15.23 million foreign tourists visited Türkiye in January-May, down 2.56% from a year earlier, according to Culture and Tourism Ministry data released on June 22.
4.86 million arrivals in May fell 3.58% after April's steeper 9.4% drop to 3.53 million, extending the spring slowdown.
1.84 million Germans still made up Türkiye's biggest source market, while Russian arrivals rose 1% to 1.74 million and Bulgarian visitors climbed 3.5% to more than 1 million.
1.12 million UK visitors marked an 8.2% decline, and Iranian arrivals dropped 23.3% to about 904,000, weighing on the overall total.