The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu said that the number of cruise passengers who arrived in the ports of Turkey over 10 months of this year increased by 26.8 percent to 1 million 766 thousand 323 people compared to the same period last year. P>
The uraologl made a written statement regarding the October statistics of the Main Directorate for Marine Affairs.
The Minister noted that Türkiye is one of the important directions of cruise tourism.
“We continue to work to use the tourist potential of our country as much as possible,” he said.
According to him, transport and tourism are two fundamental sectors that complement each other in the economic and social development of Turkey, adding that the ports are crucial for the promotion of cultural and tourism wealth around the world.
“The number of passengers who arrived in our ports from ships amounted to 295 thousand 892 people during this period. Over 10 months of this year, the number of cruise vessels entering our ports increased by 3.7 percent compared to the same period last year and reached 1112, and the number of cruise passengers arriving at our ports increased by 26.8 percent compared to the same period last year and reached 1 million 766 thousand 323 people, ”the minister emphasized.
The most cruise ships entered the port of Kusadasa
Uralogl, providing information about the first three ports, where the most cruise ships arrived, “Port Kushadasy from January to October was a port where the most vessels came – 501 cruise vessel. The ports of Istanbul followed by the Kushadasy port. 184 cruise ships and vigor with 92 courts. “
The Minister also said regarding the total number of cruise passengers:
“Port Kushadasy for the period of January -October became a port that took the largest number of cruise passengers – 791 thousand 300 people. It is followed by the ports of Istanbul with 402 thousand 226 passengers and the Izmir with 153 thousand passengers. In October, the port rating has not changed. The port of Kushadasy took 137 thousand 898 passengers, the ports of Istanbul – 64 thousand 509 passengers, and Izmir – 24 thousand 580 passengers. “