Turkey
Note on IPS
This page contains 2024 estimates released on 26 August 2025 and does not reflect the revised 2024 estimates released on 4 September 2026. This page will be updated in due course. Revised estimates are available on the annual total GB and nations/regions pages. 2024 International Passenger Survey data is badged as ‘official statistics in development’ and are subject to change as further improvements to the methodology are introduced. The ONS does not endorse 2024 comparisons with previous years.
Turkey
Travellers from Turkey made 9.5 million outbound visits in 2025, with a total international tourism expenditure of US$8.87 billion.
In 2024, the UK welcomed 323,000 visits from Turkey. During the travellers’ visits, their total expenditure was a record £381.7 million, with an average spend of £1,180 per visit.
Explore the inbound data in full
Use our visualisations to see data from this market in greater depth and clarity. Compare annual statistics, and filter by age group, gender, trip duration and more. Includes seasonality, trip purpose and regional spread of visitors to UK destinations. This data is based on the International Passenger Survey, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Perceptions of Britain in the Turkish market
- The UK was ranked sixteenth out of 50 nations by Turkey in the Anholt Nation Brands Index 2025.
- The UK was ranked in the top ten for cultural heritage, culture in general, historic buildings, and sport.
Global context
Top-level statistics relating to tourism expenditure and popular destinations for this market. For greater detail on inbound tourism flows from this market to the UK, see our data visualisations.
| Measure | 2025 |
| International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 8.87 |
| Global rank for international tourism expenditure | 41 |
| Number of outbound visits (m) | 9.5 |
| Most visited destination overall | Greece |
Access to Britain from Turkey
The key routes and transport modes that connect this market with the UK.
| Measure | 2025 |
| Weekly aircraft departures | 659 |
| Weekly seat capacity | 132,445 |
| Airports with direct routes in Turkey | 10 |
| Airports with direct routes in Britain | 21 |
- The majority of visitors (93%) from Turkey travelled via plane to Britain in 2024 (IPS).
- In 2025, seat capacity on non-stop flights from Turkey to the UK exceeded pre-pandemic (2019) capacity by 86%.
- 51% of 2025 seat capacity was on direct flights from Turkey to London.
- To see entry requirements for visitors from this market, click here.
- To see rates of Air Passenger Duty for visitors departing Britain for Turkey, click here.
Further resources
Where visitors from Turkey to the UK reside in their own country.xlsx
How we source this information
We work with a number of data sources to provide a rich and insightful picture of our key inbound source markets. This includes, but is not limited to, data provided by Oxford Economics, the UNWTO, Apex, Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index and from our own surveys and ad-hoc research. The largest share of the data come from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) by the ONS.
Visit our About the International Passenger Survey page for more information on how the data is collected and analysed.
