Turkey
Turkey
Travellers from Turkey made 8.3 million outbound visits in 2024, with a total international tourism expenditure over US$7 billion.
In 2023, the UK welcomed 311,000 visits from Turkey. During the travellers’ visits, their total expenditure was a record £331.2 million, with an average spend of £1,065 per visit.
Explore the inbound data in full
Use our visualisations to see data from this market in greater depth and clarity. Compare annual statistics, and filter by age group, gender, trip duration and more. Includes seasonality, trip purpose and regional spread of visitors to UK destinations. This data is based on the International Passenger Survey, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Perceptions of Britain in the Turkish market
- Turkish respondents to the 2024 Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index ranked their overall perception of the UK as ninth highest across a group of 50 nations.
- Turks ranked the UK in the top five for historic buildings and cultural heritage, and sixth for contemporary culture and culture in general.
Global context
Top-level statistics relating to tourism expenditure and popular destinations for this market. For greater detail on inbound tourism flows from this market to the UK, see our data visualisations.
| Measure | 2024 |
| International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 7 |
| Global rank for international tourism expenditure | 44 |
| Number of outbound visits (m) | 8.3 |
| Most visited destination overall | Greece |
Access to Britain from Turkey
The key routes and transport modes that connect this market with the UK.
| Measure | 2024 |
| Weekly aircraft departures | 642 |
| Weekly seat capacity | 129,560 |
| Airports with direct routes in Turkey | 10 |
| Airports with direct routes in Britain | 20 |
- In 2024, seat capacity from Turkey to the UK on non-stop flights exceeded pre-pandemic (2019) capacity by 82%.
- 52% of this 2024 seat capacity was on flights 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
Where visitors from Turkey to the UK reside in their own country
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.
