Türkiye’s tourism revenues up in 1Q23

Türkiye’s tourism revenues in January-March 2023 increased by 32.3 percent compared to the same period last year, to $8.69 billion, according to the Turkish Statistics Institute (TUIK), Report informs referring to Anadolu Agency.

At the same time, 20.8 percent of income came from Turkish citizens living abroad who come to rest in their homeland. Trips were planned both individually and through travel agencies.

The expenses of tourists for personal needs in Türkiye in the first quarter of the year amounted to $7.503 billion, and for tour packages – $1.187 billion.

The number of tourists who left Türkiye in January-March increased by 26.8 percent compared to the same period last year - up to 8.181 million people. Of these, 20.4 percent or 1.672 million people are Turkish citizens living abroad.