Number of international visitors in Turkey 2023, by purpose of visit

Published by Zeynep Dierks, Jun 7, 2024

In 2023, about 49.2 million international visitors arrived  in Turkey. The vast majority of foreign tourists visited Turkey with the purpose of travel, entertainment, sport, or cultural activities, totaling over 34.7 million in 2023. The second pressing reason of these tourists for coming to Turkey was to visit relatives and friends, counting nearly 7.2 million in the same year.

Number of international visitors in Turkey in 2023, by purpose of visit (in 1,000s)

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Release date

April 2024

Region

Turkey

Survey time period

2023

Special properties

data do not include Turkish citizens resident abroad

Supplementary notes


Data refer to visitors aged 15 or over.

Figures have been rounded.

The values were calculated by subtracting the number of citizens (resident abroad) from the total number.

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