Türkiye would have received a record number of 2.7 lakh Indian tourists last year, eclipsing the Indian arrival figures of 2022 and 2019, Onur Gözet, deputy director general, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Türkiye told ET in an interview. He said the aim is to reach 3.5 lakh Indian arrivals next year. Türkiye received 2.3 lakh Indian tourists in 2019 and the 2.7 lakh estimates are a 20% jump over 2022 arrival numbers. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye and Türkiye Tourism and Promotion Agency in association with Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) has organised a six city India roadshow commencing from New Delhi.
“Our official figures are not out yet, but we are estimating that we would have received about 2.7 lakh Indian tourists last year. The target is to make India among our top ten source markets in the next two to three years. India, as an emerging source market for tourism is really important for the ministry of culture…
