BERLIN
Early bookings suggest that the targets of 65 million visitors and $64 billion in tourism revenues set for 2025 are within reach, Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has said.
Türkiye welcomed more than 62 million visitors and generated over $61 billion in tourism revenues in 2024.
Speaking at the travel trade show ITB in Berlin, Ersoy noted that early reservations for Türkiye from German and Russian holidaymakers are particularly strong.
Last year, 6.7 million visitors came to Türkiye from Russia, 6.6 million from Germany, and 4.4 million from the United Kingdom, the minister said, adding that he expects these countries to remain the top source markets this year.
The German Travel Association (DRV)…
