Indians are not coming to Türkiye

Indians, especially those who closed Bodrum's luxury hotels and held weddings, decided to cut all ties on this issue.

Türkiye's statements supporting Pakistan amidst the tensions between India and Pakistan have led to a boycott among Indians of Turkish products and companies. This has led to a significant drop in Indian tourist flows to Türkiye. Approximately 200,000 Indian tourists have reportedly canceled their trips to Turkey, while advance bookings have reportedly decreased by up to 300%.

According to Sözcü, lavish weddings planned by Indian billionaires, particularly in Istanbul, Antalya, and Bodrum, have also been canceled. The Turkish company Çelebi's license to operate at Indian airports has been revoked.

It was reported that Pakistani tourists are showing interest in the bookings vacated by Indian tourists, but their spending profiles are different. Experts believe this loss could be offset by an increase in Chinese tourists.

According to data released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the number of visitors to Türkiye in April 2025 increased by 8.01 percent compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 3.9 million. In the first four months, the number of visitors decreased by 0.60 percent, reaching 12.744 million. Of these visitors, 2.154 million were citizens residing abroad, while 10.59 million were foreigners.

In the first four months, a total of 3,654,000 visitors came from European OECD countries, a 3.77 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024. Germany, which sent 1,143,000 visitors during this period, was the country that sent the most visitors to Türkiye.

In the first four months, other leading European markets received 91,000 visitors from Austria (7.17 percent increase), 276,000 from the Netherlands (6.40 percent increase), 677,000 from the UK (2.85 percent increase), 199,000 from Italy (36.69 percent increase), 180,000 from Poland (8.54 percent increase), 111,000 from Belgium (3.30 percent decrease), 243,000 from France (0.27 percent decrease), and 206,000 from Greece (8.22 percent decrease).

In the first four months, there were 16,000 visitors from Bahrain, a 17.47 percent decrease, 47,000 from Kuwait, a 28.73 percent decrease, 58,000 from Lebanon, a 10.07 percent decrease, 59,000 from Jordan, a 5.26 percent decrease, and 8,000 from Yemen, a 1.63 percent decrease.

On the other hand, the number of visitors from the United Arab Emirates increased by 6.15 percent to 21,000 during this period, while 251,000 visitors came from Iraq with a 9.78 percent increase, 29,000 from Israel with a 50.78 percent increase, 156,000 from Saudi Arabia with a 9.27 percent increase, and 12,000 from Qatar with a 5.23 percent increase.

One last piece of news.

The capacity of Rubi Platinum Spa Resort & Suites hotel, located in the Avsallar Neighborhood of the Alanya district of Antalya, on island 395, parcel 1, will be increased with an investment of 498 million 507 thousand TL.

Currently, the 15-room villa-type buildings (Villa Suite, Platinum Villa Suite and Presidential Villa) in the hotel, which has a capacity of 499 rooms and 1002 beds, will be demolished.

Within the scope of the planned project, a total of 218 rooms will be added, 45 of which will be added to the existing main building and 173 to the newly constructed 5th block.

218 new rooms will be added to the 484 rooms remaining after the demolition, bringing the hotel's total room count to 595 and its bed capacity to 1,218.

Within the scope of the project, a new block with a gross construction area of 7 square meters, a restaurant, aquapark, pool bar and fitness areas will also be built.