BREAKING NEWS! TÜİK announced its 3rd quarter data! Tourism revenue increased to 25.5 billion dollars

According to the tourism statistics for the July-September period of 2026 announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), Türkiye's tourism revenue increased by 5 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year and reached 25 billion 526 million 218 thousand dollars. On the other hand, the number of visitors leaving the country decreased by 1.6 percent to 23 million 255 thousand 7 people.

25 billion 294 million 255 thousand dollars of tourism income was obtained from visitors, and 231 million 963 thousand dollars was obtained from transfer passengers. Turkish citizens residing abroad constituted 14.4 percent of the tourism income from visitors.

PERSONAL EXPENDITURES HAVE THE BIGGEST SHARE OF TOURISM INCOME

In the third quarter, 17 billion 114 million 298 thousand dollars of visitors' expenditures came from personal expenditures, and 8 billion 179 million 957 thousand dollars came from package tour expenditures.

Türkiye's remaining share of package tour expenditures in tourism income from visitors was 32.3 percent. The share of food and beverage expenditures was 20.5 percent, and the share of accommodation expenditures was 12.5 percent.

Compared to the same period last year, health expenditures increased by 23.6 percent, accommodation expenditures increased by 19 percent and transportation expenditures within Türkiye increased by 12.1 percent.

23.2 MILLION PEOPLE VISITED Türkiye

The number of visitors leaving Türkiye in the third quarter of 2026 decreased by 1.6 percent compared to the same period last year, falling to 23 million 255 thousand 7 people. 3 million 159 thousand 7 of these visitors were Turkish citizens residing abroad, constituting 13.6 percent of the total.

The average nightly expenditure of overnight visitors in Türkiye was 107 dollars. The average nightly expenditure of Turkish citizens residing abroad was recorded as 68 dollars.

VISITORS' FIRST CHOICE WAS TRAVEL AND ENTERTAINMENT

74.5 percent of visitors to Türkiye traveled for sightseeing, entertainment, sports and cultural activities. In second place was visiting relatives and friends with 16.9 percent, and in third place was shopping with 3.7 percent.

Visiting relatives and friends came to the fore among the reasons why Turkish citizens residing abroad come to Türkiye. 63.9 percent of the visitors in this group came to Türkiye to visit relatives and friends.

TOURISM EXPENDITURE INCREASED BY 22.6 PERCENT

Tourism expenses related to foreign travels of citizens residing in Türkiye also increased. Tourism expenses increased by 22.6 percent in the third quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year, reaching 3 billion 40 million 60 thousand dollars.

Of this amount, 2 billion 572 million 425 thousand dollars consisted of personal expenses, and 467 million 635 thousand dollars consisted of package tour expenses.