Major touristic destinations
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Ankara, Istanbul, Antalya, Izmir, Göreme
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Tourism resources
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natural resources include: coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), and clay.
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Ankara,
Istanbul,
Antalya,
Izmir,
Göreme.
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Turkish Folk Traditions. From shadow puppetry to wandering minstrels, village dances to Ottoman military music, folk traditions pervade all areas and levels of Turkish life. Here's a very brief introduction to a rich cultural legacy that stretches back hundreds of years.
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Percentage of tourism in GDP, indicate the total amount in USD
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5.45 percent in GDP for 2019
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1.91 percent of GDP for 2020
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6.1 percent of GDP for 2021
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Total travel and tourism jobs
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2.59 million of people in tourism jobs in a country’s employment in 2019
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2.13 million people in tourism jobs in a country’s employment in 2020
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2.42 million people in tourism jobs in a country’s employment in 2021
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Money spent in international tourism in USD (export)
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The spending of Turkish tourists in 2019 demonstrated 1003 U.S dollars.
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average tourist spending per capita of Turkish citizens who were residents abroad totaled 1,029 U.S. dollars that year. Overall, after dropping sharply in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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In 2021, the average expenditure of international tourists in Turkey amounted to 785 U.S. dollars per capita.
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