{"id":1956468,"date":"2026-05-26T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T03:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1956468"},"modified":"2026-05-26T06:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T03:00:42","slug":"turkish-tourists-flock-to-greece-as-rising-costs-put-greeks-off-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1956468","title":{"rendered":"Turkish tourists flock to Greece as rising costs put Greeks off Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/85\/33\/1200x675_cmsv2_b569bdfb-bb53-5623-b380-69b9b5f676e5-9768533.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2896763-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896763\" data-cid=\"9773117\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896763-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/31\/17\/189x106_cmsv2_a64f24d8-46e3-5d10-923b-5182d41536eb-9773117.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A man holds a sign depicting current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, 24 May 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Iran<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Ayatollah Khamenei breaks silence to vow no US bases in the region\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2895800-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2895800\" data-cid=\"9769114\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2895800-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/91\/14\/189x106_cmsv2_f5649824-02df-547d-b338-e70a935c315b-9769114.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen listens during the meeting at the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    EU chief vows to stand firm against drones, disinformation campaigns\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896752-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896752\" data-cid=\"9773094\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896752-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/30\/94\/189x106_cmsv2_e3282c8a-6180-54c4-a695-cd567942d189-9773094.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"German Economy and Energy Katherina Reiche arrives for the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 13, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Germany resists EU members&#8217; 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has tripled, but only in one direction as Greeks avoid steep prices in Turkey while Turkish tourists pour in.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--business js-article-content\">\n<p>Economic relations between Greeks and Turks have shifted markedly in recent years. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The two neighbours have long seen their political leaders swing between confrontation and what diplomats call &#8220;calm waters&#8221; \u2014 a phrase used to describe the current spell.<\/p>\n<p>Overall trade and tourism volumes have doubled over five years, but the gains have fallen unevenly on either side compared with what was previously observed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil about 10 years ago people were coming from Greece to Turkey to shop, mainly in Istanbul, Edirne and Ke\u015fan. Now, however, we see many more visitors from Turkey going to Greece because whatever they want to buy is cheaper there\u201d, said Maria Dimou, who lives in Istanbul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Turkey the bare essentials someone needs in order to live, to be able to get by, are cheap,&#8221; Dimou continued.<\/p>\n<p>But when they want to buy something more expensive &#8220;prices shoot up, so they go to Greece and visit Thrace, mainly Alexandroupolis but some go as far as Kavala, either for holidays or for shopping and mainly for food, drinks and cold meats, which are very expensive here [in Turkey],&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<h2>Number of Turks visiting Greece has tripled in four years<\/h2>\n<p>While the number of Greeks visiting Turkey each year remains roughly stable at just over 500,000, the number of Turks coming to Greece has tripled over the past four years from a similar baseline \u2014 exceeding 1.5 million last year, according to estimates by the relevant authorities drawn from a range of sources, though official ELSTAT figures are slightly lower.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast month I went on holiday to Greece. I drove as far as Kavala and Thessaloniki and, to be honest, I really liked Greece. The food was delicious, the portions were generous and everything was cheap,&#8221; Doruk, a computer engineer who lives permanently in Ankara but whom we met at a popular shopping mall in Istanbul, told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>People in Turkey seem to be responding to the more reasonable prices in Greece and say they would like to return soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA great many Turks either go on day trips to the Edirne region and from there cross over into Orestiada, or gradually make their way into Greece as tourists, because the cost of tourism in Greece is far lower than in Turkey and, as a result, from Ayval\u0131k and other areas they now cross over by the thousands, especially in summer, to the Greek islands\u201d, said Symeon Soltaridis, an Istanbul resident and president of the Greek Community of Balino.<\/p>\n<h2>Greek Consulate in Istanbul issues 1,300 visas a day<\/h2>\n<p>Greece has become a highly attractive destination for Turkish citizens. According to diplomatic sources, the Greek consulate in Istanbul alone issues around 1,300 visas a day, most of them multi-entry \u2014 secured primarily by Turks planning repeated visits for holidays, though shopping trips also feature.