According to the Ministry of Tourism of Northern Cyprus, more than 44 thousand Russian citizens visited the island in the last 11 months of 2023, which is 33% more than in 2022. The Russians are followed by Iranians with 35.7 thousand people, Germans with 25.6 thousand people, British with 21.2 thousand people, Kazakhs with 14.4 thousand people and Ukrainians with 8.3 thousand people. The total number of foreigners coming to Northern Cyprus in 2023 amounted to 1.5 million.