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Muhammed Demiralp

Table 1: Ministry of Culture and Tourism Statistical Data, 2022, https://yigm.ktb.gov.tr/
TR-9851/turizm-istatistikleri.html. (Accessed on 23.04.2022)

TOTAL
Years The number The number Tourism Average The Share of Tourism
of incoming of leaving Income Expenditure Tourism Incomes Costs
visitors visitors ($) in GNP (%)
2004 20,753,734 20,262,640 17,076,607 843 4,2 2,954
2005 25,045,142 24.124.,501 20,322,111 842 4,1 3,395
2006 23,924,023 23.148,669 18,593,951 803 3,4 3,271
2007 27,239,630 27,214,988 20,942,500 770 3,1 4,043
2008 31,137,774 30,979,979 25,415,067 820 3,3 4,266
2009 31,759,816 32,006,149 25,064,482 783 3,9 5,090
2010 32,997,308 33,027,943 24,930,997 755 3,2 5,875
2011 36,769,039 36,151,328 28,115,692 778 3,4 5,531
2012 37,715,225 36,463,921 29,007,003 795 3,3 4,593
2013 39,860,771 39,226,226 32,308,991 824 3,4 5,254
2014 41,627,246 41,415,070 34,305,903 828 3,7 5,470
2015 41,114,069 41,617,530 31,464,777 756 3,7 5,698
2016 30,906,680 31,365,330 22,107,440 705 2,6 5,050
2017 37,969,824 38,620,346 26,283,656 681 3,1 5,137
2018 46,112,592 45,628,673 29,512,926 647 3,8 4,896
2019 51,747,198 51,860,042 34,520,332 666 4,6 4,404
2020 15,971,201 15,826,266 12,059,320 762 1,7 1,105
2021 30,038,961 29,357,463 24,482,332 834 - 1,852
Except for the period starting with the emergence of the first cases of
COVID-19 in Türkiye in March 2020 and the effects of the pandemic, it can
be said that the share of incomes based on tourism is increasing in Turkish
economy, and there seems to be a continuity in the number of tourists coming
to Türkiye. It is observed that the increase in the share of tourism sector in
GDP can be linked directly or indirectly to its interaction with other sectors.
This viewpoint will reveal the economic importance of tourism for Türkiye.
To achieve sustainable tourism goals, for both global terms and Tükiye, it
appears that there is a need for preserving popular tourism destinations and
creating new travel routes. To this end, the discussion of the “climate change”
issue, which is one of the biggest threats to the sustainability of the elements
and activities of tourism sector, and assessment of its effects on tourism sector
is crucial.

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