<\/p>\n<p>That figure excludes the roughly 25,000 Turks who have obtained or are in the process of obtaining residence permits through golden visa schemes or by virtue of working in Greece. <\/p>\n<p>Also not counted are the sizeable numbers of residents of Izmir and the broader Asia Minor coast who make short visits \u2014 up to seven days \u2014 to as many as 12 islands in the north-eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese under a fast-track on-the-spot visa arrangement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Greece&#8217;s budget surplus of \u20ac5bn blows past forecasts in first quarter of 2026<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Off-grid Greece: This private island is going up for auction from \u20ac247,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The &#8216;Visa Express&#8217; in the eastern Aegean<\/h2>\n<p>Known as &#8220;Visa Express&#8221; and billed as part of broader &#8220;people-to-people diplomacy,&#8221; the scheme was approved by the European Commission and launched at the initiative of the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis following his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan at a session of the Greece\u2013Turkey High-Level Cooperation Council.<\/p>\n<p>The programme covers 12 islands: Kalymnos, Kastellorizo, Kos, Lesbos, Leros, Limnos, Rhodes, Samos, Symi, Chios, Patmos and Samothrace. Visas are issued at port entry points, are valid for seven days and tie the holder to the island for which they were granted \u2014 no island-hopping permitted. The islands have seen a strong tourism boost as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Kos topped the list of destinations last year, largely due to its proximity to Bodrum, followed by Rhodes and Chios \u2014 the latter drawing predominantly higher-income visitors. <\/p>\n<p>Lesbos and Samos rounded out the top five. August was the peak month in 2025, with nearly 281,000 arrivals, followed by July with 233,000 and September with around 188,000.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Greeks can no longer cope with prices in Istanbul&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>In Turkey, however, there are complaints that Greeks visiting Istanbul no longer shop as they once did. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past I had more Greek customers, whereas now it is harder for them even to come to Turkey, let alone shop here, and the reason is their financial situation compared with the past,&#8221; Kantar Pehlivanoglu, who owns a street stall selling jewellery and fashion accessories in Istanbul, told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>Soltaridis, the Istanbul resident, also highlighted that prices are becoming too high for Greek visitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a time when they would come and buy all sorts of things. Now they come, look around, experience the city, see us, the Rum Greeks, but they cannot buy because things have become expensive,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>According to official figures, each Greek who visited Turkey last year spent an average of \u20ac340 per trip \u2014 a figure that has risen by around \u20ac50 a year over the past three years. <\/p>\n<p>In practice, however, that increase buys less than it once did. Turkey&#8217;s sharp rise in the cost of living means Greek visitors are getting less for their money.<\/p>\n<p>Turkish visitors to Greece, meanwhile, spent just over \u20ac300 per trip on average or \u20ac303 to be precise, according to the most recent Bank of Greece data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is much cheaper to go to Greece, to eat in a taverna there, to drink ouzo or other drinks, stay the night and come back than it is to go to a similar taverna here in Istanbul,&#8221; Dimou explained. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The quality of food in Greece has improved dramatically and, for Turks, prices are considered affordable, while here in Turkey they have skyrocketed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Huge shift in the Greece\u2013Turkey trade balance<\/h2>\n<p>At the same time, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), the past few years have seen a significant shift in the trade balance between the two countries. <\/p>\n<p>For example, imports from Turkey into Greece reached \u20ac1.34 billionin 2020, exceeded \u20ac2 billion the following year and \u20ac3 billion in 2024, and are now estimated at \u20ac3.34 billion for last year.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, exports from Greece to Turkey for 2025 are estimated at just \u20ac1.37 billion, a figure that has been falling over the past three years, having reached \u20ac3 billion in 2022, the last year in which Greece exported more to Turkey than it imported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2896733-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896733\" data-cid=\"9773013\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896733-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/30\/13\/480x270_cmsv2_338e8de2-f7ce-5376-b714-ecbafd28c6c7-9773013.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE - A BP fuel sign is seen, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Marietta, Ga. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Business<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    BP sacks chairman Manifold in fresh blow to troubled energy giant<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896472-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896472\" data-cid=\"9771775\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896472-label-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/17\/75\/480x270_cmsv2_084a7013-4a44-53a7-afd8-a05a6eb2db39-9771775.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"wuf13\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Business<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    African cities sound alarm on climate and housing at Baku urban forum<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896643-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896643\" data-cid=\"9772531\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896643-label-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/25\/31\/480x270_cmsv2_0b4b4779-1fe5-54ce-8453-661b2e14000b-9772531.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE. 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Now, however, we see many more visitors from Turkey going to Greece because whatever they want to buy is cheaper there\u201d, said Maria Dimou, who lives in Istanbul.