Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry announced that 14.4 million people visited Turkey in the first 11 months of 2020. The ministry added that 12 million of those visitors are foreigners.
The figures fell 71.95% year-on-year in the January-November period from 42.9 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry announced.
In November 2020, the top tourism source markets for Turkey are Bulgaria with 17,18% (143.269), Russia Fed. with 15,24% (127.116) Iraq with 5,85% (48.748) share of the total visitors. Iraq is followed by Ukraine and Germany.
In the January – November 2020 period, the top tourism source markets for Turkey are Russia Fed. with 16,94% (2.038.380) Bulgaria with 9,48% (1.140.739) Germany with 8,91% (1.071.782) share of the total visitors. Germany is followed by Ukraine and the United Kingdom (UK).
Istanbul continued to be Turkey’s top tourist draw, attracting nearly 38.2% of foreign visitors – around 4.6 million.
The Mediterranean resort city of Antalya saw the second-highest number of foreign visitors, with 3.2 million.
Edirne, in northwestern Turkey, which borders both Bulgaria and Greece, followed them with 1.68 million foreign visitors.
| DISTRIBUTION OF ARRIVING FOREIGN VISITORS BY NATIONALITY – (2018-2020) JANUARY – NOVEMBER | ||||||||
| YEARS | NATIONALITY RATIO (%) | RATE OF CHANGE % | ||||||
| NATIONALITY | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2019/2018 | 2020/2019 |
| Algeria | 264 625 | 276 084 | 49 001 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.41 | 4.33 | -82.25 |
| Egypt | 136 212 | 163 629 | 62 690 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 20.13 | -61.69 |
| Libya | 165 432 | 237 312 | 96 483 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.80 | 43.45 | -59.34 |
| Morocco | 162 754 | 217 696 | 63 005 | 0.43 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 33.76 | -71.06 |
| Somaliland | 74 | 52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -29.73 | |||
| South Africa Republic | 48 271 | 68 711 | 11 468 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 42.34 | -83.31 |
| Sudan | 14 540 | 16 399 | 9 404 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 12.79 | -42.66 |
| Tunisia | 126 852 | 154 792 | 50 854 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 22.03 | -67.15 |
| OTHER AFRICA COUNTRIES | 130 163 | 188 668 | 86 238 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 0.72 | 44.95 | -54.29 |
| TOTAL AFRICA | 1 048 849 | 1 323 365 | 429 195 | 2.79 | 3.08 | 3.57 | 26.17 | -67.57 |
| TOTAL CENTRAL AMERICA | 11 916 | 16 362 | 3 132 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 37.31 | -80.86 |
| TOTAL NORTH AMERICA | 19 768 | 24 315 | 8 009 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 23.00 | -67.06 |
| Argentina | 66 414 | 63 272 | 7 010 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.06 | -4.73 | -88.92 |
| Brazil | 72 188 | 94 309 | 20 953 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 30.64 | -77.78 |
| Chile | 14 167 | 18 041 | 3 231 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 27.35 | -82.09 |
| Colombia | 51 329 | 65 443 | 9 647 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 27.50 | -85.26 |
| Venezuelan | 8 499 | 10 606 | 2 866 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 24.79 | -72.98 |
| OTHER SOUTH AMERICA COUNTRIES | 24 261 | 30 326 | 4 653 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 25.00 | -84.66 |
| TOTAL SOUTH AMERICA | 236 858 | 281 997 | 48 360 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.40 | 19.06 | -82.85 |
| TOTAL AMERİCA | 268 542 | 322 674 | 59 501 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.49 | 20.16 | -81.56 |
| Bangladesh | 16 613 | 18 838 | 5 260 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 13.39 | -72.08 |
| India | 135 297 | 211 405 | 42 635 | 0.36 | 0.49 | 0.35 | 56.25 | -79.83 |
| Indonesia | 107 336 | 111 510 | 35 713 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 3.89 | -67.97 |
| Iran | 1 894 193 | 1 968 122 | 352 577 | 5.05 | 4.59 | 2.93 | 3.90 | -82.09 |
| Malaysia | 77 567 | 95 866 | 17 541 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 23.59 | -81.70 |
| Pakistan | 104 913 | 120 523 | 46 071 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.38 | 14.88 | -61.77 |
| People’s Republic of China | 369 952 | 403 739 | 37 890 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.31 | 9.13 | -90.62 |
