EXPLANATIONS:
“Official Passport” describes the diplomatic, service, personal and official passports.
• Information below applies to the travels for touristic purposes. If one is going to come to Turkey for private reasons such as education, work etc., he/she must obtain visa in compliance with the reason from our representatives abroad.
• Information below does not apply to the proessional drivers. It will be useful for the foreigner to get information about visa regime applied to professional drivers from the nearest representative of ours abroad.
• Foreigners who have “Travel Certificate” are required to get visa from our representatives abroad (regardless of his/her country of nationality)
• All foreigners except for those who use visa exemption are required to get visa from our representatives abroad. Foreigners who come from countries where we do not have a representative are required to apply to the representative of ours abroad accredited to his/her country of nationality. Foreigners who can obtain visa at the borders may obtain visa from our representatives abroad.
• Foreigners who are to make a documentary film, a scientific research, or archeological dig, or any similar activity in Turkey are required to apply to our representatives abroad and get the necessary permissions from the relevant Turkish offices before travelling to Turkey.
• Foreigners who have a valid visa do not have to get residence permit, too. However foreigners who travel to Turkey with visas with private remark (education, work etc.) are required to apply to the Provincial Security Directorate to get residence permit following their entry into Turkey, regardless of the validity period of their visas.
AFGHANISTAN: Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public, service and private passport holders are subject to visa.
ALBANIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 60 days’ visas at bordergates.
ALGERIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa .
ANDORRA: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
ANGOLA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
ANTIGUA-BARBODA : Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
ARGENTINA : Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
ARMENIA : Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders can get their 30 days’ visas at bordergates.
AUSTRALIA : Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
AUSTRIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
AZERBAIJAN: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days
BAHAMAS: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
BAHREIN: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
BANGLADESH: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa
BARBADOS: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
BELGIUM: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates
BELİZE: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa
BENİN: Official passport holders are subject to visa.
BELARUS: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 60 days’ visas at bordergates.
BHUTAN: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
BOLIVIA: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 60 days.
BOTSVANA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
BRASIL: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are exempt from entry and transit visa for 90 days for tourism and business purposes provided that their total staying period does not exceed 180 days.
BRUNEI: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for their touristic travels to our country provided that their total staying (residence) period does not exceed 90 days in 180 days.
BULGARIA: Diplomatic and service passport holders are exempt from visa for residing up to 30 days. Public passport holders are exempt from visa valid from the entry date for every 180 days.
BURKINA FASO: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
BURUNDİ: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
CAMBODIA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
CAMEROON: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
CANADA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates
CAPE VERDE: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
CHAD: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
CHILE: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
CIBUTI: Official passport holders are exempt from visa valid from the entry date for every 6 months in their 90 days’ travels. Public passport holders are subject to visa.
COLOMBIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days valid starting from the entry date for every six months. Public passport holders are subject to visa.
COSTA RICA: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days
CROATIA: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days valid starting from the entry date for every six months
CUBA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa
CZECH REPUBLIC: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF KONGO: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
DENMARK: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
DOMINICA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
EAST TIMOR: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
ECUADOR: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
EL SALVADOR: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
ENDONEZIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 60 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa
ENGLAND: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
ERITRE: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
ESTONIA: Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa for residing up 90 days in 180 days starting from the date of entry for their travels for touristic or official purposes and transit pass. Public passport holders are exempt from visa valid from the entry date for every 60 days in their 90 days’ visits.
ETIOPIA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
FIJI: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa.
FINLAND: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
FRANCE: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
GABON: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
GAMBIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa.
GEORGIA: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
GERMANY: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
GHANA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
GPSC (GREEK POPULATED SOUTHERN CYPRUS): Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders can get their 30 days’ visas at bordergates
GREECE: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
GRENADA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
GUINEA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
GUINEA-BİSSAU: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
GUATEMALA: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
GUANA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
HAITI: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
HOLLAND: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates
HONDURAS: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
HONG-KONG: Official and public “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC ( SAR ) Passport” holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. “British National Overseas Passport” holders are subject to visa and can get their 30 days’ visas at bordergates. “Certificate of Identity-Hong Kong ( C.I. )” and “Document of Identity for Visa Purposes-Hong Kong( D.I. )” are subject to visa and must apply for visa to our representatives abroad.
HUNGARY: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 30 days’ visas at bordergates
ICELAND: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days INDIA: Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Service, private and public passport holders are subject to visa.
IRAN: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
IRAQ: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. Official passport holders must obtain visa from our representatives abroad. Public passport holders, provided that they come to Turkey with flights from Baghdad, Erbil, Suleymaniye or Amman to İstanbul Atatürk or Antalya airport and meet other certain conditions, may obtain their visas at the above-mentioned airports. Please contact to our representatives abroad for additional information.
