Antalya City Council President Recep Yavuz, President of the Tourism Working Group, made a study on tourists from Türkiye to other countries.
Yavuz, the number of tourists in the number of pandemi continuing the trend of rise after the promotion of Türkiye, at the same time to the world that sends tourists rapidly rising in the ranking of the rise. Recep Yavuz said, “Last year we concentrated in 1.5 million Turkish tourists to the Greek islands, while 11 million 390 thousand 520 people from our country made travel abroad on various occasions. This tourism movement, which we call Outgoing, is as important as the number of tourists coming to the country. Because no country wants to lose its citizens to other countries. However, human beings do not refrain from the desire to explore other worlds, “he said.
Turkish holidaymakers are increasing
According to TURKSTAT data, when we look at the exit from Türkiye in recent years, Yavuz said that there was an increase after the Pandemi period.
“8 million 383 thousand 432 people in 2018. 9 million 650 thousand 512 people in 2019. 2 million 242 thousand 864 people in 2020. 2 million 738 thousand 340 people in 2021. 7 million 266 thousand 773 people in 2022. 11 million 67 thousand 359 people in 2023. 11 million 390 thousand 520 people in 2024. This mobility, which started to increase before the pandemi, started to rise again after a 2 -year break. These travels have many varieties such as work, education, relative visit, pilgrimage, umrah, health and holiday. It would not be wrong to predict that an important share here is for holiday purposes ”
It broke a record in 2024
Recep Yavuz said that the Turks were most and why they preferred the most, and said that Turkish visitors had a total volume of 7 billion 741 thousand dollars in 2024 with a record of 680 dollars per person in 2024. Yavuz, among the most preferred countries in these visits, mostly with their own means to visit Georgia and Bulgarian visits should be evaluated separately, he said.
At least 5 days of package tours
Recep Yavuz explained that they are evaluating travels with at least 5 days of package tours and said, “In such a big market, Turkish Outgoing companies are looking for ways to increase their shares by remaining up -to -date. The biggest obstacle in recent years is the visa problem that has become increasingly inextricable. Mostly, tours are created accordingly and visa -free country programs are made. Another important issue is prices. There are significant price differences between destinations. Holiday, the natural right of every human being, in this context is important to address every budget, “he said.
Visas Europe, Visaless Balkans
Yavuz shared the data of 5 important agencies from Türkiye and said, “Visel and Green Passports are Middle and Western Europe (Italy, Spain, France, Austria, Benelux, Czechia, Hungary), Culture Tour enthusiasts (Upper Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro). Deniz, those who want to travel for coastal rest purposes Egypt and Greece, visitors with very good economic status of the Far East and South America prefer travels, “he said.
Greek islands and Egypt will be popular in the summer of 2025
Recep Yavuz pointed out that there was a significant increase in travels in 2025 and said, orum I expect that the regions that are attractive especially in terms of price will be preferred and the close destinations that are close to 4-5 nights will be the favorite of 2025. The fact that the visa application continues at the door makes the Greek islands attractive. The Balkans attract an increasing interest with their proximity and nostalgic appearance. Egypt is a candidate to be the favorite of both Turkish companies and holidaymakers. In the outgoing market, where China is ranked 1st with approximately 200 million people, the share of 11 million is very low, but should not be underestimated. Turks overcome many difficulties and sacrifices for these trips, “he said.
Domestic holidaymaker finds 20 million
Yavuz, “In addition to this number in Türkiye, when the holidays are calculated, we can say that 15-20 million citizens travel in Turkey and abroad. 60 million tourists from abroad, if we add 20 million in Turkey, we can better position the importance of tourism in our country.
