Turkey Tourism Statistics (2023 June Data)

Last updated: 30 August 2023 with the information from the Turkish Statistics Institute last released at the end of Q2 2023. If you find this useful, please consider sourcing. I'll be updating this content with new information as it is released. If you need raw data or simply want to say hi, send an email to enes at turkeythings.com.

• In the first half of 2023, Turkey welcomed about 22.18 million tourists, marking a robust 29.2% increase compared to the previous year, which saw around 17.39 million visitors.
• Turkey’s tourism income was $22.18 billion in the first half of 2023, marking a 20.5% increase compared to the same period last year, which had recorded $18.39 billion.
• In the first half of 2023, 746,290 people visited Turkey for medical tourism. In 2022, 1,258,382 people did so, marking the first year Turkey surpassed a million arrivals for health tourism.
• In the last quarter (Q2, 2023) Turkey’s tourism income was $12.98 billion, an increase of 23.1% compared to $10.5 billion in the same period the previous year.
• Turkey’s tourism income set a record in 2022 at $46.5 billion.
• The top five countries with the highest number of tourists visiting Turkey are Russia, Germany, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, and Iran.
• The US has set a new record for tourist numbers, surpassing a million visitors in 2022. This year’s projections indicate even more substantial growth, with 542,000 visitors in the first half alone, compared to the 329,000 visitors recorded in 2017.

Number of Tourists Visiting Turkey Yearly

Last updated in Q2 2023, thus the 2023 data is not complete. Check the quarterly report below for comparison with the last year same period.

Year	Number of Tourists
2003	16,302,053
2004	20,262,640
2005	24,124,501
2006	23,148,669
2007	27,214,988
2008	30,979,979
2009	32,006,149
2010	33,027,943
2011	36,151,328
2012	36,463,921
2013	39,226,226
2014	41,415,070
2015	41,617,530
2016	31,365,330
2017	38,620,346
2018	45,628,673
2019	51,860,042
2020	15,826,266
2021	29,357,463
2022	51,369,026
2023*	22,177,061

Number of Tourists Visiting Turkey Quarterly

Quarter	Number of Tourists
2016 Q1	5,107,553
2016 Q2	7,495,035
2016 Q3	12,063,311
2016 Q4	6,699,430
2017 Q1	4,844,761
2017 Q2	8,863,391
2017 Q3	16,663,265
2017 Q4	8,248,929
2018 Q1	6,122,182
2018 Q2	11,067,987
2018 Q3	18,786,765
2018 Q4	9,651,740
2019 Q1	6,644,391
2019 Q2	12,762,346
2019 Q3	21,611,964
2019 Q4	10,841,340
2020 Q1	5,639,413
2020 Q2	–
2020 Q3	5,604,155
2020 Q4	4,582,698
2021 Q1	2,600,468
2021 Q2	4,066,210
2021 Q3	13,640,672
2021 Q4	9,050,112
2022 Q1	6,451,657
2022 Q2	11,939,131
2022 Q3	21,000,128
2022 Q4	11,978,111
2023 Q1	8,181,566
2023 Q2	13,995,495

Turkey’s Tourism Income Yearly

Turkey’s tourism income x1,000 USD

Year	Tourism Income x1,000
2003	$13,854,868
2004	$17,076,609
2005	$20,322,111
2006	$18,593,950
2007	$20,942,501
2008	$25,415,067
2009	$25,064,481
2010	$24,930,996
2011	$28,115,694
2012	$29,689,249
2013	$33,073,502
2014	$35,137,949
2015	$32,492,212
2016	$22,839,468
2017	$27,044,542
2018	$30,545,924
2019	$38,930,474
2020	$14,817,273
2021	$30,173,587
2022	$46,477,871

Turkey’s Tourism Income Quarterly

Quarter	Income x1,000
2016 Q1	$4,153,890
2016 Q2	$5,135,024
2016 Q3	$8,629,735
2016 Q4	$4,920,820
2017 Q1	$3,442,495
2017 Q2	$5,585,194
2017 Q3	$11,761,803
2017 Q4	$6,255,049
2018 Q1	$4,503,731
2018 Q2	$7,289,762
2018 Q3	$12,025,329
2018 Q4	$6,727,102
2019 Q1	$5,126,534
2019 Q2	$9,135,322
2019 Q3	$15,843,017
2019 Q4	$8,825,602
2020 Q1	$4,664,392
2020 Q2	$647,474
2020 Q3	$5,122,305
2020 Q4	$4,383,102
2021 Q1	$2,635,969
2021 Q2	$4,104,082
2021 Q3	$14,126,732
2021 Q4	$9,306,804
2022 Q1	$6,570,196
2022 Q2	$10,537,381
2022 Q3	$17,875,112
2022 Q4	$11,495,182
2023 Q1	$8,759,058
2023 Q2	$12,975,307

Average Spent per Tourist Yearly

Year	Average Spent
2003	$850
2004	$843
2005	$842
2006	$803
2007	$770
2008	$820
2009	$783
2010	$755
2011	$778
2012	$814
2013	$843
2014	$848
2015	$781
2016	$728
2017	$700
2018	$669
2019	$751
2020	$936
2021	$1,028
2022	$905

Number of Tourists Visiting for Medical/Health Tourism Yearly

Year	Medical Tourism Visitors
2003	153,224
2004	204,790
2005	269,800
2006	230,171
2007	223,882
2008	261,240
2009	222,597
2010	183,070
2011	208,525
2012	240,683
2013	300,101
2014	473,896
2015	395,019
2016	400,698
2017	467,302
2018	594,852
2019	701,046
2020	407,423
2021	670,730
2022	1,258,382
2023 (half-year)	746,290

Tourist Arrivals by Country

Rank	Country	6/2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
1	Russia	2,614,029	5,232,611	4,694,422	2,128,758	7,017,657	5,964,631	4,715,438
2	Germany	2,270,127	5,679,194	3,085,215	1,118,932	5,027,472	4,512,360	3,584,653
3	Bulgaria	1,307,246	2,882,512	1,402,795	1,242,961	2,713,464	2,386,885	1,852,867
4	United Kingdom	1,489,304	3,370,739	392,746	820,709	2,562,064	2,254,871	1,658,715
5	Iran	1,004,742	2,331,076	9,618	385,762	2,102,890	2,001,744	2,501,948
6	Georgia	754,577	1,514,813	291,852	410,501	1,995,254	2,069,392	2,438,730
7	United States	542,276	1,013,478	371,759	148,937