In 2022, the overnight stays of foreign tourists in hotels in Turkey increased to 122.5 million (2021 74 million). In 2019, it was 112 million.

Tourist overnight stays in hotels in 2022

According to the data compiled by the Tourism Databank, the tourism statistics center, from the accommodation statistics of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in the 12-month period of 2022, the overnight stays of foreign tourists in hotels with operating licenses increased to 122.5 million. Overnight stays were 74 million in 2021, compared to 112 million in 2019.

Total domestic and foreign overnight stays in hotels in 2022 exceeded 159 million in 2019 and exceeded 184 million. In this period, citizen tourist overnight stays increased from 46 million to 62 million.

Overnight by market

Germany ranked first with 27.7 million (+13.7% compared to 2019) and Russia (-22.2% compared to 2019) with 20.2 million, in terms of overnight stays by foreign tourists in hotels with operating licenses. They were followed by the UK with an increase of 63% and Poland with an increase of 38%.