Turkey on the verge of breaking tourism record thanks to Russian and German visitors

05-02-24

In 2023, Turkey came close to breaking its all-time record for tourism inflow, driven largely by the significant number of visitors from Russia and Germany, managing to attract a total of 49.2 million international tourists. This remarkable volume of tourists represents an increase of 10.4% compared to the previous year, although it failed to surpass the absolute record of 51.9 million set in 2019. Despite this slight gap, Turkey did manage to set a new milestone in terms of tourism revenue, reaching €50 billion, an increase of 17% compared to 2022.

Turkey's Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, presented these results highlighting the success of the country's tourism season. According to Ersoy, Russia's leadership was undisputed, with 6.3 million Russians visiting Turkey, closely followed by 6.1 million Germans and 3.8 million Britons. The list of main issuing countries is completed by Bulgaria and Iran, with 2.8 and 2.5 million tourists, respectively.