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Turkey

Turkey

Global context

Measure2017
International tourism expenditure (US$bn)4.8
Global rank for international tourism expenditure47
Number of outbound visits (m)8.1
Most visited destinationGreece

Key demographic and economic data

Measure2018
Population (m)82.0
GDP per capita PPP (US$)24,494
Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%)5.2
Annual average GDP growth in the past year (%)1.4

Resources

Turkey Market Snapshot (PDF, 999KB)

turkey_snapshot_oct2018.pdf

Turkey Aviation Profile (PDF, 189 KB)

aviation_market_turkey_18072018.pdf

Find out where visitors from Turkey reside in their own country (Excel, 172KB, Published in 2016)

annual_states_of_residence_2016_for_web.xlsx

Exchange rate

1 GBP = 7.3773 TRY

As of 21 June 2019

Retrieved from the Bank of England

Inbound visits to Britain from Turkey

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Access to Britain from Turkey

Measure2018
Weekly aircraft departures303
Weekly seat capacity62,166
Airports with direct routes in Turkey7
Airports with direct routes in Britain18
  • There are 303 direct, non-stopping flight departures to Britain a week, with a total seat capacity of 62,166 seats a week*
  • Seven airports in Turkey serve 18 British airports*
  • The current reduced rate of Air Passenger Duty for visitors departing Britain for Istanbul is £13

 

*2018 data

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