Turkey: leading outbound tourist destinations 2023

The number of citizens visiting destinations abroad from Turkey decreased significantly in 2021 over 2019 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2022, the figures increased to 7.3 million. Bulgaria welcomed about 1.5 million travelers from Turkey in 2023. Overall, Iraq was the leading destination abroad for Turkish outbound tourists in 2023, recording over 1.9 million visitors.

Number of citizens visiting destinations abroad from Turkey in 2019 and 2023, by country (in 1,000s)

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Release date

January 2024

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Region

Turkey

Survey time period

2019 and 2023

Special properties

destination countries are ranked based on the highest number of visitors recorded in 2021

Supplementary notes

*2019 data for Iraq and 2019, 2022 data for China were not available.
The source specifies that 2020 figures were not published due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Data for 2019 were previously published by the source. Figures have been rounded.

Data refer to citizens of Turkey aged 15 or over. Accompanying persons (0-14 years old) of Turkish citizens resident in Turkey are included in the total number of outbound travelers.

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