16 million tourists expected in Istanbul in 2022

Türkiye’s largest city Istanbul is expected to close the year by hosting a record 16 million foreign tourists.

In the first 11 months of 2022, Istanbul, which is also the country’s financial and commercial center, welcomed 14.7 million holidaymakers, close to the 14.9 million tourists the city received in the whole of 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic hit global travel and tourism industries.

There are no official data regarding foreign tourist visits in December, but some indicators suggest that tourism activity remained strong in the month. It is expected that when the final data is released, the number of foreign tourists arriving in Istanbul will reach a record 16 million.