poland, Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Romania, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Lithuania, respectively.
The number of citizens coming from abroad exceeded 1 million
Antalya also achieved a historic success in the number of Turkish citizen visitors coming from abroad in 2024.
The number of Turkish visitors living abroad exceeded the 1 million threshold for the first time in a year, reaching 1 million 11 thousand. This data was recorded as an important turning point in terms of Antalya tourism.
102 thousand tourists came to the city on August 3
A historic peak was also reached in the number of daily visitors coming to the city by air in 2024. On Saturday, August 3, the highest number of daily visitors of all time was achieved with 102,755 visitors entering the Antalya Airport International Terminal. This figure once again revealed the intensity and international appeal of Antalya tourism.
December visitor data
The number of tourists visiting Antalya in December was recorded as 318,641.
The most visitors to the city in December came from Germany with 81,244, while the Russian Federation came in second with 46,793 visitors, and the United Kingdom came in third with 34,170 visitors.
The United Kingdom was followed by Poland, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Romania and Belgium.
