* Forecast.
Forecasts were revised in April 2023, according to preliminary figures collected at the end of March 2022.
Figures prior to 2021 were taken from previous versions of the report.
The annual number of air passengers in Turkey has been on an upward trajectory from 2009 to 2019, except for a slight decrease in 2016. However, the coronavirus epidemic led to a significant decrease in the number of air passengers in 2020, reaching **** million. In the subsequent years, passenger traffic in the country experienced a rebound and surpassed *** million travelers in 2022. The trend was expected to continue to increase for the next few years, and Turkey was estimated to host over *** million passengers by the year 2025.
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General Directorate of State Airports Authority (Turkey). (August 2, 2023). Total number of airplane passengers in Turkey from 2009 to 2022, with a forecast until 2025 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/970523/air-travel-number-of-passengers-turkey/
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Total number of airplane passengers in Turkey from 2009 to 2022, with a forecast until 2025 (in millions) [Graph], General Directorate of State Airports Authority (Turkey), August 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/970523/air-travel-number-of-passengers-turkey/
