July 30, 2012
Turkey's tourism revenues rose 3.8 percent year-on-year in the second quarter to USD$5.58 billion, the Turkish Statistics Institute said on Monday.
Revenues, which are a significant source of foreign currency for Turkey, had fallen 9.7 percent in the first quarter to USD$2.8 billion, according to previously released data.
In 2011 as a whole, tourism revenues were USD$23.02 billion, jumping from USD$20.8 billion in 2010.
