Türkiye’s ports host 437 cruise ships in 7 months. The country hosted some 376,924 cruise ship passengers in the said period

The number of cruise ships docked at Türkiye’s ports in the first seven months of this year has soared forty-fold compared to the same period of last year to reach 437, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu said Friday.

The country hosted some 376,924 cruise ship passengers in the said period, the minister said in a written statement.

Karaismailoğlu said that only 11 cruise ships came to Türkiye’s ports at the same time last year and noted that Kuşadası on the country’s touristic Western shores topped the list this year by hosting the most cruise ships with some 220 ships docking at the port.

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