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ANKARA, Dec 16 (KUNA) -- Some 30.37 million foreigners visited Turkey in the first 11 months of 2017, while 30.4 million left the country during the same period showed figures released by Turkey's Migration Management Directorate General.
Russians were the number one nationality visiting Turkey via land, air, sea, or rail, followed by Germans and Iranians, according to the figures.
Comparatively, in 2016, 24.7 million foreigners visited Turkey, and in the first 11 months of this year this figure rose more than 5 million, they added. (end)
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