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Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy shared tourism data for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026.
Quick Look
Turkey broke the record in the history of the Republic by earning 25.5 billion dollars in tourism revenue in the third quarter of 2026 and 51.2 billion dollars in the first nine months.
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Why It Matters
In 2018, a change in strategy was made in tourism.
The data shared by the Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy regarding the tourism results of the third quarter and first nine months of 2026 revealed the strong performance of the sector.
Türkiye earned 25 billion 526 million dollars in tourism income in the third quarter of 2026. In the January-September period, total tourism revenue reached 51 billion 278 million dollars. Thus, the highest tourism revenue in the history of the Republic was recorded both in the third quarter and in the first nine months in total.
Evaluating the results obtained in his post on his social media account, Minister Ersoy said, "As Turkey, we achieved record tourism income both in the third quarter and in the first nine months in total! Our tourism income in the first nine months reached 51 billion 278 million dollars. The record income we achieved with the strategy change we initiated in tourism in 2018 reveals the results of our strategy." he said.
Open Questions
- What is the year-end total tourism revenue target?
- How have visitor numbers changed?
