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Record Breaking: Turkey Tourism Income in 2023 Reveals a 20.5% Surge

  • 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.

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In the first half of 2023, Turkey welcomed a staggering 22.18 million tourists. This figure represents a robust 29.2% increase when compared to the previous year, which recorded around 17.39 million visitors. This growth trend showcases the resilience of Turkey’s tourist destinations even in the face of global challenges.

Further sweetening the news, Turkey’s tourism income hit a whopping $22.18 billion during the first six months of 2023, a 20.5% increase compared to the same period in the previous year. For context, the first half of 2022 had registered tourism revenue of $18.39 billion.

Another facet of Turkey’s booming tourism sector is the rise in medical tourism. In the first half of 2023 alone, Turkey played host to 746,290 visitors seeking health and medical services. The previous year, 2022, had already set a groundbreaking record for the nation, being the first year Turkey surpassed a million arrivals specifically for health tourism with a total of 1,258,382 medical tourists.

The numbers are promising and indicate that Turkey continues to be a preferred destination for travelers worldwide, offering not only its rich history, landscapes, and culture but also advanced medical services to those in need.

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Turkey’s Travel & Tourism Sector to Grow at Twice the Rate of the National Economy

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Sector set to create more than 716,000 over the next 10 years

Turkey is set to be the fourth most popular European destination amongst travellers this summer

London, UK: The World Travel & Tourism Council’s latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) reveals Turkey’s Travel & Tourism’s GDP is forecasted to grow at an average rate of 5.5% annually between over the next decade, more than twice the 2.5% growth rate of country’s overall economy.

The forecast from the World Travel & Tourism Council ( WTTC ) shows by 2032, the sector’s contribution to the nations GDP could reach nearly TRY 1,036 billion (US$117 billion), representing 11% of the total economy.

The sector is also expected to create more than 716,000 new jobs over the next decade.

By the end of this year, the sector’s contribution to GDP is expected to grow 15.5% to nearly TRY 607 billion (US$68.5 billion), amounting to 8.3% of the nation’s economy, while employment in the sector is set to grow by 4% to reach more than 2.5 million jobs.

Latest flight booking data from WTTC’s knowledge partner ForwardKeys shows that over the key summer period this year, Turkey is set to be the fourth most popular European hot spots amongst sun-seeking travellers, who will be heading to city destinations such as Istanbul, and the beaches of Antalya, Bodrum, and Dalaman.

The data shows that flight bookings are already overtaking pre-pandemic levels with bookings from the UK up 101%.

Other source markets are also outperforming 2019, with bookings from the U.S., Canada, and Ireland up 57%, 28% and 18% respectively.

Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, said: “The future looks bright for Turkey’s Travel & Tourism sector with its contribution to GDP set to outpace the national economy for the next 10 years, creating almost three quarters of a million new jobs.

“Flight booking data from our partner ForwardKeys clearly shows that this popular destination is set to enjoy a bumper summer season.

“Before the pandemic, Turkey’s economy was highly reliant on international tourism, so its recovery is critical to both the economy and jobs.”

Turkey’s Travel & Tourism sector’s contribution to GDP was 11% (TRY 693.3 billion or US$78.2 billion) in 2019, falling to just 5.1% (TRY 327.2 billion or US$36.9 billion) in 2020, which represented a painful 52.8% loss.

The sector also supported nearly 2.6 million jobs across the country, before suffering an 18% drop, falling to 2.1 million.

WTTC’s latest EIR report also reveals that 2021 saw the beginning of the recovery for the Turkish Travel & Tourism sector.

Last year, its contribution to GDP climbed 60.6% year on year, to reach TRY 525.5 billion (US$59.3 billion).

The sector also saw a recovery of almost 300,000 Travel & Tourism jobs, representing a 14% rise to reach more than 2.4 million.

The global tourism body says the sector’s contribution to the economy and employment could have been higher if it weren’t for the impact of the Omicron variant, which led to the recovery faltering around the world, with many countries reinstating severe travel restrictions.

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Can Tourism Be the Ticket to Turkey’s Economic Recovery?

12/01/2023 by EOS Intelligence

Home WORLD ECONOMY ECONOMY Can Tourism Be the Ticket to Turkey’s Economic Recovery?

