Bursa vs Şanlıurfa

Bursa leads Şanlıurfa by 6 points on the CIRA Index, 50 to 44. Bursa grades better on 6 measures, Şanlıurfa on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Bursa 50, Şanlıurfa 44
• OECD: Bursa 52, Şanlıurfa 43
• UN Tourism: Bursa 55, Şanlıurfa 52
• UNDRR: Bursa 44, Şanlıurfa 41

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Bursa 50, Şanlıurfa 30
• Economy and jobs: Bursa 75, Şanlıurfa 75
• Climate and hazards: Bursa 40, Şanlıurfa 20
• Water and environment: Bursa 50, Şanlıurfa 56
• Community and housing: Bursa 50, Şanlıurfa 50
• Access and continuity: Bursa 54, Şanlıurfa 50

Where Bursa is stronger

• Nights in the three busiest months: 31.1 % of annual nights (region figure) (Bursa İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü, Bursa Genel Konaklama İstatistikleri (2023), 2023). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4.
• Recovery against 2019: 88.3 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (region figure) (Türkiye Turizm Veri Atlası & T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Konaklama İstatistikleri, 2025). Between 80 and 90: grade 1/4.
• Extreme heat days: 13 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4.
• Tropical nights: 39.6 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 2/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 96.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (TÜİK (Turkish Statistical Institute) via İzmir Metropolitan Municipality / Ege Haber, 2020). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (State Airports Authority (DHMİ) / General Directorate of Highways (KGM) / İDO & BUDO, 2025–2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.

Where Şanlıurfa is stronger

• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 240.9 kg per resident per year (region figure) (TÜİK (Turkish Statistical Institute) via SMART Journal, 2022). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Turkey: #36 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Turkey: #36 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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