Tourists flowed to Türkiye in streams: Which countries came the most?

Türkiye welcomed 49.13 million visitors in the first nine months of 2026, with Russia and Germany each supplying more than 5 million arrivals and the United Kingdom contributing over 3 million. Tourism revenue for the same period reached a record $51.28 billion for a nine-month stretch, underscoring the sector's role as a critical source of foreign currency for the Turkish economy. The concentration of arrivals from Russia, Germany and the U.K. highlights Türkiye's continued reliance on a handful of core source markets. Watch for fourth-quarter arrival and revenue figures to see whether the record pace holds through the full year.