Türkiye's annualized tourism revenue remained broadly stable in the second quarter despite the Middle East conflict, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said Friday.
Şimşek said resilient services exports helped limit the impact of the Iran war on Türkiye's external balance.
The comments came after data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) showed tourism revenue in the first half of the year edged down 0.1% year-over-year to $25.75 billion (TL 1.22 trillion).
In the April-June period, the income declined 2.6% year-over-year to $15.87 billion.
Of the total, $15.66 billion came from visitor spending, while $209.5 million was generated by transfer passengers. Turkish citizens residing abroad accounted for 15.6% of visitor-related revenue.
