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FOREIGN PASSPORT DIRECTORATE

ANKARA Tel: 0-312 468 56 00
RESIDENCE EXTENSION: 32 32
VISA 32 43
FAX: 0-312 231 96 05

Visa Information

NATIONALS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES DO NOT REQUIRE A VISA :

Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Period of Visa Exemption : 3 Months

Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece Grenada, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (only passports of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region), Iceland, Iran, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, Norway, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar, St. Lucia, St. Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vatican

Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Period of Visa Exemption : 2 Months

Bosnia- Herzegovina, Croatia, Indonesia, Macedonia, Romania

Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Period of Visa Exemption : 1 Month

Costa Rica, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, South Africa

Type of Passport : Official Passports
Period of Visa Exemption : 3 Months

Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Holland, Hong-Kong Special Administrative Region(only passports of Hong-Kong Special Administrative Region), Iceland, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico (only diplomatic passports) Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal (only diplomatic passports), Qatar, Russia (only diplomatic passports), St. Lucia, St. Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vatikan

Type of Passport : Official Passports
Period of Visa Exemption : 2 Months

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Indonesia, Macedonia, Romania

Type of Passport : Official Passports
Period of Visa Exemption : 1 Month

Bulgaria (only diplomatic passports) Costa Rica, Estonia (only diplomatic passports) , Hungary, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia( only diplomatic passports), Maldives, Moldova, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Philippines, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Vietnam (only diplomatic passports), Yemen

ORDINARY PASSPORT HOLDERS OF NATIONALS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES MAY OBTAIN STICKER TYPE VISAS AT THE TURKISH INTERNATIONAL BORDER GATES TO ENTER INTO TURKEY

Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Duration of Stay : 3 Months

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America

Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Duration of Stay : 1 Month

Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia,

Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Duration of Stay : 15 Days

Georgia