Türkiye experienced a 4.2% rise in international visitors, totalling 9.2 million in the first quarter of this year. The country also reported an impressive $9.896 billion in tourism revenue for the quarter.
Türkiye raised electricity and natural gas prices, increasing household electricity prices by 25 per cent and household natural gas prices by an average of 25 per cent, citing rising global and domestic energy costs.
The Salomon Cappadocia Ultra Trail, a leading Turkish sporting event, attracts over 2,000 participants annually, promotes sports tourism, achieved the highest score at the 1st UN Tourism Awards for Excellence in Sustainable Sports Tourism.
Saudi Arabia and Türkiye signed a renewable energy agreement to strengthen cooperation. It covers solar power projects in Türkiye totaling up to 5,000 MW in two phases, supporting energy diversification, security, and low-carbon transition, with $2 billion in investments supplying electricity to two million households.
Acwa signed Investment and PPA Key Terms with Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and EÜAŞ to develop 5 GW of renewable energy, starting with 2 GW of solar at Sivas and Taşeli, with energy sales agreements in place.
Türkiye welcomed 64 million visitors in 2025 and recorded tourism revenues totalling $65.231 billion for the previous year, Mehmet Ersoy, Türkiye’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, revealed at a press conference held in İstanbul. He said Türkiye is aiming for $68 billion in 2026.
Alparslan Bayraktar, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, discussed potential cooperation opportunities with Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), within the scope of the COP31 climate conference which Turkey is hosting later this year.
RHI Magnesita, a global leader in refractory products and services for the steel, cement, glass, and non-ferrous metals industries, has strengthened its operations in the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa region by setting up its regional head office in Dubai.
Following the first phase of TUI Junior Academy Türkiye, which educated over 5,000 students on sustainability, phase two partners with TURMEPA to reach 5,500 more youths across Muğla, Antalya, İzmir, and Aydın, addressing growing threats to Türkiye’s Mediterranean coastline from pollution, overfishing, and tourism pressures.