Tourism is one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing sectors in Turkey . The country is highly reliant on tourism for foreign exchange earnings. However, the COVID-19 outbreak and the Russia-Ukraine war have affected the country’s tourism industry and resulted in a decline in tourist visits. While the spike in energy and commodity costs due to war has widened the current account deficit gap, it has also made tourism cheaper in the country due to a significant decline in currency value. This has resulted in an unprecedented influx of tourists once the pandemic subsided. Furthermore, various initiatives have been taken by the government to boost tourism in hopes of reducing the current account deficit, bringing down inflation rates, and supporting economic growth.

Turkey is known for its vast historical sites in the major cities of Istanbul and Antalya, as well as the Aegean and Mediterranean Sea coasts. The tourism sector employs about 2.6 million people in the country. The sector also contributes significantly to new tourism-related business sources and foreign exchange earnings and, thus, plays a crucial role in the economic development of the country, especially in the post-COVID era. In 2021, it is estimated that Turkey generated about US$25 billion in revenue from the tourism sector.

The country’s dependence on tourism has increased significantly over the past few years. Turkey’s travel and tourism sector contribution to GDP increased to 11% in 2019 as compared with 4.7% in 2014. As per the  United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) , Turkey was the sixth-most visited country in the world in 2019. While the country’s rank came down to 15th in 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it jumped to fourth in 2021 in the post-COVID-19 recovery phase.

In addition to this, as per the 2022 Economic Impact Report (EIR) by the World Travel and Tourism Council, Turkey’s Travel and Tourism GDP is expected to increase by about 5.5% on an annual basis over the next decade (2022-2032) and create over 716,000 new jobs in the country. The projected growth rate in the country’s travel and tourism sector is more than double the projected growth rate of the overall economy, which is expected to be 2.5% during the same time period.

Challenges faced by the tourism sector over the years

While the tourism sector remains one of the best-performing sectors in Turkey, it has faced its own set of challenges over the past several years. Inflation has been rapidly rising in the country since 2016 due to factors such as low-interest rates, the energy crisis, an increase in commodity prices, and declining currency value. This has significantly affected domestic travelers and business owners in the tourism sector. Several terrorist attacks, particularly in the southeast part of the country and Istanbul and Ankara by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and ISIS, also severely affected tourist visits and economic growth in 2016.

Owing to the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, spending on tourism by international visitors in Turkey declined by about US$20 billion, a 70% decline in comparison with 2019. This led to a decline in demand and unemployment in related sub-sectors, including airlines, travel agencies, hotels, and car rental companies, among others.

Stringent measures and trade restrictions resulted in a significant decline in air traffic and affected the aviation industry. For instance, the National carrier, Turkish Airlines, reported a net loss of about US$761 million in 2020.

The hospitality industry was also hit due to a fall in tourism in the country. Most hotels faced significant revenue loss during lockdown months. According to the Turkish Hotel Association (TUROB), the hotel occupancy rate in the first nine months of 2020 was just 35.4%, a decline of 47.8% from the same time period in the previous year. Moreover, revenue per available room declined by 52.5% to US$24.7 during the same period.

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The 2022 war between Ukraine and Russia further affected the tourism sector growth in Turkey. Tourist visits from Russia and Ukraine used to account for a significant share of the total number of tourists visiting the country for holidays from Europe. Over 4.7 million Russians and 2 million Ukrainians visited Turkey for vacation in 2021. While 2.2 million Russians visited Turkey during January-July 2022, it is expected that the total number of tourists from Russia in 2022 will fall short of the 2021 figures due to prolonged war and the imposition of western sanctions and flight suspension. The number of tourists from Ukraine declined to 374,000 in the first seven months of 2022, in comparison with 1.1 million during the same period in 2021. The war also spiked Turkey’s inflation rate, which touched about 80% in August 2022.

While the Turkish government is trying to attract tourists from Russia by collaborating with Turkish aircraft to transport foreign guests amid war, it is not likely to recover tourist visits to pre-war levels.

Depreciating currency value boosts tourism in the country

The increase in the current account deficit due to rising energy and commodity costs in the backdrop of war in Ukraine has led to a massive currency value plunge for the Turkish Lira in 2022. Turkey is a net importer of oil and gas, and a spike in energy costs amid the Ukraine-Russia war has widened the current account deficit gap. As per the Turkish Central Bank data, the current account deficit increased to about US$32.4 billion in the first half of 2022. As of September 2022, the Turkish Lira declined to about TRY18.3 per US$1 compared with an average of TRY 8.9 per US$1 in September 2021 and is likely to decline further in 2023 with rising inflation rates due to interest rate cut.

A significant plunge in the currency value has made Turkey a more affordable destination for holidays in comparison with other European tourist destinations. The cost of stay, food, and travel has become significantly lower for foreigners. Adding to this, there has been a decline in COVID-19 cases across the globe, which has also provided the tourism sector a strong boost.

