Türkiye's tourism income up 5.6% $9.45B in Q1
Türkiye's tourism revenue reached $9.45 billion in Q1 2025, a 5.6% increase from last year, with food and beverage making up 24.7% of earnings. Tourism expenditures also rose 37.6% to $2.5 billion, while 2.6 million Turkish citizens traveled abroad.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 11:41 | 30 April 2025
Türkiye generated tourism revenues of $9.45 billion during the first quarter of 2025, up 5.6% on a yearly basis, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) said on Wednesday.
In this quarter, the share of food and beverage expenditures in total tourism income was 24.7%, while the share of international transportation expenditures was 15.9% and package tour expenditures 13.1%.
The average expenditure per capita among visitors was $1,022, up 4.8% year-on-year in the January-March period; it was $99 per night.
People visited Türkiye mostly for reasons of travel, entertainment, sports, and cultural activities, with 52.5%
The number two purpose of visits was visiting relatives and friends with 26.7%, followed by shopping with 10.3%.
Meanwhile, the country's tourism expenditures jumped 37.6% over the same period to $2.5 billion.
The number of Turkish citizens visiting abroad rose 6% to 2.6 million people.