Türkiye welcomes over 25 million international visitors in the first half of 2026

During the first six months of 2026, Türkiye welcomed 25.8 million international visitors. The country’s tourism revenues remained level with the same period last year, totalling US$25.8 billion (€22.4 billion).

 

Minister Ersoy said: “Regional tensions in the Middle East and global uncertainties have impacted tourism demand in the first half of 2026. Although Türkiye was not involved in the conflict and all our airlines and airports continued to operate without disruption, the closure of Middle Eastern airspace led to a slight decline in demand.”

 

He continued “In the first six months of 2025, we hosted 26.4 million visitors. During the same period in the current year, we welcomed 25.8 million visitors. We have commenced the second half of the year strongly, and our current projections suggest a markedly improved performance for the remainder of the year. As a consequence of our strategic initiatives, we maintained our tourism revenues at the same level as in 2025, concluding the first half of the year with a robust figure of USD 25.8 billion.”

 

The average length of stay increased by 0.5% to 10.01 nights, while average spending per night rose by 2.6% to US$109 (€95).

 

Türkiye’s three largest source markets remained unchanged: the Russian Federation, with 2.65 million visitors; Germany, with 2.44 million; and the UK, with 1.58 million.