400,000 Kuwaiti tourists travel to Turkey in 2023

• H.E. Tuba Nur Sonmez noted that the investment protection agreement between Turkey and Kuwait has bolstered bilateral investments and is key to long-term investment relations.

H.E. Tuba Nur Sonmez, the Turkish Ambassador to Kuwait, stated that Turkish tourism is experiencing a notable rise in Kuwaiti interest, the Al Qabas newspaperreported.

The ambassador highlighted that approximately 400,000 Kuwaitis visited Turkey in 2023 and that Kuwaiti nationals purchased around 15,000 properties in Turkey from 2015 to last June.

The ambassador added that this reflects the high confidence Kuwaiti investors have in the Turkish market.

Ambassador Sonmez noted that the agreement on the promotion and mutual protection of investments between Turkey and Kuwait, renewed in 2010 and effective from 2013, has strengthened investments between the two countries. She emphasized that it serves as a crucial foundation for developing long-term investment relations.