The 2018 strategy paid off! Türkiye reached record revenue in tourism: Important statements from CBRT Governor Karahan...

Turkey’s central bank Governor Fatih Karahan said at the Inflation Report 2026-IV briefing that the country’s 2018 tourism strategy has paid off, with tourism revenue reaching a record despite regional conflicts and geopolitical developments. He presented the result as evidence that the sector’s long-running policy push is delivering, without giving a specific revenue figure in the excerpt. The comments matter because tourism receipts are a key source of foreign currency for Turkey and feed directly into the current-account balance the central bank monitors. Investors will watch whether the record revenue is sustained into next season and how it shapes the bank’s external-balance and inflation assessments.