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How to Get a Tourist Visa for Turkey

Turkey is a rapidly developing country located just between Europe and Asia. With its big scale development, Turkey became one of the business attraction. Let’s say you want to visit Turkey. Do you need a visa and if yes, how do you get one? Let’s see whether you need a visa or not to visit Turkey and how to get one issued in your passport.

Turkey has e-Visa system as an alternative to visas issued at the Turkish consulates and ports of entry. e-Visa makes it easy for visitors to get their visa e-mailed to their own e-mail address without physically visiting the Turkish missions in their own countries. To get an e-visa, you simply need to go to https://www.evisa.gov.tr, provide the required information and pay the fee with your credit card.

Which nationalities can get an e-visa for Turkey?

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Benin
Bhutan
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Comoros
Congo, Republic of the
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus
Grenada
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
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Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Jamaica
Kenya
Kuwait
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Togo
U.S.A
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you are not exempt from Turkish visa, you will need to get an e-visa or visa stamped on your passports at the Turkish consulates. If you are a citizen of one of the following countries, you are allowed to enter Turkey with your national ID card.

1- Germany
2- Belgium
3- France
4- Georgia
5- The Netherlands
6- Spain
7- Switzerland
8- İtaly
9- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
10- Liechtenstein
11- Luxembourg
12- Malta
13- Portugal
14- Greece

When should you apply for Turkish Visa?

Like in many other countries, the Turkish visa process might be lengthy since there might be extra investigations to issue a visa. The safest way is to apply for visa at least one month in advance before your planned travel.

Remember that a touristic visa to Turkey cannot exceed 90 days. So, if you want to stay more than 90 days in Turkey, you should apply for residence permit.

Working Visa to Turkey

Working visa conditions are different compared to touristic visas. If you are coming to Turkey to work, you need to apply to the Turkish mission in your own country to obtain work permit and visa. You should include the letter from your employer. If you get the work permit, you do not need to apply again for residence permit since Work Permit Card substitute residence permit in Turkey.

Do you need a transit visa for Turkey?

If you do not leave the international transit area at the airports, you do not need to have a transit visa. However, if you plan to get out of the airport even for several hours, you will need to have a valid visa if you are not exempt from Turkish visa.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]