Editing Economy of Turkey (section)

====Tourism====
{{Main|Tourism in Turkey}}In 2023, Turkey was the [[World Tourism rankings|fifth most visited destination in the world]], with 55.2 million foreign tourists visiting the country.<ref name="UNWTO-2023">{{Cite web |title=Tourism on Track for Full Recovery as New Data Shows Strong Start to 2023 |url=https://www.unwto.org/news/tourism-on-track-for-full-recovery-as-new-data-shows-strong-start-to-2023 |access-date=14 October 2023 |website=www.unwto.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Global and regional tourism performance |url=https://www.unwto.org/tourism-data/global-and-regional-tourism-performance |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=www.unwto.org}}</ref> In 2019, Turkey [[World Tourism rankings#Most visited destinations by international tourist arrivals|ranked sixth in the world]] in terms of the number of international tourist arrivals, with 51.2 million foreign visitors.<ref name="WTO Tourism Highlights 2019 Edition">{{Cite book|title=UNWTO Tourism Highlights: 2019 Edition {{!}} World Tourism Organization|year=2019|doi=10.18111/9789284421152|isbn=978-92-844-2115-2|s2cid=240665765}}</ref> 

Over the years, Turkey has emerged as a popular tourist destination for many Europeans, competing with other Mediterranean countries such as [[Greece]], [[Italy]] and [[Spain]]. Resorts in provinces such as [[Antalya province|Antalya]] and [[Muğla province|Muğla]] (which are located on the [[Turkish Riviera]]) have become very popular among tourists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20241203-a-turkish-film-and-tv-stars-guide-to-antalya-turkey|title=A Turkish film and TV star's guide to Antalya, Turkey|author=Eva Sandoval|publisher=[[BBC]]|website=bbc.com|date=4 December 2024}}</ref>