Mugla Province, one of the popular tourist destinations in the south of Turkey, adopted in 2023 3 million 395 thousand 947 foreign tourists.
A tourist province with the longest coastline of Turkey at 1484 kilometers is famous for its natural beauties and historical attractions. In the region, there are tourist facilities with a total capacity of about 340 thousand beds, which serve local and foreign tourists.
Various tourist capabilities for vacationers provide such resort areas of the provinces as Bodrum, Marmaris, Fethiye, Danch, Ortaj, Milas and St. Mugla has become an indispensable place of attraction for those who dream of enjoying the warm sea, sand and the sun.
In an interview with Anadol, the Governor of the province of Idris Akbyk said that Mugla annually accepts millions of local and foreign guests thanks to his tourist potential. Mugla turned into a brand of world tourism, and the number of visitors is increasing every year, ”he said.
“The number of tourists who visited the province in 2023 reached 3 million 395 thousand 947 people. About 1.5 million out of this number were British. In the previous year, the region accepted 2 million 977 thousand tourists. This year, this year. We set us even higher goals, ”said the governor.
Mugle is preferred by tourists from the UK
The head of the region expressed satisfaction with the growth of the number of foreign tourists visiting Muglu.
According to Akbyk, last year, the tourist region, together with local tourists, was visited by about 10 million people. At the same time, the largest number of tourists in 2023 arrived from the UK, he said.
Further, tourists from Russia, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands and other countries follow, ”the governor said.
The authorities of the region implemented many projects to turn Muglu into one of the leading tourist centers in the world. Mugla also ranks first in Turkey in various types of alternative tourism, added Akbyk.
Last year, a paraglider from the Babadag Mountain, located at an altitude of 1,965 meters above sea level in the spa area of Fethiya, was carried out 233,314 flights, which exceeds the indicators of previous years, he noted.