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Antalya received 12.48 million foreign tourists in the first nine months
Antalya, a major tourism destination in Türkiye, received 12.48 million foreign visitors from January through September 2026.
That was 5.6% fewer than in the same period a year earlier, a decline of about 753,000 visitors.
Including domestic travellers, the city had 13.33 million visitors over those nine months.
Russia was the largest source of foreign visitors, with nearly 3.3 million, or 26.6% of the total.
Arrivals from Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Hungary increased, while numbers from Germany and the United Kingdom fell.
The figures show that growth in some markets did not fully offset declines in others.
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Antalya received 12.48 million foreign tourists from January through September, down 5.6% from the same period a year earlier.
Russia was the largest source market, with nearly 3.3 million visitors.
September arrivals of foreign visitors fell 3.5% year on year to 2.19 million.
Visitor numbers from Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Hungary rose over the nine-month period.
Arrivals from Germany and the United Kingdom declined.
- Who
- Antalya received 12.48 million foreign tourists.
- What
- Foreign tourist arrivals fell 5.6% year on year.
- When
- From January through September; the report was published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Antalya, Türkiye.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Foreign tourists, January–September
- 12.48 million
- Year-on-year change
- Down 5.6%
- Largest source market
- Russia, nearly 3.3 million visitors
- September foreign visitors
- 2.19 million, down 3.5% year on year
- Total visitors, January–September
- 13.33 million, including domestic travelers
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