Visa requirements for Turkish citizens

Visa requirements for Turkish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Turkey.

There are four types of Turkish passports: Ordinary passport, Special passport, Service passport, and Diplomatic passport.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Turkish ordinary passport holders

As of 2026, Turkish citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 113 countries and territories, ranking the Turkish passport 45th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.

Turkey is the only EU candidate country whose citizens still require visas for their travels to the European Union member countries.

Turkish passport, along with the Russian passport, is the highest ranking ordinary passport whose holders are still required visas for their travels to the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

Visa requirements for Turkish special, service, and diplomatic passport holders

Special passport holders can travel 158 destinations, plus Schengen area. Also these 3 type of passports placed 16th on the world rank. Only diplomatic passport holders no need visa to travel United Kingdom, Ireland, and India. Apart from ordinary passports, the other 3 passport types offered are special, service, and diplomatic passport types.

All special passport holders can travel to all Schengen area countries without a visa. Special passports are also offered to different professional groups that meet certain conditions, especially public employees.

Visa requirements for ordinary passport holders

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Visa requirements for Turkish citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Africa

• (outside Asmara) — Visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
• (Western Sahara controlled territory) — Visa not required up to 3 months.
• — Visa issued on arrival (30 days for 30 USD, payable on arrival also permission from the federal government of Somalia is required).
• — All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
• Darfur — Separate travel permit is required.

Asia

• — Visa not required for 90 days.
• — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
• — Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
• Kish Island — Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
• — Visa not required for 30 days.
• Sabah and Sarawak — These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
• outside Pyongyang – People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
• — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
• Mecca and Medina — Non-Muslims and those following the Ahmadiyya religious movement are strictly prohibited from entry.
• — Visa on arrival for 30 days. Also eligible for an eVisa.
• Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
• — A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
• Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).

• Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
• UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.
• Phú Quốc — can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.
• — Special permission needed for travel outside Sanaa or Aden.

Caribbean and North Atlantic

• — eVisa - Possible to visit with a multiple entry Canada, USA or United Kingdom visa.
• — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.
• Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.
• — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry US, UK or Canada visa.
• — Visa not required - 30 days.
• — Visa required. Possible to visit with US Green Card if arriving directly from USA.
• — Visitors arriving at San Andrés must buy tourist cards on arrival.
• — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit .
• — Visa required - eVisa Application Possible. Possible to visit with a multiple entry EU Member State, Canada or USA visa.
• — Visa required.
• Margarita Island — All visitors are fingerprinted.
• — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry US visa
• — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.
• — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.
• — Visa required. Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.
• — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.
• — Visa not required
• — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry US visa

Europe

• — Visa required. Tourists from all countries (except Georgia) can visit Abkhazia for a period not exceeding 24 hours as part of an organized tourist group.
• Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: EUR 25 for Orthodox visitors, EUR 35 for non-Orthodox visitors, EUR 18 for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
• — Visa regime of Russia is applied.
• — unlimited access;. ID card valid
• UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
• — Visa required.
• — Visa required.
• – Visa required.
• – Visa required.
• – Visa required.
• — Visa required.
• Jan Mayen — Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
• – Visa required.
• — Visa free for 90 days.
• Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required.
• — Visa required. To enter South Ossetia, visitors must have a multiple-entry visa for Russia and register their stay with the Migration Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs within 3 days.
• — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.

Oceania

• — Visa required (entry permit).
• Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
• Clipperton Island — special permit required.
• — Visa free access for 31 days.
• Lau Province — Special permission required. If you are traveling to the Lau group of islands by yacht, you need special permission from your first port of entry into Fiji.
• — Visa required.
• — Visa required.
• — Visa required.
• — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
• — Visa required.
• — 14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.
• — Visa required (entry permit).
• United States Minor Outlying Islands — special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
• — Visa required. Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.

South America

• Galápagos — 60 days; Visitors must pre-register to receive a 20 USD Transit Control Card (TCT).

South Atlantic and Antarctica

• — Visa required.
• — eVisa for 3 months within any year period.
• — eVisa.
• — Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht / ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
• — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours / 1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
• Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for , , Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.
• — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.

Consular protection of Turkish citizens abroad

Turkey has the 3rd largest diplomatic network in the world with 252 diplomatic and consular missions.

Non-visa restrictions

See also

• Turkish passport
• Visa policy of Turkey
• Foreign relations of Turkey

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