UNDERSTAND THE REQUIREMENTSWho needs a visa for Turkey?
The passport used for travel matters, not just where you live. There are three situations for tourist trips.
1. No visa for an exempt stay
French, Moroccan and Tunisian passport holders, among others: up to 90 days, subject to stay conditions. Most EU passports are also exempt; Cyprus is a different case. No visa service needs to be purchased for an exempt stay.
2. An e-Visa, sometimes conditional
Senegal, India or Pakistan: an accepted supporting visa or residence permit and other requirements. For Algeria, Egypt, Iraq and Libya, age can change the procedure. Other passports may also qualify for an e-Visa through the portal.
3. A visa through a consulate
If you need a visa and do not meet e-Visa requirements, use the consular procedure. Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali or DR Congo: ordinary passports require a visa; our e-Visa service is not assigned automatically.
A French residence permit alone does not provide a Turkish visa exemption. A foreign e-Visa does not replace a required supporting visa or residence permit. Work, study, travel documents and special passports need separate assessment.
Rules consulted on 24 October 2026. The checker gives guidance: it does not issue visas or guarantee entry.
Ordinary passport reference
This reference distinguishes the Ministry’s general rules from points requiring portal confirmation. Unrecognised passports and special situations need individual review.
216 official portal choices individually checked on 24 October 2026 using an ordinary passport. Age-dependent base checks use a 40-year-old example; additional age checks were performed. This does not verify each customer’s supporting documents or provide an official fee quote. Territories do not replace the nationality printed on the passport.
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- Albania — up to 90 days
- Andorra — up to 90 days
- Argentina — up to 90 days
- Australia — up to 90 days
- Austria — up to 90 days
- Azerbaijan — up to 90 days
- Bahrain — up to 90 days
- Belarus — up to 30 days per stay, cumulative 90 days within one year
- Belgium — up to 90 days
- Belize — up to 90 days
- Bolivia — up to 90 days
- Bosnia & Herzegovina — up to 90 days
- Brazil — up to 90 days
- Brunei — up to 30 days
- Bulgaria — up to 90 days
- Canada — up to 90 days
- Chile — up to 90 days
- China — up to 90 days
- Colombia — up to 90 days
- Costa Rica — up to 30 days
- Croatia — up to 90 days
- Czechia — up to 90 days
- Denmark — up to 90 days
- Ecuador — up to 90 days
- El Salvador — up to 90 days
- Estonia — up to 90 days
- Finland — up to 90 days
- France — up to 90 days
- Georgia — up to 90 days
- Germany — up to 90 days
- Greece — up to 90 days
- Guatemala — up to 90 days
- Honduras — up to 90 days
- Hong Kong SAR China — up to 90 days
- Hungary — up to 90 days
- Iceland — up to 90 days
- Indonesia — up to 30 days per entry, cumulative 90 days within 180
- Iran — up to 90 days
- Ireland — up to 90 days
- Israel — up to 90 days
- Italy — up to 90 days
- Japan — up to 90 days
- Jordan — up to 90 days
- Kazakhstan — up to 90 days
- Kosovo — up to 90 days
- Kuwait — up to 90 days
- Kyrgyzstan — up to 90 days
- Latvia — up to 90 days
- Lebanon — up to 90 days
- Liechtenstein — up to 90 days
- Lithuania — up to 90 days
- Luxembourg — up to 90 days
- Macao SAR China — up to 30 days
- Malaysia — up to 90 days
- Malta — up to 90 days
- Moldova — up to 90 days
- Monaco — up to 90 days
- Mongolia — up to 30 days
- Montenegro — up to 90 days
- Morocco — up to 90 days
- Netherlands — up to 90 days
- New Zealand — up to 90 days
- Nicaragua — up to 90 days
- North Macedonia — up to 90 days
- Norway — up to 90 days
- Oman — up to 90 days
- Panama — up to 90 days
- Paraguay — up to 90 days
- Peru — up to 90 days
- Poland — up to 90 days
- Portugal — up to 90 days
- Qatar — up to 90 days
- Romania — up to 90 days
- Russia — up to 60 days
- San Marino — up to 90 days
- Saudi Arabia — up to 90 days
- Serbia — up to 90 days
- Seychelles — up to 90 days
- Singapore — up to 90 days
- Slovakia — up to 90 days
- Slovenia — up to 90 days
- South Korea — up to 90 days
- Spain — up to 90 days
- Sweden — up to 90 days
- Switzerland — up to 90 days
- Thailand — up to 30 days
- Trinidad & Tobago — up to 90 days
- Tunisia — up to 90 days
- Ukraine — up to 90 days
- United Arab Emirates — up to 90 days
- United Kingdom — up to 90 days
- United States — up to 90 days
- Uruguay — up to 90 days
- Uzbekistan — up to 90 days
- Vatican City — up to 90 days
- Venezuela — up to 90 days
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- Afghanistan — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Bangladesh — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Bhutan — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Cambodia — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Cape Verde — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Equatorial Guinea — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- India — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Nepal — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Pakistan — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Palestinian Territories — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Philippines — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Senegal — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Solomon Islands — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Sri Lanka — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Vanuatu — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
- Yemen — up to 30 days; supporting visa or residence permit and additional conditions
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- Antigua & Barbuda — up to 90 days
- Armenia — up to 30 days
- Bahamas — up to 90 days
- Barbados — up to 90 days
- Bermuda — up to 90 days
- Cyprus — up to 30 days
- Dominican Republic — up to 90 days
- Fiji — up to 30 days
- Grenada — up to 90 days
- Hong Kong BN(O) — up to 90 days
- Jamaica — up to 90 days
- Maldives — up to 90 days
- Mauritius — up to 30 days
- Mexico — up to 30 days
- Namibia — up to 30 days
- South Africa — up to 30 days
- St. Lucia — up to 90 days
- St. Vincent & Grenadines — up to 90 days
- Suriname — up to 30 days
- Taiwan — up to 30 days
- Timor-Leste — up to 30 days
- Vietnam — up to 30 days
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- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo - Brazzaville
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Cuba
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Micronesia
- Mozambique
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Nauru
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- Sudan
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tonga
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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- Anguilla
- Aruba
- Cayman Islands
- Cook Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Martinique
- Mayotte
- New Caledonia
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Cyprus — document check
- Puerto Rico
- Réunion
- Turks & Caicos Islands
Age and document exceptions
- Algeria: tourist exemption below 15 and above 50; conditional e-Visas for some ages within the 15–18 and 35–50 ranges. The portal confirmed tested cases at 15, 18, 35 and 50. For exemption the Ministry states 90 days, but the portal displayed 30: individual assessment beyond 30 days.
- Egypt: simplified e-Visa conditions below 15 and above 45; ages 15–45 require an accepted supporting document and an airline specified by the authorities.
- Iraq: Ministry exemption below 15 and above 50; the portal differs for the under-15 case, so individual assessment is required. Conditional e-Visa between those ages.
- Libya: exemption below 16 and above 45; conditional e-Visa between those ages.
- A Schengen, US, UK or Irish supporting document qualifies only where accepted and valid for the passport’s procedure. Every additional requirement remains mandatory.
- Bhutan, Cambodia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu: e-Visa route confirmed in the portal on 24 October 2026, subject to conditions. Dominica and Haiti: the portal directs applicants to the consular route.
Stay, entry and official checks
Days already spent in Turkey count towards applicable limits. Visa validity is not necessarily the permitted stay. Entries and fees must be checked for the passport; the service follows the characteristics applicable to the eligible passport.
Sources: Ministère turc / Turkish MFA · evisa.gov.tr · Action-Visas (additional reference).