| Philippines | 87 323 | 128 052 | 45 755 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 46.64 | -64.27 |
| Singapore | 22 426 | 27 817 | 4 749 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 24.04 | -82.93 |
| Thailand | 48 237 | 56 610 | 7 886 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 17.36 | -86.07 |
| OTHER SOUTH ASIA COUNTRIES | 197 746 | 243 449 | 57 177 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.48 | 23.11 | -76.51 |
| TOTAL SOUTH ASIA | 3 061 603 | 3 385 931 | 653 254 | 8.16 | 7.89 | 5.43 | 10.59 | -80.71 |
| Bahrain | 68 309 | 80 833 | 17 478 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 18.33 | -78.38 |
| Iraq | 1 087 425 | 1 282 489 | 351 273 | 2.90 | 2.99 | 2.92 | 17.94 | -72.61 |
| Israel | 410 572 | 527 678 | 123 663 | 1.09 | 1.23 | 1.03 | 28.52 | -76.56 |
| Jordan | 386 394 | 453 067 | 86 978 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 0.72 | 17.26 | -80.80 |
| Kuwait | 282 380 | 352 415 | 117 071 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.97 | 24.80 | -66.78 |
| Lebanon | 314 801 | 359 289 | 81 945 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.68 | 14.13 | -77.19 |
| Qatar | 82 989 | 93 578 | 30 098 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 12.76 | -67.84 |
| Saudi Arabia | 702 725 | 539 786 | 67 236 | 1.87 | 1.26 | 0.56 | -23.19 | -87.54 |
| Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | 240 291 | 238 816 | 56 912 | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.47 | -0.61 | -76.17 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 791 | 32 416 | 3 412 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.03 | -14.22 | -89.47 |
| Yemen | 36 364 | 38 224 | 12 281 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 5.11 | -67.87 |
| OTHER WESTERN ASIA COUNTRIES | 543 430 | 682 389 | 220 770 | 1.45 | 1.59 | 1.83 | 25.57 | -67.65 |
| TOTAL WESTERN ASIA | 4 193 471 | 4 680 980 | 1 169 117 | 11.17 | 10.91 | 9.71 | 11.63 | -75.02 |
| TOTAL ASIA | 7 255 074 | 8 066 911 | 1 822 371 | 19.33 | 18.80 | 15.14 | 11.19 | -77.41 |
| Armenia | 47 948 | 61 585 | 8 998 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 28.44 | -85.39 |
| Azerbaijan | 802 820 | 842 057 | 220 403 | 2.14 | 1.96 | 1.83 | 4.89 | -73.83 |
| Belarus | 241 723 | 254 595 | 103 967 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.86 | 5.33 | -59.16 |
| Georgia | 1 929 779 | 1 831 234 | 399 944 | 5.14 | 4.27 | 3.32 | -5.11 | -78.16 |
| Kazakhistan | 413 163 | 438 562 | 129 050 | 1.10 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 6.15 | -70.57 |
| Kirghizistan | 107 571 | 112 839 | 47 636 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.40 | 4.90 | -57.78 |
| Moldova | 186 525 | 191 285 | 101 967 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.85 | 2.55 | -46.69 |
| Russia Fed. | 5 865 466 | 6 887 136 | 2 038 380 | 15.63 | 16.05 | 16.94 | 17.42 | -70.40 |
| Tajikistan | 38 229 | 41 101 | 15 194 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 7.51 | -63.03 |
| Turkmenistan | 232 894 | 277 605 | 42 519 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.35 | 19.20 | -84.68 |
| Ukraine | 1 347 060 | 1 507 194 | 965 203 | 3.59 | 3.51 | 8.02 | 11.89 | -35.96 |
| Uzbekistan | 227 796 | 235 002 | 92 013 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.76 | 3.16 | -60.85 |
| TOTAL COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES | 11 440 974 | 12 680 195 | 4 165 274 | 30.48 | 29.55 | 34.61 | 10.83 | -67.15 |
| Albania | 118 098 | 127 218 | 45 920 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 7.72 | -63.90 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 114 878 | 138 383 | 58 267 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 20.46 | -57.89 |
| Bulgaria | 2 180 744 | 2 484 664 | 1 140 739 | 5.81 | 5.79 | 9.48 | 13.94 | -54.09 |
| Croatia | 40 922 | 52 828 | 15 688 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 29.09 | -70.30 |
| Cyprus | 9 876 | 11 643 | 2 124 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 17.89 | -81.76 |
| Estonia | 60 655 | 76 006 | 4 930 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 25.31 | -93.51 |
| Kosovo | 132 656 | 144 786 | 65 672 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.55 | 9.14 | -54.64 |
| Latvia | 64 404 | 84 549 | 8 896 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 31.28 | -89.48 |
| Lithuania | 197 004 | 227 374 | 13 591 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.11 | 15.42 | -94.02 |
