Domestic tourists' travel expenditures for the second quarter of 2026 announced

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) announced the Household Domestic Tourism data for the second quarter of 2026. According to the announced figures, 13 million 549 thousand residents went on trips domestically during this period.

According to Turkish Statistical Institute data, in the second quarter covering the April-June period of 2026, the total number of people taking domestic trips decreased by 3.6 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, realizing as 16 million 467 thousand. While the total number of nights spent in this period was 85 million 890 thousand, the average number of nights spent was recorded as 5.2 nights.

Total travel expenditures made by domestic tourists within the country showed an increase of 32.6 percent compared to the same quarter of last year, rising to 154 billion 998 million 4 thousand liras. Personal expenditures constituted 134 billion 684 million 525 thousand liras of these expenditures, while package tour expenditures constituted 20 billion 313 million 479 thousand liras. The average expenditure amount per trip was 9 thousand 413 liras. Among expenditure items, food and beverage ranked first with 31.6 percent, followed by transportation with 25 percent and accommodation with 14.5 percent. Visiting relatives ranked first among travel purposes with a rate of 60.1 percent, while staying at friend or relative houses stood out in accommodation with 61 million 192 thousand nights.