\u201cIn Turkey the bare essentials someone needs in order to live, to be able to get by, are cheap,&#8221; Dimou continued.But when they want to buy something more expensive &#8220;prices shoot up, so they go to Greece and visit Thrace, mainly Alexandroupolis but some go as far as Kavala, either for holidays or for shopping and mainly for food, drinks and cold meats, which are very expensive here [in Turkey],&#8221; she added.Number of Turks visiting Greece has tripled in four yearsWhile the number of Greeks visiting Turkey each year remains roughly stable at just over 500,000, the number of Turks coming to Greece has tripled over the past four years from a similar baseline \u2014 exceeding 1.5 million last year, according to estimates by the relevant authorities drawn from a range of sources, though official ELSTAT figures are slightly lower.\u201cLast month I went on holiday to Greece. I drove as far as Kavala and Thessaloniki and, to be honest, I really liked Greece. The food was delicious, the portions were generous and everything was cheap,&#8221; Doruk, a computer engineer who lives permanently in Ankara but whom we met at a popular shopping mall in Istanbul, told Euronews.People in Turkey seem to be responding to the more reasonable prices in Greece and say they would like to return soon.\u201cA great many Turks either go on day trips to the Edirne region and from there cross over into Orestiada, or gradually make their way into Greece as tourists, because the cost of tourism in Greece is far lower than in Turkey and, as a result, from Ayval\u0131k and other areas they now cross over by the thousands, especially in summer, to the Greek islands\u201d, said Symeon Soltaridis, an Istanbul resident and president of the Greek Community of Balino.Greek Consulate in Istanbul issues 1,300 visas a dayGreece has become a highly attractive destination for Turkish citizens. According to diplomatic sources, the Greek consulate in Istanbul alone issues around 1,300 visas a day, most of them multi-entry \u2014 secured primarily by Turks planning repeated visits for holidays, though shopping trips also feature.That figure excludes the roughly 25,000 Turks who have obtained or are in the process of obtaining residence permits through golden visa schemes or by virtue of working in Greece.Also not counted are the sizeable numbers of residents of Izmir and the broader Asia Minor coast who make short visits \u2014 up to seven days \u2014 to as many as 12 islands in the north-eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese under a fast-track on-the-spot visa arrangement.The &#8216;Visa Express&#8217; in the eastern AegeanKnown as &#8220;Visa Express&#8221; and billed as part of broader &#8220;people-to-people diplomacy,&#8221; the scheme was approved by the European Commission and launched at the initiative of the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis following his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan at a session of the Greece\u2013Turkey High-Level Cooperation Council.The programme covers 12 islands: Kalymnos, Kastellorizo, Kos, Lesbos, Leros, Limnos, Rhodes, Samos, Symi, Chios, Patmos and Samothrace. Visas are issued at port entry points, are valid for seven days and tie the holder to the island for which they were granted \u2014 no island-hopping permitted. The islands have seen a strong tourism boost as a result.Kos topped the list of destinations last year, largely due to its proximity to Bodrum, followed by Rhodes and Chios \u2014 the latter drawing predominantly higher-income visitors.Lesbos and Samos rounded out the top five. August was the peak month in 2025, with nearly 281,000 arrivals, followed by July with 233,000 and September with around 188,000.&#8217;Greeks can no longer cope with prices in Istanbul&#8217;In Turkey, however, there are complaints that Greeks visiting Istanbul no longer shop as they once did.\u201cIn the past I had more Greek customers, whereas now it is harder for them even to come to Turkey, let alone shop here, and the reason is their financial situation compared with the past,&#8221; Kantar Pehlivanoglu, who owns a street stall selling jewellery and fashion accessories in Istanbul, told Euronews.Soltaridis, the Istanbul resident, also highlighted that prices are becoming too high for Greek visitors.\u201cThere was a time when they would come and buy all sorts of things. Now they come, look around, experience the city, see us, the Rum Greeks, but they cannot buy because things have become expensive,\u201d he explained.According to official figures, each Greek who visited Turkey last year spent an average of \u20ac340 per trip \u2014 a figure that has risen by around \u20ac50 a year over the past three years.In practice, however, that increase buys less than it once did. Turkey&#8217;s sharp rise in the cost of living means Greek visitors are getting less for their money.Turkish visitors to Greece, meanwhile, spent just over \u20ac300 per trip on average or \u20ac303 to be precise, according to the most recent Bank of Greece data.\u201cIt is much cheaper to go to Greece, to eat in a taverna there, to drink ouzo or other drinks, stay the night and come back than it is to go to a similar taverna here in Istanbul,&#8221; Dimou explained.&#8221;The quality of food in Greece has improved dramatically and, for Turks, prices are considered affordable, while here in Turkey they have skyrocketed.&#8221;Huge shift in the Greece\u2013Turkey trade balanceAt the same time, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), the past few years have seen a significant shift in the trade balance between the two countries.For example, imports from Turkey into Greece reached \u20ac1.34 billionin 2020, exceeded \u20ac2 billion the following year and \u20ac3 billion in 2024, and are now estimated at \u20ac3.34 billion for last year.By contrast, exports from Greece to Turkey for 2025 are estimated at just \u20ac1.37 billion, a figure that has been falling over the past three years, having reached \u20ac3 billion in 2022, the last year in which Greece exported more to Turkey than it imported.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2026\/05\/26\/turkish-tourists-flock-to-greece-as-rising-costs-put-greeks-off-turkey&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/85\/33\/1200x675_cmsv2_b569bdfb-bb53-5623-b380-69b9b5f676e5-9768533.jpg&#8221;] Iran Ayatollah Khamenei breaks silence to vow no US bases in the region Europe News EU chief vows to stand firm against drones, disinformation campaigns Europe News Germany resists EU members&#8217; push for a tougher stance on China Health news Foreign aid cuts: Which countries cut spending the most in 2025? 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