Tourism in Turkey

Tourism in Turkey is focused largely on a variety of historical sites, and on seaside resorts along its Aegean and Mediterranean Sea coasts. Turkey has also become a popular destination for culture, spa, and health care.^[1] Since 2021, Turkey is the fourth most visited country in the world.^[2]

At its height in 2019, Turkey attracted around 51 million foreign tourists,^[3]^[4] The total number fluctuated between around 41 million in 2015, and around 30 million in 2016.^[5]^[6] However, recovery began in 2017, with the number of foreign visitors increasing to 37.9 million, and in 2018 to 46.1 million visitors.^[7]^[8]^[9]

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[richtmann.org-1] Esma, Gültüvin Gür Omay; Emrah, Cengiz (7 August 2020). "Health Tourism in Turkey: Opportunities and Threats". Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. 4 (10).

[WTO_Tourism_Highlights_2019_Edition-2] "UNWTO World Tourism Barometer and Statistical Annex, December 2020 | World Tourism Organization". UNWTO World Tourism Barometer (English Version). 18 (7): 1–36. 18 December 2020. doi:10.18111/wtobarometereng.2020.18.1.7. S2CID 241989515.

[3] "Rekord: 51,9 Millionen Urlauber besuchten die Türkei 2019 - Hürriyet.de - Wirtschaft". www.hurriyet.de. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020.

[42_million_tourists_visit_Turkey_in_2014_-_Daily_Sabah-4] "42 million tourists visit Turkey in 2014". Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[three-5] Cite error: The named reference three was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[four-6] "Turkish–German ties at historic low, says scholar Faruk Şen". Hürriyet Daily News. 21 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019.

[hur2017fig-7] "32.4 mln foreigners visit Turkey in 2017: Tourism Ministry". Hürriyet Daily News. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[itij-8] "Tourism in Turkey starts recovery". ITIJ. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[kultur1-9] "DISTRIBUTION OF ARRIVING FOREIGN VISITORS - TOP 5 COUNTRIES (2016-2018) JANUARY-DECEMBER".

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