IRELAND: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF KOMOR FEDERE: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
ISRAEL: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
ITALY: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
IVORY COAST: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
JAMAICA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates
JAPAN: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
JORDAN: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. They can get their 30 days’ visas at bordergates.
KAZAKHSTAN: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days
KENYA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa
KIRGHIZISTAN: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days
KIRIBATI: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
KONGO: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
KOSOVA: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days valid starting from the entry date for every six months (starting from 06th June of 2009)
KUWAIT: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates
LAOS: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
LATVIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days valid starting from the entry date for every six months. Public passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days valid starting from the entry date for every six months.
LEBANON: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
LESOTHO: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
LIBERIA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
LIBYA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
LIECHTENSTEIN: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
LITHUANIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders can get their 30 days’ visas at bordergates
LUXEMBOURG: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
MADAGASKAR: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
MAKAU SPECIAL ADMİNİSTRATIVE REGION: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days.
MACEDONIA: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 60 days.
MALAWI: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
MALDIVES: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates
MALEZIA: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
MALI: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
MALTA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates
MARSHALL ISLANDS: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
MAURITIUS: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 30 days’ visas at bordergates
MEXICO: Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa up to three months for tourism or official purposes and transit pass. Other official and public passport holders are subject to visa.
MICRONESIA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
MOLDOVA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 30 days’ visas at our airport bordergates, and their stay in Turkey cannot exceed 90 days within 180 days.
MONACO: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
MONGOLIA: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days.
MONTENEGRO: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days valid starting from the entry date for every six months.
MORITANIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days valid starting from the entry date for every six months. Public passport holders are subject to visa.
MOROCCO: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
MOZAMBIQUE: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
MYANMAR: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
NAMIBIA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
NAURU: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
NEPAL: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
NEW ZEALAND: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
NIGER: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
NIGERIA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
NICARAGUA: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
NORWAY: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates. Public passport holders cannot stay in Turkey more than 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
OMAN: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
PAKISTAN: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa.
PANAMA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
PARAGUAY: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for their 90 days’ visits valid from the entry date for every six months.
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA : Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa.
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
PERU: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa.
PHILIPINNES: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa. Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels for touristic or official purposes up to 1 month.
POLAND: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 30 days’ visas at bordergates.
PORTUGAL: Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa for residing up to 3 months for their travels for touristic or official purposes and transit pass. Other official passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
QATAR: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. Official passport holders must obtain visa from our representatives abroad. Public passport holders can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates
REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
REPUBLIC OF PALAU: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 30 days’ visas at bordergates.
ROMANIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 30 days’ visas at bordergates
RUANDA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Other official passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 60 days’ visas at bordergates.
SAINT CRISTOPHER NEVIS: Official passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
SAINT – LUCIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
SAINT VINCENT and GRENADINES: Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days valid from the entry date for every six months. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
SAN MARINO: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
SAO TOME and PRINCIPE: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
SAUDI ARABIA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. Official passport holders must obtain visa from our representatives abroad. Public passport holders can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
SENEGAL: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
SEYCHELLES: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa
SERBIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 30 days’ visas at bordergates.
SIERA LEONE: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
SINGAPORE: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days.
SLOVAKIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 30 days’ visas at bordergates.
SLOVENIA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
SOLOMON ISLANDS: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
SOMALI: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
SPAIN: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates
SRI LANKA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
SUDAN: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
SURINAM: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
SWAZILAND: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
SWEDEN: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
SWITZERLAND: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
SYRIA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
TAJIKISTAN: Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa for residing up to 3 months for their travels for touristic or official purposes and transit pass. Other official passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days.
TANZANIA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
TAIWAN: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
THAILAND: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa
TOGO: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
TONGA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
TRINIDAD – TOBAGO: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
TRNC (TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS): Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa
TUNIS: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
TUVALU: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
TURKMENISTAN: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days
U.A.E : Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates
UGANDA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
UKRAINE: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa and can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates. Public passport holders cannot stay in Turkey longer than 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
U.S.A : Official and public passport holders are subject to visa. They can get their 90 days’ visas at bordergates.
URUGUAY: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
UZBEKISTAN: Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa for residing up to 3 months for their travels for touristic or official purposes and transit pass. Other official passport holders are subject to visa. Public passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days.
VANUATU: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
VATICAN: Official and public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days
VENEZUELA: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days. Public passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days valid from the entry date for every six months.
VIETNAM: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 90 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa.
WEST SAMOA : Official passport holders are subject to visa.
YEMEN: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for 30 days. Public passport holders are subject to visa.
ZAMBIA: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa
ZIMBABWE: Official and public passport holders are subject to visa