Türkiye visa requirements · checked 13 October 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Türkiye

Q: What documents do I need to enter Türkiye?

Passport validity: Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that, under article 7.1b of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection, foreigners should carry a passport with an expiration date at least 60 days beyond the "duration of stay" of their visa, e-Visa, visa exemption or residence permit. Travel insurance: Türkiye's foreign ministry says all visa applicants are required to have medical insurance valid during their stay. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward- or return-ticket requirement for visitors to Türkiye. Proof of funds: Türkiye's foreign ministry says a tourist visa applicant is required to have sufficient and/or regular remunerations.

Most travellers can visit Türkiye without going to an embassy: 96 passports enter visa-free, 28 apply online for an eVisa.

Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists, nationality by nationality, who is exempt from a visa and who can obtain an e-Visa online at www.evisa.gov.tr; it says US ordinary passport holders are exempt for up to 90 days in any 180-day period, and that ordinary passport holders of some visa-required nationalities with a valid Schengen, US, UK or Irish visa or residence permit can get a one-month single-entry e-Visa, in some cases provided that they meet certain conditions.

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Do I need a visa for Türkiye? Quick answers

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Visa for Türkiye — requirements summary

Visa-free: 96 (48%)
eVisa: 28 (14%)
Visa required: 74 (37%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Türkiye, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Albania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Algeria	Visa required	—	Details →
Andorra	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Angola	Visa required	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	eVisa	—	Details →
Argentina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Armenia	eVisa	—	Details →
Australia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Austria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bahamas	eVisa	—	Details →
Bahrain	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bangladesh	eVisa	—	Details →
Barbados	eVisa	—	Details →
Belarus	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Belgium	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belize	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Benin	Visa required	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bolivia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Botswana	Visa required	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Brunei	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa required	—	Details →
Burundi	Visa required	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa required	—	Details →
Cameroon	Visa required	—	Details →
Canada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa required	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
Chad	Visa required	—	Details →
Chile	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
China	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Colombia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Comoros	Visa required	—	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required	—	Details →
Croatia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cuba	Visa required	—	Details →
Cyprus	eVisa	—	Details →
Czechia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Denmark	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Djibouti	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominican Republic	eVisa	—	Details →
DR Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Ecuador	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Egypt	eVisa	30 days	Details →
El Salvador	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Eritrea	Visa required	—	Details →
Estonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Eswatini	Visa required	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa required	—	Details →
Fiji	eVisa	—	Details →
Finland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
France	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Gabon	Visa required	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Germany	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Ghana	Visa required	—	Details →
Greece	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Grenada	eVisa	—	Details →
Guatemala	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa required	—	Details →
Guyana	Visa required	—	Details →
Haiti	Visa required	—	Details →
Honduras	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hungary	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Iceland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
India	eVisa	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Iran	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Iraq	eVisa	—	Details →
Ireland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Israel	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Italy	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jamaica	eVisa	—	Details →
Japan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jordan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kenya	Visa required	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa required	—	Details →
Kosovo	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kuwait	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Laos	Visa required	—	Details →
Latvia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lebanon	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lesotho	Visa required	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa required	—	Details →
Libya	Visa required	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lithuania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Macau	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Madagascar	Visa required	—	Details →
Malawi	Visa required	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Maldives	eVisa	—	Details →
Mali	Visa required	—	Details →
Malta	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritania	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritius	eVisa	—	Details →
Mexico	eVisa	—	Details →
Micronesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Moldova	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Monaco	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mongolia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Montenegro	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Morocco	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mozambique	Visa required	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa required	—	Details →
Namibia	eVisa	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa required	—	Details →
Nepal	eVisa	—	Details →
Netherlands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
New Zealand	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Niger	Visa required	—	Details →
Nigeria	Visa required	—	Details →
North Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Norway	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Oman	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Pakistan	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Palau	Visa required	—	Details →
Palestine	Visa required	—	Details →
Panama	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Paraguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Peru	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Philippines	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Poland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Portugal	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Qatar	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Romania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Russia	Visa-free	60 days	Details →
Rwanda	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Lucia	eVisa	—	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	eVisa	—	Details →
Samoa	Visa required	—	Details →
San Marino	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa required	—	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Senegal	Visa required	—	Details →
Serbia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Seychelles	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa required	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovakia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovenia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa required	—	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	—	Details →
South Africa	eVisa	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sri Lanka	eVisa	—	Details →
Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Suriname	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Sweden	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Switzerland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Syria	Visa required	—	Details →
Taiwan	eVisa	—	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tanzania	Visa required	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Timor-Leste	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Togo	Visa required	—	Details →
Tonga	Visa required	—	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tunisia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa required	—	Details →
Uganda	Visa required	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United States	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uruguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa required	—	Details →
Vatican City	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Venezuela	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Vietnam	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Yemen	Visa required	—	Details →
Zambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa required	—	Details →

