ANKARA
Tourism revenues increased by 5.6 percent in the first quarter from a year ago to $9.45 billion, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) reported on April 20.
Commenting on the data, Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said Türkiye is on track to meet the target set for 2025, noting that this marked an all-time high revenue for the first quarter.
The country aims for 65 million visitors and $64 billion in tourism revenues this year.
Tourism income from visitors was $9.3 bllion, while income from transfer passengers was $127 million. Some 23.6 percent of tourism revenues were obtained from Turkish citizens residing abroad, according to TÜİK.
The average expenditure per visitor increased by 4.8…
