MojNews- Turkey has become the world&#۳۹;s sixth most visited country with ۴۶ million tourists in ۲۰۱۸, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday, noting that Ankara is eyeing a target of ۵۰ million tourists this year.

Turkey aims to host ۷۵ million tourists in ۲۰۲۳, when it celebrates the ۱۰۰th year of its foundation.

One of the most popular destinations in global tourism, Turkey has recently broken an all-time record by hosting over ۴۵ million international tourists.

Among those who visited Turkey for tourism purpose in ۲۰۱۸, Russians topped the list with ۶ million visitors followed by Germans (۴.۵ million), Bulgarians (۲.۳ million), ۲.۲ million from the U.K. and another two million from Georgia, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).