According to official statistics from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 96 Ukrainian tourists visited the country's cities and resorts in September of this year, which puts Ukraine in 710th place in terms of visitation. In relative terms, the growth in visits to Turkey by Ukrainians in September 9 was 2015% compared to the same month last year.
Regarding the processed statistics attendance by Ukrainian citizens, which covers the period January – September 2015, the increase was 5.56% compared to last year’s figures.
Attaché for Cultural Affairs and Information the embassies The Turkish Republic in Ukraine, Mr. Berat Yildiz, believes that in the future, interest among Ukrainians in holidays in Turkey will continue to grow. "Today, Türkiye is doing everything possible to reduce the cost of vacations for Ukrainian citizens as much as possible. I believe that in the future, the number of Ukrainians traveling to Turkey will increase", said Yildiz.
It should be noted that Turkish citizens, in turn, are also showing increasing interest in Ukraine. Thus, according to statistics for the period January-August of this year, 110 thousand 848 citizens of Turkey crossed the border of Ukraine, which exceeds the figures for the first eight months of last year by 17.7%.
