In August, nearly 1.7 million foreign tourists visited Istanbul, and in general, for the first 8 months of the year, the number of foreign guests of the metropolis reached 10.2 million people, reported Anadolu Agency.

Istanbul waliya Ali Yerlikaya announced the data on his Twitter page.

The largest number of tourists arrived in Istanbul from Russia, Germany, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the USA, BTA adds.

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