Nearly 14 million tourists visit Turkey in 2003

The number of tourists coming to Turkey increased by 5.3 percent in 2003 when compared to 2002.

Issuing a written statement, Cultural and Tourism Ministry said on Wednesday that 13,256,028 tourists visited Turkey in 2002, while this number increased by 702,017 this year to 13,958,045.

In December 2003, the number of tourists coming to Turkey increased by 13.65 percent when compared to the same month in 2002.