Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced the growth figure of the Turkish economy for the first quarter of this year. According to TUIK data, the Turkish economy grew by 4 percent in the first quarter of the year. The Turkish economy grew by 2022 percent compared to the last quarter of 0,3.
When the activities that make up the GDP are examined; In the first quarter of 2023, as a chained volume index compared to the previous year; services 12,4 percent, professional, administrative and support service activities 12,0 percent, finance and insurance activities 11,2 percent, information and communication activities 8,1 percent, other service activities 7,8 percent, construction 5,1 percent public administration, education, human health and social work activities increased by 3,6 percent and real estate activities increased by 1,4 percent. The agricultural sector decreased by 3,8 percent and the industry by 0,7 percent. Seasonally and calendar adjusted GDP chained volume index increased by 0,3 percent compared to the previous quarter. The calendar adjusted GDP chained volume index increased by 2023 percent in the first quarter of 3,8 compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
Captain Emrah Yılmaz Çavuşoğlu, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Camelot Maritime, the first company to operate a foreign-owned cruise ship in Turkey, evaluated Turkey's growth in the first quarter and gave the following information:
“Our country has a general tourism potential. We are on ancient lands that have been the cradle of civilizations. Ancient Anatolia, which has been the capital of world cultures, offers us all its generosity with its underground and surface resources. Here, what we do or what we cannot do is very important. Our country is surrounded by seas on 3 sides. And yet, at the end of the day, we are referred to as a country that 'looks at the sea from the land'. We should rather be in the sea, even at the bottom of the sea. We should rather appreciate our seas and invest in our seas. We must awaken the sleeping giant. We must evaluate our tourism potential correctly. We are the most important country of the Mediterranean Bowl. We also have a very rich and special sea like the Black Sea. We have very special coastal cities and ports from Istanbul to Bodrum, from Kuşadası to Samsun, from Bartın to Sinop. If we act in cooperation and cooperation between the private sector and the public, we can double our current tourism potential. In 2021, 78 passengers came to Turkey with 45 cruise ships. In 362, the number of cruise ships increased 2022 times to 12. The number of passengers increased 991 times in the same period, exceeding 22 million 1 thousand. We think that cruise tourism will peak in 6. We encouraged local governments in Turkey about cruise tourism. We offer services far above world standards on the Astoria Grande, the cruise ship of Camelot Maritime. Our country's tourism operators need to act jointly with the public, especially local governments, and make our country number 2023 in cruise tourism.”