Turkey - Tourism: the Gallipoli peninsula in Canakkale

A Turkish flag waves over the 57th Infantry Regiment Martyrdom of Turkey on the Gallipoli peninsula in Canakkale, Turkey on November 4, 2017. ''Turkey is currently ranked sixth in the tourism sector and the country displays a performance that could place it among top three destinations in the next 10 years. The number of tourists visiting Turkey increased by 40 percent in September compared to the same month in 2016. 26.06 million tourists have visited the country in the first nine-month period. By the end of 2017, 31.4 million foreigners are expected to visit Turkey, bringing the country's annual tourism revenues to a possible 25.1 billion U.S. dollars'', Turkey's Culture and Tourism Minister Numan Kurtulmus said during an interview with state-run Anadolu Agency on November 2. (Photo by Altan Gocher/NurPhoto via Getty Images)