Alongside a 4.2% increase in visitor numbers in the first quarter of the year, the Mediterranean tourism hub also recorded 9.9 billion USD in tourism revenue. Türkiye’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, held a press conference in Istanbul where he announced the country’s tourism statistics for the first three months of 2026. Türkiye experienced a 4.2% rise in international visitors, totalling 9.2 million. The country…










