Tourism revenue holds steady despite regional war’s impact
Türkiye’s tourism revenue edged down just 0.1 percent year-on-year to $25.75 billion in the first half of 2026, as higher nightly spending and longer stays offset a decline in visitor numbers, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has said.
The total number of visitors fell 2.4 percent to 25.76 million from 26.39 million in the same period last year.
Ersoy said the regional war involving Iran, Israel and the United States weighed on international travel demand, air traffic and bookings, particularly in the second quarter.
“We believe we have left the most difficult quarter of the year behind,” he told a press conference in Istanbul.
