Since 2014 Turkish visa regualtions have been altered.
Electronic "E-visas" for Turkey must now be purchased online from a government website.
It is unclear whether visas will still be obtainable at points of entry.
We will be updating this page soon with the latest information.
Citizens of the following countries can buy a visa:
Valid for three months:
UK (US$20 / €15 / £10)
USA (US$20 / €15) Canada (€45) Australia ($20 / €15) Ireland (€10) Netherlands (€10) Italy (€10) Portugal (€10)
Valid for two months:
Ukraine (US$20)
Valid for one month:
Slovakia (€10 / US$15) Azerbaijan, Moldova, Russia (€10 / US$20) Serbia (€10) Norway (€20)
Previously, the visas resembled postage stamps which were stuck onto a page of your passport and then date-stamped when you entered and left the country. The were usually sold at windows just before the passport control at borders, ports and airports.
If you leave Turkey during the duration of your visa, for example to visit a Greek island, you do not have to obtain another one when you reenter the country. If in doubt, ask an official when obtaining your visa.
The citizens of the countries/territories listed below can enter Turkey without a visa for 90 days unless otherwise stated:
Andorra, Argentina, Bahrain, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina (60 days), Brazil (30 days), Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica (30 days), Croatia, Czech Republic, Northern Cyprus (Turkish republic of), Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Hong Kong, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan (30 days), Kyrgyzstan (30 days), Korea (South), Latvia (30 days), Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau (30 days), Macedonia (60 days), Malaysia, Moldova (30 days), Monaco, Mongolia (30 days), Montenegro (60 days), New Zealand, Nicaragua, Paraguay, San Marino, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan (30 days), Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan (30 days), UAE, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela.
German citizens do not need a visa for stays up to 90 days, and can even enter with their personal identity card (Personalausweis) or an expired passport/ID except at non-Council of Europe land border crossings, i.e. Iran, Iraq and Syria. |