Russians surpassed Germans in the volume of tourist inflow to Turkey. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, its resorts were visited by more than 735 thousand of our fellow citizens in the last summer month (plus 13.8 % compared to August 2012), while the number of the Germans who also like to go to Turkey made up just below 714 thousand.

      However, in general, the Germans are still ahead of the Russians on the results of eight months. During these months Turkey has been visited by nearly 3.4 million citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany and about 3.1 million citizens of the Russian Federation (15.3% growth). At the year-end Turkey expects to attract a total of 4 million Russians, which is partly due to the tense atmosphere in Egypt hindering the official "opening" of the country, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Turkey is still one of the most favourable travel destinations of people from Russia, as they enjoy the large variety of all-inclusive hotels with Turkish and European cuisine, comfortable and clean beaches, and many kinds of entertainment, such as sports, water-sports, cultural exhibitions, discos, etc.