While over 4.1 million tourists visited Cappadocia last year, Göreme Open Air Museum, Zelve Ruins, and Kaymaklı Underground City were among the most attractive places.
In the first four months of this year, 229,337 tourists visited Göreme Open Air Museum, 211,772 tourists visited Zelve Ruins, and 114,779 tourists visited Kaymaklı Underground City.
According to the data of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the number of visitors to the tourist centers in the region was recorded at 552,734 in 2022, 271,999 in 2021, 322,894 in 2020, 774,341 in 2019, and 705,149 in 2018.
"Our region is a unique geography. It is a region that has no alternative in the world. It is becoming a center of attraction every year," Mehmet Aktürk, mayor of Ürgüp district, told Anadolu.
It seems that the number of visitors this year will surpass the last year as well, he added.
Abdullah Inal, an official from Cappadocia Tourism Region Infrastructure Service Union, said tourists from China and Japan will begin to arrive in the second half of the year.
"There are good developments in the South Korean market, when we look at the numbers, we can say that there is a serious increase. However, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico are irreplaceable to us. They come to our region for 12 months, and they keep us alive, but there is not much change in numbers. China and Japan will affect us very positively," he added.
