2. TOURISM BY NUMBERS
TURKEY
Number of visitors according to years
(~36% in 6 years)
*Ministry of Culture and Tourism

3. TOURISM BY NUMBERS
TURKEY
1.000 $
Revenue generated according to years in Turkey
(~40% increase in 6 years)
*Ministry of Culture and Tourism

4. TOURISM BY NUMBERS
ISTANBUL
10,000,000
9,381,670
9,000,000
8,057,869
8,000,000
7,509,741
7,049,234
7,000,000
6,960,980
6,453,553
6,000,000
2007
2008
5,000,000
2009
4,000,000
2010
2011
3,000,000
2012
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
*Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Number of visitors according to years
(~35% in 6 years)

5. ACCORDING TO ICCA / ICVB*
2010 - 2012
Istanbul is within the top 10 Congress Destinations in 2010.
The city become ‘World’s Number 1 Congress Destination’ with more
than 500 delegates in 2011 and 2012.
ICCA
ICVB
International Congress And Convention Association
Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau

6. REASONS OF THIS DEMAND
Ideal city to hold congresses from 100 to 30,000 plus participants.
Easily accessible from all over the world.
Home to 3 convention and exhibition centres.
All major five star chain hotels.
High quality three and four star hotels.

7. PATH TO SUCCES
Governments
Municipality
DMC & PCO
Associations
Corporates

8. MORE THAN A BUILDING…
People
Experienced Staff 
Technology
High-end AV

9. Catering
Perfect F&B Services

10. MORE THAN A BUILDING…
Mobility
Digital Media-Web Page
Marketing Strategies
Direct Sales & Follow-up’s
Sustainability
Energy Saving

11. THANK YOU