| Malta | 7 669 | 8 114 | 3 010 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 5.80 | -62.90 |
| Montenegro | 22 081 | 25 473 | 10 554 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 15.36 | -58.57 |
| North Macedonia Republic | 196 432 | 208 559 | 108 597 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.90 | 6.17 | -47.93 |
| Romania | 616 270 | 732 161 | 257 055 | 1.64 | 1.71 | 2.14 | 18.81 | -64.89 |
| Serbia | 210 996 | 267 681 | 123 529 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 1.03 | 26.87 | -53.85 |
| Slovenia | 38 694 | 48 174 | 7 766 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 24.50 | -83.88 |
| OTHER EUROPE NON-OECD COUNTRIES | 2 041 | 3 071 | 720 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 50.47 | -76.55 |
| TOTAL EUROPE NON-OECD | 4 013 420 | 4 640 684 | 1 867 058 | 10.69 | 10.81 | 15.51 | 15.63 | -59.77 |
| Austria | 331 752 | 378 121 | 104 410 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 13.98 | -72.39 |
| Belgium | 492 991 | 538 474 | 128 458 | 1.31 | 1.25 | 1.07 | 9.23 | -76.14 |
| Czech Republic | 225 474 | 308 660 | 14 610 | 0.60 | 0.72 | 0.12 | 36.89 | -95.27 |
| Denmark | 319 079 | 329 139 | 42 829 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.36 | 3.15 | -86.99 |
| Finland | 125 374 | 131 518 | 13 983 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 4.90 | -89.37 |
| France | 691 671 | 833 681 | 287 827 | 1.84 | 1.94 | 2.39 | 20.53 | -65.48 |
| Germany | 4 334 067 | 4 835 626 | 1 071 782 | 11.55 | 11.27 | 8.91 | 11.57 | -77.84 |
| Greece | 614 454 | 774 338 | 134 019 | 1.64 | 1.80 | 1.11 | 26.02 | -82.69 |
| Hungary | 120 314 | 146 510 | 15 747 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.13 | 21.77 | -89.25 |
| Iceland | 2 820 | 3 839 | 508 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 36.13 | -86.77 |
| Ireland | 68 895 | 94 502 | 25 246 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 37.17 | -73.29 |
| Italy | 261 722 | 353 442 | 68 637 | 0.70 | 0.82 | 0.57 | 35.04 | -80.58 |
| Luxembourg | 7 413 | 10 574 | 2 103 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 42.64 | -80.11 |
| Netherlands | 980 555 | 1 083 763 | 254 625 | 2.61 | 2.53 | 2.12 | 10.53 | -76.51 |
| Norway | 155 793 | 203 377 | 23 788 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.20 | 30.54 | -88.30 |
| Poland | 633 905 | 869 229 | 140 472 | 1.69 | 2.03 | 1.17 | 37.12 | -83.84 |
| Portugal | 37 097 | 51 464 | 12 126 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 38.73 | -76.44 |
| Slovakia | 155 320 | 205 204 | 8 072 | 0.41 | 0.48 | 0.07 | 32.12 | -96.07 |
| Spain | 160 929 | 238 296 | 51 217 | 0.43 | 0.56 | 0.43 | 48.08 | -78.51 |
| Sweden | 368 941 | 429 959 | 86 487 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.72 | 16.54 | -79.88 |
| Switzerland | 257 537 | 298 511 | 121 578 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 1.01 | 15.91 | -59.27 |
| United Kingdom (UK) | 2 212 040 | 2 506 246 | 803 782 | 5.89 | 5.84 | 6.68 | 13.30 | -67.93 |
| TOTAL EUROPE OECD | 12 558 143 | 14 624 473 | 3 412 306 | 33.45 | 34.08 | 28.35 | 16.45 | -76.67 |
| TOTAL EUROPE | 16 571 563 | 19 265 157 | 5 279 364 | 44.15 | 44.90 | 43.87 | 16.25 | -72.60 |
| TOTAL OCEANIA | 590 | 1 069 | 395 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 81.19 | -63.05 |
| Australia | 91 077 | 115 037 | 14 645 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.12 | 26.31 | -87.27 |
| Canada | 101 040 | 131 445 | 31 490 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 30.09 | -76.04 |
| Japan | 75 811 | 96 033 | 18 776 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 26.67 | -80.45 |
| Mexico | 34 130 | 61 522 | 11 826 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 80.26 | -80.78 |
| New Zeland | 15 375 | 19 963 | 2 770 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 29.84 | -86.12 |
| South Korea | 146 691 | 197 937 | 36 095 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.30 | 34.93 | -81.76 |
| United States of America | 416 938 | 540 255 | 136 646 | 1.11 | 1.26 | 1.14 | 29.58 | -74.71 |
| TOTAL OTHER OECD | 881 062 | 1 162 192 | 252 248 | 2.35 | 2.71 | 2.10 | 31.91 | -78.30 |
| TOTAL STATELESS | 71 042 | 88 845 | 26 535 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 25.06 | -70.13 |
| FOREIGN TOTAL | 37 537 696 | 42 910 408 | 12 034 883 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 14.31 | -71.95 |
| (*)Provisional Data. | ||||||||
