Turkey's Third Quarter Tourism Revenue for 2026 Announced
According to the third-quarter data for 2026 announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute, tourism revenue increased by 5 percent to exceed 25.5 billion dollars, while the number of departing visitors decreased by 1.6 percent.
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) published tourism statistics for the July-September period of 2026. Accordingly, tourism revenue recorded a 5 percent increase compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 25 billion 526 million 218 thousand dollars. In contrast, the number of visitors departing from Turkey decreased by 1.6 percent to 23 million 255 thousand 7 people.
According to TSI data, out of the total tourism revenue obtained in the third quarter, 25 billion 294 million 255 thousand dollars came from visitors, and 231 million 963 thousand dollars came from transfer travelers. Visitor expenditures consisted of 17 billion 114 million 298 thousand dollars in personal expenditures and 8 billion 179 million 957 thousand dollars in package tour expenditures. The average nightly expenditure of visitors staying overnight in Turkey was recorded as 107 dollars.
Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy shared the results for the January-September period at a press conference held at the Istanbul Atatürk Cultural Center. Stating that in the first nine-month period, tourism revenue reached 51 billion 278 million dollars with a 2.4 percent increase, and the number of visitors reached 49 million 132 thousand, Ersoy noted that Turkey hosted the most visitors from the Russian Federation, Germany, and the United Kingdom.