The number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey increased by 94% in 2021 (compared with 2020), reaching 24.7 million. It further witnessed a y-o-y increase of about 128% for the period of January-July 2022 to reach 23.3 million tourists during the period. The country’s revenue from tourism also witnessed a y-o-y increase of 190% in Q2 2022 to reach US$8.72 billion. In 2022, Germany accounted for the largest share of visitors, reaching 2.9 million from January to August. The number of tourists from Middle Eastern and European countries has also increased significantly in 2022. This has also resulted in an increase in share prices of Turkish Airlines. For instance, the share value of Turk Hava Yollari AO, also known as Turkish Airways, increased by about 147% between January and May 2022.

Since Turkey is highly reliant on tourism for its foreign exchange earnings, the significant boost in tourism is likely to help lower the widening current account deficit in the country. A low current account deficit is likely to increase the value of the Lira and, thus, bring down the inflation rate and support economic growth. However, further decline in interest rates by the Central Bank is resulting in an increase in the inflation rate, which reached 80.2% in September 2022. Therefore, while tourism can help soften the blow on the economy by reeling in foreign currency and earnings, it is unlikely that it will single-handedly help the economy recover from the ongoing crisis. That being said, the government is undertaking several efforts to capitalize on the growth in the tourism sector and provide a much-needed cushion to the economy as a whole.

Initiatives aimed at boosting tourism in the country

The Turkish government realizes the role tourism can play in uplifting the economy and has been undertaking several initiatives to boost the sector. For instance, in 2021, the government adopted a new promotion strategy, ‘Go Turkey’, to boost tourism. The ‘Go Turkey’ website encompasses the use of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and communication models. It follows over 100 media and social media outlets which cover news about the country. Additionally, it also analyses positive or negative content on Turkey and determines promotion priority based on this analysis. The aim is to focus on advanced public relations by integrating all 81 provinces under the system and promoting tourism together as a single voice.

A few other initiatives taken up to boost tourism in the country include additional domestic flight routes, medical tourism support, transportation infrastructure development, and several hotel investments. In August 2022, Turkish Airlines signed a deal with the Services Exporters’ Association (HİB) to help increase medical tourism in Turkey to meet the medical tourism industry’s export service revenue target aimed at US$5 billion in 2023.

About US$172 billion has also been invested in communication and transportation infrastructure during 2003-2021, and the government is planning to invest an additional US$198 billion by the end of 2053. Some of the key ongoing projects include The MBB – Gari – Mezitli Metro, The IBB – Kazlicesme – Sogutlucesme Metro Line, and the IMM – Ucyol-Buca Koop Light Rail, among others, aimed at boosting the transportation network in the country. Additionally, according to the Hotel Association of Turkey (TÜROB), new investments were planned in about 30 provinces in the first half of 2022. The new investment incentive includes applications for 11 five-star hotels, 18 four-star hotels, and 26 three-star hotels.

As of March 2022, TUI Group, a leading German travel and tourism company, together with its partners in Turkey, planned on expanding its holiday program and developing a winter program across destinations to attract more tourists as compared with pre-pandemic levels.

Additionally, in July 2022, Cengiz Construction, a leading construction company, started the construction of villas and hotels in Bodrum’s Cennet Bay together with Bulgari, a luxury hospitality company, with a significant increase in international visitors in the country.

Furthermore, travel companies and agencies are focusing on the adoption of digital platforms to promote tourism in the country as people are becoming more technology savvy and prefer online booking. It also helps attract travelers from different countries across the globe. Hotel booking through digital platforms increased to 81% in 2019, up from 73% in 2014, and is expected to increase further with rising penetration of smartphones and easy internet access. Turkey’s Tourism Development Agency (TGA) is likely to spend about US$100 million to promote tourism in over 120 countries through internet platforms and media in 2022.

EOS Perspective

Tourism contributes a significant amount to the Turkish GDP and is likely to help limit the consequences of increasing commodity and energy prices by reducing the widening current account deficit gap and easing the pressure on the economy. That being said, it is unlikely to help the country recover completely from its economic woes. Although the depreciating Lira has made Turkey a very affordable destination for holidays, people operating in tourism businesses are significantly affected by the high inflation levels as well. Hotels and resorts are facing high costs of employee wages, food supplies, and car rents, among others, which hurt their profits. Interest rates cut by the Central Bank are further increasing the inflation rate. In addition to this, the key tourist season, which is the summer season for Turkey, lasts for just a few months, and the sector’s revenue and profitability fall in the winter season. This makes it evident that the Turkish economy must base its recovery on a balanced mix of support across several sectors.

