Türkiye welcomed 25.8 million international visitors in the first six months of 2026, while tourism revenues remained stable compared with the previous year at $25.8 billion, according to Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Türkiye’s Minister of Culture and Tourism.
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. 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 $25.8 billion.” -TradeArabia News Service