ANKARA Foreign tourist arrivals in Türkiye increased by 7.03 percent year-on-year in January-October to 47.3 million, according to data from the Culture and Tourism Ministry on Nov. 22. Including Turks residing abroad, 54.6 million visitors came to Türkiye in the first 10 months of 2024. In October alone, the country hosted 5.45 million international holidaymakers, marking a 9.25 percent increase from a year ago. Russians constituted the largest group of foreign visitors, followed by Germans