Türkiye reports 2026 first half arrivals, revenue results

Türkiye has reported its tourism arrival and revenue results for the first half of 2026.

Türkiye’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that in the first 6 months of 2026, Türkiye hosted 25.8 million international visitors. During the same period Türkiye’s tourism revenues remained at last year’s level, totalling USD 25.8 billion.

Canadian visitors totaled 137,695 between January and June 2026, which is an 8.6% increase compared with the period in 2025

Commenting on the results, 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.”

The Minister 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.”

And the Minister added: “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.”

Türkiye’s average stay per night increased by 0.5% to 10.01 nights and spending per night increased by 2.6% to USD 109. Türkiye’s 3 biggest source markets remained the same: the Russian Federation (2.65M), Germany (2.44M), and the UK (1.58M).