A total of 100,646 foreign passengers arrived in one day, July 12, at Antalya and Gazipasa airports, which are located about 100 km from Alanya, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy told Turkish media. According to him, this is a record registered in the number of foreign tourists arriving in just one day in July for the last 5 years, BTA reported.
„Antalya's international attractiveness is growing every day thanks to its strong tourism infrastructure and determined cooperation in the sector. Our work, within the vision of the „Turkish Century“, further raises the level that our country has achieved in the development of tourism. "I thank all those involved, especially those involved in the tourism sector," the Turkish minister said, quoted by Haberler.
Last year, in August, another record was recorded in foreign tourist visits to Antalya - 102,755 foreign tourists arrived in one day.