Türkiye visa types, fees and processing times

e-Visa (tourism or commerce)

eVisa

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Official application site →

Single-entry e-Visa for holders of a Schengen, USA, UK or Ireland visa or residence permit

eVisa

Valid for: 30 days
Entries: Single

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Official application site →

Tourist/businessperson visa

Embassy

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Official application site →

Entry requirements for Türkiye

Passport validity

60 days

Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that, under article 7.1b of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection, foreigners should carry a passport with an expiration date at least 60 days beyond the "duration of stay" of their visa, e-Visa, visa exemption or residence permit. It also advises having a passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival.

Turkish MFA — Passport validity requirements while entering Türkiye (Law on Foreigners and International Protection)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

Türkiye's foreign ministry says all visa applicants are required to have medical insurance valid during their stay. No official source we could read states an insurance rule for visa-exempt visitors.

Turkish MFA — General Information About Turkish Visas✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states an onward- or return-ticket requirement for visitors to Türkiye.

Turkish MFA — Visa Information For Foreigners✓ Checked 25 Aug 2026

Proof of funds

Türkiye's foreign ministry says a tourist visa applicant is required to have sufficient and/or regular remunerations. No official source we could read states an amount, or a funds rule for visa-exempt visitors.

Turkish MFA — General Information About Turkish Visas✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Registration after arrival

The Government of Canada says hotels in Türkiye are legally required to register foreign guests with the local police or gendarmerie, and that guests' passports will be required at check-in.

Government of Canada — Türkiye travel advice and advisories✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

3 months

The Presidency of Migration Management says a foreigner who overstays a visa or visa exemption owes administrative fines under Fees Law No. 492; the pages we read do not state the amount. A foreigner who overstayed less than 3 months, comes to the border to leave before being detected and pays the fines receives no entry ban. One who overstayed 3 months or more and does the same is barred for 1 month (3 to 6 months' overstay), 3 months (6 months to 1 year), 1 year (1 to 2 years), 2 years (2 to 3 years) or 5 years (more than 3 years). In the other cases the page lists, including deportation, the ban is 3 months (overstay up to 3 months), 6 months (3 to 6 months), 1 year (6 months to 1 year), 2 years (1 to 2 years) or 5 years (more than 2 years). Unpaid fines block entry even after a ban has ended. A deportation decision is taken against anyone who exceeds a visa or visa exemption by more than ten days; a foreigner who overstayed less than 10 days may leave without one if they pay the fine.

Presidency of Migration Management — Entry bans for foreigners who violate their legal right of stay✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

TRY 25,000,

Türkiye's Ministry of Trade says travellers taking more than TRY 25,000, or more than EUR 10,000 or the equivalent in foreign currency, out of the country must declare it to a customs officer; smaller amounts need not be declared, and failing to declare brings an administrative fine. The UK government's travel advice says there is no limit on the amount of foreign currency or Turkish lira you can take into Turkey.

