855,429 tourists came to Antalya in 3 months
The total number of tourists who came to Antalya in 3 months was 855 thousand 429, with a 15 percent decrease compared to the previous year. While the most Germans came to Antalya in the 3-month period, there was a decrease in the number of foreign tourists except for Poland.
The total number of tourists who came to the tourism city of Antalya in 3 months was 855 thousand 429, with a 15 percent decrease. 694 thousand 254 of the 855 thousand tourists were foreign, and 161 thousand 175 were citizen visitors (Turks living abroad). In the same period last year, 1 million 5 thousand people came to Antalya. In Antalya, where the number of foreign tourists exceeded 858 thousand in the 3-month period last year, the rate of decrease in the number of foreign tourists in the January-March period of this year was 20 percent. The number of citizen visitors, which was 147 thousand in the January-March period last year, increased by 9 percent this year. In March 2025, 365 thousand 784 tourists came to the city, with a 27.7% decrease compared to the same period last year. 321 thousand 593 of these were foreign, and 44 thousand 191 were citizen visitors. The number of tourists who came to Antalya in March last year was 506 thousand.
DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FOREIGN TOURISTS
The decrease in the number of foreign tourists was 29.6 percent. While the country that sent the most tourists in March was Germany with 98 thousand people, a 46 percent decrease compared to March last year was noteworthy. In second place, there was a 15 percent decrease with 58 thousand 564 British tourists. Russians ranked third with 58 thousand 193 people and decreased by 11 percent. Since it was the Nevruz holiday period, Iranians ranked fourth in March with 15 thousand 511 people and experienced a 37 percent decrease. More than 14 thousand tourists came from fifth-placed Poland, with a decrease of nearly 1 percent.
GERMANS IN THE FIRST PLACE
When looking at the countries from which foreign tourists visiting Antalya came in the 3-month period, Germans took the first place. While a total of 187 thousand 627 tourists came from Germany, the share of German tourists in the distribution by nationality was 27 percent. In the same period last year, there was a 32 percent decrease in the number of German tourists, which exceeded 279 thousand.
RUSSIANS DECREASED BY 20 PERCENT
The second country that sent the most tourists in the first three months of this year was the Russian Federation. 137 thousand 166 people came to Antalya from Russia. According to the distribution of Russian tourists by nationality, Russians constituted 20% of the total number of tourists. There was a 20% decrease in the number of Russian tourists.
ONLY INCREASE IN POLAND
British tourists rank third. While 114 thousand 96 British tourists came, their share in the total exceeded 16 percent. The rate of decrease in the number of British tourists was 8.5 percent. Poland, which exceeded the 1 million limit in Antalya last year and rose to become one of the 4 largest markets, was the only country that experienced an increase in the January-March period. While 37 thousand 487 people came from Poland in three months, the total increase rate exceeded 7 percent.
IRANIANS DECREASED BY 40 PERCENT
There was a serious decrease in Antalya this year, where Iranians showed great demand in March due to the Nevruz holiday. While the total number of Iranian tourists exceeded 30 thousand in the three-month period last year, it remained at 18 thousand people in the same period this year with a 40 percent decrease.
RANKING OF OTHER COUNTRIES
The other countries from which the most tourists came to Antalya and the rates of change compared to last year are listed as follows; "Kazakhstan 16 thousand 443 people, 1 percent decrease. Ukraine 16 thousand 110 people, 4.8 percent decrease. Netherlands 12 thousand 827 people, 3 percent decrease. Austria 9 thousand 308 people, 8 percent decrease. Belgium 8 thousand 842 people, 25 percent decrease. France 8 thousand 437 people, 3 percent decrease. Switzerland 8 thousand 424 people, 9.7 percent decrease. Denmark 8 thousand 319 people, 35 percent decrease. Kyrgyzstan 7 thousand 517 people, 1 percent decrease. Norway 6 thousand 960 people, 4.5 percent decrease. Sweden 6 thousand 264 people, 17 percent decrease. Romania 5 thousand 337 people, 0.3 percent increase."
