The statistics office of Turkey TÜIK has announced the figures for tourism in the second quarter of 2019. According to the survey, 12,762,346 tourists visited Turkey this year from April to June – an increase of 13.2 percent or 2,216,568 more tourists compared to the same period of the previous year. Over the same period, however, average tourist spending has fallen from € 564 to € 554 per capita. While foreign visitors spend an average of 538 euros per stay, this amount is on average 679 euros for Turks from abroad.