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Istiklal remains busiest street in Turkey with 90 million visitors

2025-April-17

Istiklal remains busiest street in Turkey with 90 million visitors

Data recently released shows that Istiklal Avenue welcomed over 90 million visitors during the year 2024, retaining its status as the busiest street in Turkey with hundreds of commercial shops, restaurants, and boutique stores for tourists and locals to browse.

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Global Tariffs and the impact on Turkey (2025 – 2030)

2025-April-16

Global Tariffs and the impact on Turkey (2025 – 2030)

Trade protectionism and tariff measures that have taken hold of the global economy in recent weeks, have long been implemented by states for many years. Following the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, protectionist measures increased rapidly and have had a growing impact on trade since.

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Global Tariff turmoil to spark Turkish Investment and Tourism Boom

2025-April-10

Global Tariff turmoil to spark Turkish Investment and Tourism Boom

As President Trump paused major US tariffs following market turmoil and pressure from business leaders, an opportunity has emerged for Turkey. While global markets struggle with uncertainty, Turkey is positioning itself as a top choice for investors, property buyers, and tourists.

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Antalya to increase Airport passenger capacity to 82 million

2025-April-09

Antalya to increase Airport passenger capacity to 82 million

Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, has announced that Antalya Airport will increase its annual passenger capacity from 35 million to 82 million with the opening of new Terminal Buildings and other services in 2025.

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4.3 million tourists visit Turkey in January and February

2025-April-02

4.3 million tourists visit Turkey in January and February

New data released from the Culture and Tourism Ministry has shown that 4.3 million foreign tourists visited Turkey during the first two months of 2025 – this was an increase compared to the same period of 2024.

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Istanbul Airport – Arnavutkoy Metro transports 4.2 million people

2025-March-21

Istanbul Airport – Arnavutkoy Metro transports 4.2 million people

Turkey’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, has announced that the Metro line connecting Istanbul Airport to Arnavutkoy has transported 4.2 million passengers since first opening one year ago.

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Record January and February property sales in Turkey

2025-March-12

Record January and February property sales in Turkey

Recently released data from the Turkish government has shown that Turkey as set a new record for total number of property sales recorded in the January – February period of 2025, compared to any previous years.

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30 million passengers served at Turkish Airports in first 2 months

2025-March-11

30 million passengers served at Turkish Airports in first 2 months

Transport and Infrastructure Minister of Turkey, Abdulkadir Uraloglu has announced that Turkish Airports have welcomed and served more than 30 million total passengers during the first two months of 2025.

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Cruise ships docking in Turkey skyrocket in February

2025-March-11

Cruise ships docking in Turkey skyrocket in February

Data released by the Transport and Infrastructure Minister of Turkey, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, shows that passenger arrivals via cruise ships to Turkey increased by over 500% in February 2025 when compared to February 2024.

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Turkish Airlines to increase aircraft fleet to 500

2025-March-04

Turkish Airlines to increase aircraft fleet to 500

Ahmet Bolat, the Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee at Turkish Airlines has announced that the airline plans to increase its total number of cargo and passenger planes to 500 by the end of September 2025.

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Record number of tourists visit Turkey in January

2025-February-23

Record number of tourists visit Turkey in January

Data released by the Culture and Tourism Ministry shows that the number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey increased by 6.1% in January 2025 when compared to January 2024, setting a new all-time record for January visitors.

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Turkey eyes further tourism investment in 2025

2025-February-13

Turkey eyes further tourism investment in 2025

According to Oya Narin, the President of the Turkish Tourism Investors’ Association (TTYD), investment into Turkey’s tourism industry will gain new momentum in 2025 as interest rates begin to fall.

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Turkish Airlines passenger traffic continues to increase

2025-February-12

Turkish Airlines passenger traffic continues to increase

Turkey’s national flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, has announced that it carried a total of 6.77 million passengers during the month of January 2025. According to data, this is an increase of 8.2 percent compared with the same month in 2024.

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52.6 million foreign tourists visit Turkey in 2024

2025-February-04

52.6 million foreign tourists visit Turkey in 2024

According to official data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), Turkey set an all-time record for total number of tourists visiting the country in 2024 as well as total revenue obtained, reaching $61.1 billion revenue and 52.6 million foreign tourists.

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$20 Billion targeted in annual Turkish health tourism revenue

2025-January-23

$20 Billion targeted in annual Turkish health tourism revenue

Behlul Unver, General Manager of International Health Services (USHAS) has stated that Turkey aims to attract $20 billion USD in annual revenue from ever-increasing health tourism numbers by the end of 2028.

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22,000 short-term rental permits issued

2025-January-14

22,000 short-term rental permits issued

On January 1, 2024, the Culture and Tourism Ministry implemented new rules and regulations in order to combat rising rental costs and Airbnb in Turkey. Owners now needed to apply for a Rental Permit in order to rent out their property on a short-term basis to tourists and visitors to Turkey.

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Tourism arrivals to increase by 5-10 percent in 2025

2025-January-14

Tourism arrivals to increase by 5-10 percent in 2025

Erkan Yagci, the President of the Turkiye Hoteliers’ Association (TUROFED) has stated that Turkey is looking for the total number of tourists visiting in 2025 to increase by at least five – ten percent over 2024.

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Antalya hosted 17.3 million tourists in 2024

2025-January-14

Antalya hosted 17.3 million tourists in 2024

Data released by the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism showed that a record-breaking 17.28 million tourists arrived at Antalya Airport in 2024, up by 8% compared to the previous year.

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Togg delivers 50,000 electric vehicles so far

2025-January-02

Togg delivers 50,000 electric vehicles so far

Turkey’s first domestic electric vehicle maker, Togg, has announced that it has delivered almost 50,000 vehicles to customers since it first launched deliveries in 2023, marking a huge success for the brand so far.

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Turkey sets all-time record for total number of tourists

2024-December-23

Turkey sets all-time record for total number of tourists

Data released by the Culture and Tourism Ministry shows that between the period of January – November, just over 50 million foreign tourists visited Turkey, an increase of 7.1% when compared to 2023 and a new total record, beating the previous record of 49.2 million tourists in 2023.

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