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Indian tourists turn their back on Azerbaijan and Türkiye even in 2025

Fallout of siding with Pakistan during ‘Operation Sindoor’

New Delhi – The number of Indian tourists visiting Azerbaijan has dropped by 63 per cent and that visiting Türkiye has by 34 percent between June and December 2025. According to the annual tourism data provided by a news channel, this drop has taken place in the last six months of the year 2025 compared to the year 2024.

Azerbaijan and Türkiye supported Pakistan during India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ against Pakistan-sponsored jihadi terrorists. This has made patriotic Indians turn their backs on Azerbaijan and Türkiye in terms of tourism.

1. As per available information, 1,53,000 Indian tourists had visited Azerbaijan from June to December 2024; however, from June to December 2025, this number fell to about 57,000.

2. From June to December 2024 period 2,05,000 Indian tourists visited Türkiye; but from June to December 2025, this number dropped to about 1 lakh 35 thousand. Since June 2025, there has been a steady decline in the number of Indian tourists visiting Türkiye and Azerbaijan every month.

3. According to the Azerbaijan Tourism Department, India was among the top 3 countries in sending tourists to Azerbaijan. In the year 2024, the number of Indian tourists was 2,43,589; This was an increase of 108 per cent from 1,17,302 in 2023; but in the year 2025, the situation has completely changed.

4. During ‘Operation Sindoor’, it was revealed that Türkiye and Azerbaijan had openly assisted Pakistan. Pakistan had used Türkiye-made drones against India and Türkiye had given clear support to Pakistan at the diplomatic level. Following this, the Indians had demanded a boycott against the two countries.

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