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Turkey eyes further tourism investment in 2025

2025-February-13

Turkey eyes further tourism investment in 2025

According to Oya Narin, the President of the Turkish Tourism Investors’ Association (TTYD), investment into Turkey’s tourism industry will gain new momentum in 2025 as interest rates begin to fall.

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Turkish Airlines passenger traffic continues to increase

2025-February-12

Turkish Airlines passenger traffic continues to increase

Turkey’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, has announced that it carried a total of 6.77 million passengers during the month of January 2025. According to data, this is an increase of 8.2 percent compared with the same month in 2024.

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52.6 million foreign tourists visit Turkey in 2024

2025-February-04

52.6 million foreign tourists visit Turkey in 2024

According to official data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), Turkey set an all-time record for total number of tourists visiting the country in 2024 as well as total revenue obtained, reaching $61.1 billion revenue and 52.6 million foreign tourists.

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$20 Billion targeted in annual Turkish health tourism revenue

2025-January-23

$20 Billion targeted in annual Turkish health tourism revenue

Behlul Unver, General Manager of International Health Services (USHAS) has stated that Turkey aims to attract $20 billion USD in annual revenue from ever-increasing health tourism numbers by the end of 2028.

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22,000 short-term rental permits issued

2025-January-14

22,000 short-term rental permits issued

On January 1, 2024, the Culture and Tourism Ministry implemented new rules and regulations in order to combat rising rental costs and Airbnb in Turkey. Owners now needed to apply for a Rental Permit in order to rent out their property on a short-term basis to tourists and visitors to Turkey.

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Tourism arrivals to increase by 5-10 percent in 2025

2025-January-14

Tourism arrivals to increase by 5-10 percent in 2025

Erkan Yagci, the President of the Turkiye Hoteliers’ Association (TUROFED) has stated that Turkey is looking for the total number of tourists visiting in 2025 to increase by at least five – ten percent over 2024.

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Antalya hosted 17.3 million tourists in 2024

2025-January-14

Antalya hosted 17.3 million tourists in 2024

Data released by the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism showed that a record-breaking 17.28 million tourists arrived at Antalya Airport in 2024, up by 8% compared to the previous year.

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Togg delivers 50,000 electric vehicles so far

2025-January-02

Togg delivers 50,000 electric vehicles so far

Turkey’s first domestic electric vehicle maker, Togg, has announced that it has delivered almost 50,000 vehicles to customers since it first launched deliveries in 2023, marking a huge success for the brand so far.

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Turkey sets all-time record for total number of tourists

2024-December-23

Turkey sets all-time record for total number of tourists

Data released by the Culture and Tourism Ministry shows that between the period of January – November, just over 50 million foreign tourists visited Turkey, an increase of 7.1% when compared to 2023 and a new total record, beating the previous record of 49.2 million tourists in 2023.

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$14 billion invested by Turkey on environmental protection

2024-December-17

$14 billion invested by Turkey on environmental protection

New data recently released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) shows that between the years 2019 and 2023, Turkey has invested over half a trillion Liras on environmental protection. The data showed that waste and wastewater management took the largest share of investment.

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Esenboga Airport in Ankara to add a third Runway

2024-December-17

Esenboga Airport in Ankara to add a third Runway

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, has announced plans to modernise and renovate Esenboga Airport in Turkey’s capital city, Ankara. The plans include the addition of a new third Runway and several service buildings – bringing total capacity to 30 million passengers by 2025.

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Istanbul Airport to launch new take-off and landing operations

2024-December-10

Istanbul Airport to launch new take-off and landing operations

Istanbul Airport has announced that it is preparing to launch simultaneous take-off and landing operations on three different runways starting from April 2025. This will make it the first aviation hub in Europe to do so.

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Turkey welcomes 1.8 million cruise passengers from Jan – Oct

2024-December-10

Turkey welcomes 1.8 million cruise passengers from Jan – Oct

The Transport and Infrastructure Ministry announced that Turkish ports welcomed 1.8 million cruise passengers during the first ten months of 2024. This marked a notable increase of 27% when compared to the same period last year, as more and more cruise tourists choose Turkey.

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Ryanair to launch new direct flights to Turkey

2024-November-07

Ryanair to launch new direct flights to Turkey

Ryanair, the popular low-cost airline, has announced that it will launch new direct flights to Turkey from London Stansted Airport. The new flights will start from December 1, 2024 and will be available to two Turkish destinations – Bodrum Airport and Dalaman Airport, providing cheaper and easier access to Turkey for British tourists.

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Turkish Airlines fly 65 million passengers in 9 months

2024-November-06

Turkish Airlines fly 65 million passengers in 9 months

The national carrier of Turkey, Turkish Airlines (THY), has announced that over 65 million passengers took THY flights during the first nine months of 2024 – up by 1.8% when compared to the same period in 2023.

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Domestic tourism spending increases in Turkey

2024-November-05

Domestic tourism spending increases in Turkey

Official data recently released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) showed that domestic tourism spending in Turkey increased by a huge 115.8% in the second quarter of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.

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Turkey ups end-of-year tourism target to 61 million

2024-November-05

Turkey ups end-of-year tourism target to 61 million

Following the arrival of 49 million tourists during the first nine months of the year, Turkey has revised its year-end target of total number of tourists to 61 million people, up from an original 60 million arrivals expected at the beginning of the year.

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Turkey introduces new Tech Visa for professionals

2024-October-31

Turkey introduces new Tech Visa for professionals

Turkey has introduced a new Tech Visa program for highly skilled professionals and entrepreneurs wanting to launch start-ups in the country. The program will provide a three-year work permit for those wanting to work within the tech industry in Turkey.

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Cappadocia sets new record for Hot Air Balloon bookings

2024-October-16

Cappadocia sets new record for Hot Air Balloon bookings

Tourist data released shows that between the period of January to October 2024, a total of 583,063 people booked hot air balloon rides over Turkey’s famous Cappadocia region – which is a new record.

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17 million tourists expected in Antalya in 2024

2024-October-10

17 million tourists expected in Antalya in 2024

The beautiful Turkish city of Antalya is aiming to surpass last year’s tourism numbers and post a new record of 17 million tourists by the time 2024 has finished. Known as the Jewel of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya is one of the most popular tourism destinations in the world, hosting visitors from more than 180 countries worldwide.

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