The number of foreign visitors to Turkey remained broadly flat year-on-year at around 7 million in August 2026, following a 0.3% decrease in the previous month. Among the five largest source markets, arrivals from Germany, the United Kingdom, and Poland fell by 0.8%, 7.5%, and 0.4%, respectively, while visitors from Russia and Iran rose by 6.2% and 15.1%. Antalya accounted for the largest share of tourist arrivals at 36.24%, with 2.52 million visitors, followed by Istanbul at 27.71% with 1.93 million. Mugla, Edirne and Izmir accounted for 9.23%, 6.97% and 3.45%, respectively. In the January-August 2026 period, the number of foreign visitors arrived declined by 1.8% compared to the previous year.