QuickTravelTools Visa requirements for Turkey
Most visitors enter Turkey visa-free. 97 of 199 passports need no visa in advance; 99 need a visa or authorisation arranged before travel.
Popular passports: US · British · Canadian · Australian · Irish · New Zealand · Indian · Filipino · Singaporean · Malaysian · Emirati · South African
Rules by passport
Visa-free (97)
- Albania
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- the Netherlands
- the Seychelles
- the United Arab Emirates
- the United Kingdom
- the United States
- the Vatican City
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
Checked against Republic of Turkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs (e-Visa brochure) on October 10, 2026.
Visa on arrival (3)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- the Dominican Republic
Checked against Republic of Turkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs (e-Visa brochure) on October 10, 2026.
E-Visa (35)
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Cape Verde
- Cyprus
- Dominica
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Fiji
- Grenada
- Haiti
- India
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Libya
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Saint Lucia
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
- Taiwan
- the Bahamas
- the Maldives
- the Philippines
- Timor-Leste
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Checked against Republic of Turkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs (e-Visa brochure) on October 10, 2026.
Visa required (64)
- Angola
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Micronesia
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- the Central African Republic
- the Comoros
- the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- the Gambia
- the Marshall Islands
- the Republic of the Congo
- the Solomon Islands
- Togo
- Tonga
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Checked against Republic of Turkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs (e-Visa brochure) on October 10, 2026.
Visa fees for Turkey
E-Visa fee: No official source publishes this information. The MFA's published fee table is from 2014 and stale; current per-nationality e-visa fees are shown only on evisa.gov.tr at checkout. Checked: MFA of Turkiye, Republic of Turkiye e-Visa portal.
Visa fee: No official source publishes this information. Sticker-visa fees vary by mission; no universal official schedule. Checked: MFA of Turkiye.
Visa on arrival fee: No official source publishes this information. MFA notes e-visa fees are lower than airport visa fees, but no current official VoA schedule published. Checked: MFA of Turkiye.
Processing times
| Visa type | Processing time | Source |
|---|---|---|
| E-Visa | approximately three minutes (online) | MFA of Turkiye |
| Visa on arrival | issued at Turkish airports on arrival | MFA of Turkiye |
Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. No official processing time found. Checked: MFA of Turkiye.
Apply through official channels
Start the official Republic of Turkiye e-Visa portal E-visa valid for tourism or commerce only; work/study visas via Turkish missions.
Travel insurance for Turkey
Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Turkey, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.
Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Turkey and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Turkey it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.
Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.
Sources and verification
199 of 199 passport rules verified against Republic of Turkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs (e-Visa brochure), 0 with no official source publishing the rule.
- Republic of Turkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs (checked October 10, 2026)
- Republic of Turkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs (e-Visa brochure) (checked October 10, 2026)
Common questions
Do I need a visa for Turkey?
It depends on your passport. 97 of 199 passports enter Turkey visa-free, 3 can get a visa on arrival; 99 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.
How long does Turkey visa processing take?
It depends on the visa type. For example, the e-visa: approximately three minutes (online). See the full table above.
Do I need travel insurance for Turkey?
No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Turkey, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.