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Turkey’s travel, tourism GDP to grow 5.5% over next decade

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The Bahamas-flagged cruise ship Seabourn Encore anchors off the coast in Bodrum as people enjoy seaside, Muğla, southwestern Turkey, May 11, 2022. (AA Photo)

Turkey’s travel and tourism gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by 5.5% annually over the next decade, according to new research by an industry group.

"By 2032, the sector's contribution to the nation's GDP could reach nearly TL 1.04 trillion ($117 billion), representing 11% of the total economy," the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said on Monday.

The sector is set to create more than 716,000 jobs over the next 10 years, it said.

By the end of this year, the sector's contribution to GDP is expected to grow 15.5% to $68.5 billion, while employment in the sector is set to grow by 4% to reach more than 2.5 million jobs, the WTTC said.

Turkey is set to be the fourth most popular European destination for travelers this summer, it added.

The number of foreign visitors arriving in Turkey jumped over 151% from January through March 2022 from a year earlier to around 4.9 million, according to the latest data.

The figure topped around 1.95 million arrivals in the January-March of last year and 4.24 million in 2020.

The arrivals still came in below the 5.44 million foreign tourists who had arrived in the first quarter of 2019 prior to the outbreak of the pandemic.

Combined with Turkish citizens residing abroad, arrivals in the January-March quarter reached 6.3 million, a 148.1% year-over-year increase.

Foreign arrivals in March leaped by 129.7% to nearly 2.1 million, the data showed.

Income in the January-March quarter jumped 122.4% year-over-year to $5.4 billion, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).

Last year despite a gloomy year amid coronavirus-related mobility restrictions across the world, Turkey generated $24.5 billion in tourism revenue.

The country welcomed 24.7 million foreign visitors in 2021.

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  1. Travel and tourism in Turkey

    In 2023, the total contribution of travel and tourism to Turkey's GDP amounted to more than 1.7 trillion Turkish lira. This figure rose significantly compared to the first year of the ...

  2. Turkey: travel & tourism's total GDP contribution 2023

    The total contribution of travel and tourism to the gross domestic product (GDP) in Turkey partially recovered in 2021 after dropping sharply in the first year of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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    Travel & Tourism to GDP in 2022 TRY 1,698 BN (USD 102.5 BN) Change: +50.5% Economy change: +5.3% invest.gov.tr | 12 TOURISM SECTOR IN TÜRKİYE KEY DATAS OF TOURISM SECTOR IN TÜRKİYE 952 $ Tourism Receipts per Arrival in 2023* 49,2 Million Foreign Visitors in 2023 1st Istanbul ranked at most visited city in the World in 2023. 39.488 45.058

  4. Record Breaking: Turkey Tourism Income in 2023 Reveals a 20.5% Surge

    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.

  5. Türkiye

    Tourism is an important contributor to the economy of Türkiye. In 2019, tourism receipts reached USD 41.3 billion, representing 5.4% of GDP. Tourism-related employment accounted for 8.1% of the workforce, or 2.3 million people. The share of tourism employment in total employment declined to 6.6% in 2021. Tourism receipts fell 67% in 2020 to ...

  6. Turkey: tourism income 2023

    Travel and tourism's total contribution to GDP in Turkey 2019-2023; Share of the GDP of the tourism sector in Turkey 2013-2028; Distribution of travel and tourism expenditure in Turkey 2019-2022 ...

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    "Before the pandemic, Turkey's economy was highly reliant on international tourism, so its recovery is critical to both the economy and jobs." Turkey's Travel & Tourism sector's contribution to GDP was 11% (TRY 693.3 billion or US$78.2 billion) in 2019, falling to just 5.1% (TRY 327.2 billion or US$36.9 billion) in 2020, which ...

  8. Turkey's tourism revenues nearly triple, but many Turks stay home

    Tourism revenues are vital to Turkey's economy, with central bank net currency reserves near a 20-year lows and President Tayyip Erdogan's economic plan aiming for a current account surplus.

  9. Turkey

    The current 11 th development plan from 2019-2023, is considered to be the roadmap to increase the economic welfare of Turkey over the long-term. Tourism is defined in the Plan as one the primary sectors to be encouraged. As outlined in the New Economy Programme for the 2019-2021 period, Turkey has begun preparing a Tourism Master Plan to ...