Turkish Ministry of Trade — Customs Enforcement FAQ (cash)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Türkiye visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

Most common: Visa-free

Least common: eVisa

48%

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

90 days · 88 passports
60 days · 1 passport
30 days · 7 passports

Understanding Türkiye visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Türkiye for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa-free, which applies to 96 passports (48%). 48% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is eVisa (28 passports).

Entry categories for Türkiye

Visa-free entry: 96 passports can enter without a visa, for stays from 30 to 90 days.
eVisa: 28 passports can apply for an electronic visa online.
Visa required: 74 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Türkiye

Passport validity: Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that, under article 7.1b of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection, foreigners should carry a passport with an expiration date at least 60 days beyond the "duration of stay" of their visa, e-Visa, visa exemption or residence permit.
Travel insurance: Türkiye's foreign ministry says all visa applicants are required to have medical insurance valid during their stay.
Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward- or return-ticket requirement for visitors to Türkiye.
Proof of funds: Türkiye's foreign ministry says a tourist visa applicant is required to have sufficient and/or regular remunerations.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Türkiye or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Türkiye visas

Do I need a visa for Türkiye?

Most travellers can visit Türkiye without going to an embassy: 96 passports enter visa-free, 28 apply online for an eVisa. It depends on your passport — check yours.

Do US citizens need a visa for Turkey?

No. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs says US ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period; official passport holders are required to have a visa.

How much does the Turkish eVisa cost?

No official source we could read states the current e-Visa fee; the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs says fees for e-Visas obtained via www.evisa.gov.tr are lower than for visas obtained on arrival at Turkish airports, and refers to its website for fee information. It describes the e-Visa nationality by nationality: for some it is a one-month single-entry e-Visa, for others a three-month multiple-entry e-Visa.

How long can EU citizens stay in Turkey without a visa?

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists each EU country separately; for the Republic of Cyprus, which it lists as the "Greek Cypriot Administration", it says "Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Türkiye". It also says the length of stay provided by a visa or visa exemption cannot exceed 90 days within each 180 days, and that foreigners who wish to stay longer than 90 days should apply for a short-term residence permit at the Provincial Directorate of Migration Administration.

How long must my passport be valid to enter Turkey?

Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says foreigners should carry a passport with an expiration date at least 60 days beyond the duration of stay of their visa, e-Visa, visa exemption or residence permit, and advises having a passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival.

What is Turkey's conditional eVisa?

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs says ordinary passport holders of certain visa-required nationalities, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, and Egyptian nationals aged 15 to 45, can get a single-entry e-Visa at www.evisa.gov.tr if they hold a valid Schengen, US, UK or Irish visa or residence permit, for some nationalities provided that they meet certain conditions; for Egyptians aged 15 to 45 the conditions include travelling with Turkish Airlines, AJet, Pegasus, Egypt Air or Air Cairo.

Do US citizens need a visa for Türkiye?

US citizens can visit Türkiye visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Türkiye?

UK citizens can visit Türkiye visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Türkiye?

German citizens can visit Türkiye visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Türkiye?

Passport validity: Türkiye's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that, under article 7.1b of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection, foreigners should carry a passport with an expiration date at least 60 days beyond the "duration of stay" of their visa, e-Visa, visa exemption or residence permit. Travel insurance: Türkiye's foreign ministry says all visa applicants are required to have medical insurance valid during their stay. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward- or return-ticket requirement for visitors to Türkiye. Proof of funds: Türkiye's foreign ministry says a tourist visa applicant is required to have sufficient and/or regular remunerations.

How long can I stay in Türkiye without a visa?

Usually 90 days (88 passports); visa-free stays range from 30 to 90 days depending on your passport.

How many countries can visit Türkiye without a visa?

96 of 198 passports can enter Türkiye visa-free (48%). 28 can apply online (eVisa or eTA), and 74 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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Where can Türkiye citizens travel visa-free?

Türkiye passport holders can visit 70 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.

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