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Türkiye tourism revenue reaches $25.5 billion in third quarter
Türkiye earned $25.53 billion from tourism in the third quarter of 2026, up 5% from the same period a year earlier.
Revenue for the first nine months rose 2.4% to $51.28 billion, according to Turkish Statistical Institute data.
The number of visitors fell 1.6% to 23.26 million in the quarter, so higher revenue came alongside fewer arrivals.
Visitors spent an average of $1,088 per person, while their average spending per night rose 6.7% to $107.
Package tours brought in $8.18 billion, while food and drink accounted for 20.5% of tourism income and accommodation for 12.5%.
Turkish residents travelling abroad spent $3.04 billion, 22.6% more than a year earlier, and 4.2 million travelled abroad.
The figures show that tourism income increased despite the quarterly decline in visitor numbers; no next step is stated.
Türkiye’s tourism revenue reached $25.53 billion in the third quarter of 2026, up 5 percent from a year earlier, according to TÜİK data.
Revenue for January to September rose 2.4 percent to $51.28 billion.
The sources report different visitor totals: Hürriyet Daily News cites 23.26 million departing visitors in the quarter, while Habertürk reports the tourism minister’s figure of 23.374 million visitors hosted.
Visitors’ average spending per night was $107 in the third quarter, while package tours accounted for 32.3 percent of visitor tourism income.
Turkish residents travelling abroad spent $3.04 billion in the quarter, up 22.6 percent year on year.
- Who
- Türkiye’s tourism sector and visitors to the country.
- What
- Third-quarter tourism revenue rose 5 percent year on year to $25.53 billion.
- When
- The third quarter of 2026; TÜİK released the data on Oct. 30.
- Where
- Türkiye.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Third-quarter tourism revenue
- $25.53 billion, up 5 percent year on year
- January-September tourism revenue
- $51.28 billion, up 2.4 percent
- Visitor tourism income
- $25.29 billion
- Transfer passenger income
- $232 million
- Average visitor spending per night
- $107
- Outbound tourism expenditure
- $3.04 billion, up 22.6 percent
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