  10. Turkey Tourism Revenues

    For the January to September period, tourism revenues surged by 20.1% to reach USD 42.0 billion. Tourism revenues in Turkey rose 23.1 percent year-on-year to $13 billion in the second quarter of 2023, of which 85.5 percent came from foreign visitors and 14.5 percent from citizens resident abroad, mainly for personal or package tours.

  11. Turkey Tourism Statistics 1960-2024

    U.S. Economic Charts. GDP by Country GDP Per Capita by Country Manufacturing by Country Debt to GDP Ratio by Country. Global Metrics. ... Turkey tourism statistics for 2019 was 41,415,000,000.00, a 12.57% increase from 2018. Download Historical Data Save as Image. Data Source: World Bank

  12. Turkey Contribution of travel and tourism to GDP, 1995-2019

    In 2019, contribution of travel and tourism to GDP for Turkey was 105.1 billion US dollars. Between 2014 and 2019, contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in Turkey was decreasing on average by 0.50% each year, although before that, it grew from 31 billion US dollars in 2001 to 114.3 billion US dollars in 2014. US dollar billion, at current prices and exchange rates.

  13. Can Tourism Be the Ticket to Turkey's Economic Recovery?

    Turkey's travel and tourism sector contribution to GDP increased to 11% in 2019 as compared with 4.7% in 2014. As per the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Turkey was the sixth-most visited country in the world in 2019. While the country's rank came down to 15th in 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it jumped to fourth in ...

  14. High hopes that tourism will steady Turkey's economy

    Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati last week forecast tourism revenues of $34.5 billion this year, up from 2021's $24.5 billion. They were $34.5 billion in 2019. Erdogan's new economic policy aims ...

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    Turkey's travel and tourism gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by 5.5% annually over the next decade, according to new research by an industry group. "By 2032, the sector's ...

  16. Turkey: tourism sector GDP share 2013-2028

    The tourism sector GDP share in Turkey was forecast to continuously increase between 2023 and 2028 by in total 3.9 percentage points. The share is estimated to amount to 12.65 percent in 2028.

  17. Tourism in Turkey

    Pamukkale in Turkey is a World Heritage Site.Turkey has 622 national parks.. Tourism in Turkey is focused largely on a variety of historical sites, and on seaside resorts along its Aegean and Mediterranean Sea coasts. Turkey has also become a popular destination for culture, spa, and health care. Since 2021, Turkey is the fourth most visited country in the world.

  18. Turkey's key tourism sector slow to recover after huge earthquake

    The stakes are high for Turkey as tourism contributes about 10% to its GDP, and around 1.7 million people worked in accommodation and food services in 2022 - about 5% of total employment. LOOMING ...

  19. Turkey Contribution of travel and tourism to GDP (% of GDP ...

    Though Turkey contribution of travel and tourism to GDP (% of GDP) fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 2000 - 2019 period ending at 12.7 % in 2019. The share of Travel & Tourism spending or employment in the equivalent economy-wide concept in the published national income accounts or labour market statistics.

  20. Turkey GDP 1960-2024

    Turkey gdp for 2022 was $907.12B, a 10.64% increase from 2021. Turkey gdp for 2021 was $819.87B, a 13.82% increase from 2020. Turkey gdp for 2020 was $720.34B, a 5.34% decline from 2019. Turkey gdp for 2019 was $761.01B, a 2.31% decline from 2018. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy ...

  21. Turkey Travel and tourism direct contribution to GDP, 1995-2019

    In 2019, travel and tourism direct contribution to GDP for Turkey was 37.5 billion US dollars. Between 2014 and 2019, travel and tourism direct contribution to GDP in Turkey was decreasing on average by 0.07% each year, although before that, it grew from 10.1 billion US dollars in 2001 to 38.9 billion US dollars in 2014.

  22. Turkey GDP

    The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Turkey was worth 907.12 billion US dollars in 2022, according to official data from the World Bank. The GDP value of Turkey represents 0.39 percent of the world economy. This page provides the latest reported value for - Turkey GDP - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey ...

  23. Turkey to impose minimum corporate and income taxes

    Turkey has finished work on a proposed new economic reform plan, which includes a minimum corporate and income tax to increase the take from direct taxes. The package, which will be submitted to the parliament soon, proposes a minimum 15 percent corporate tax on multi-national companies with more than €750 million ($804 million) in annual ...

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    Turkey is seeking to fix budget hit by last year's earthquakes Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's finance minister. ... ($7 billion), equal to about 0.7% of gross domestic product, according to a person ...