Turkey's Tourism Revenue for the First Nine Months of 2026 Reached 51 Billion Dollars

Turkey achieved the highest nine-month record in the history of the Republic by generating 51 billion 278 million dollars in tourism revenue in the first nine months of 2026. According to the data announced by Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy at the Istanbul Atatürk Cultural Center, the total number of visitors in this period was 49 million 132 thousand people.

According to the data shared by Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy at a press conference held at the Istanbul Atatürk Cultural Center, tourism revenue in the third quarter increased by 5 percent compared to the same period of last year, rising to 25 billion 526 million dollars. Total revenue in the January-September period materialized as 51 billion 278 million dollars with a 2.4 percent increase, and the highest revenue levels in the history of the Republic were achieved in both periods.

In the first nine months of the year, the average daily expenditure per person for all visitors increased by 4.6 percent to 107.7 dollars. In the third quarter, the average daily expenditure per person was 106.9 dollars. The daily expenditure of foreign visitors was recorded at 119.9 dollars, while the expenditure of citizens residing abroad was recorded at 72.2 dollars.

While Turkey hosted 23 million 374 thousand visitors in the third quarter, the total number of visitors for the first nine months reached 49 million 132 thousand. In the ranking of countries sending the most visitors in the January-September period, the Russian Federation ranked first with 5.70 million, Germany second with 5.17 million, and the United Kingdom third with 3.20 million. The average length of stay for visitors was calculated as 10.69 nights in the third quarter and 10.34 nights in the nine-month period.