Regular passport holders, if citizen of one of the following countries and having a valid ordinary passport, can enter Turkey without obtaining a visa and stay up to
3 months
Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Chile, Denmark
Ecuador, Federal Republic of Germany, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Grenada, Hong Kong (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport holders only), Iceland, Iran, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, UAE, Uruguay, Vatican
2 Months
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Indonesia, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia
1 Month
Bolivia, Kazakhistan, Kirghizia, Maldives, Republic of South Africa
The citizens of the countries above and citizens of Bulgaria are exempted from transit visa. Bulgarian citizens have to pay for transit passing according to agreement dated March 10, 1993.
Official passport holders (diplomatic, special, service type) of the following countries can enter Turkey without obtaining a visa and stay up to
3 months
Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Brasilia, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Equator, Federal Republic of Germany, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Greece, Grenada, Hong Kong (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport holders only), Iceland, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico (only diplomatic passport holders), Monaco, Morocco,The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, UAE, Ukraine, Uruguay,Vatican
2 Months
Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Indonesia, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia
1 Month
Bolivia, Bulgaria (only diplomatic passport holders), Estonia (diplomatic passport holders only), Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Letonia (diplomatic passport holders only), The Maldives, Moldavia, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Republic of South Africa, Turkmenia, Vietman, Yemen
Visa required
The citizens of one of the following countries who have a valid ordinary passport can enter Turkey with obtaining a visa at borders, staying up to: (duration of stay)
3 Months
Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Hong Kong (Only BNO-British National Overseas passport holders), Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK, USA
The citizens of Guatemala could obtain visas at borders for 15 days (maximum).
The citizens of Taiwan could obtain visas at borders for 1 month (maximum).
The citizens of Germany, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, Malta, Switzerland and Greece can enter from the border gates determined by Turkey, namely, Turkey-Greece, Turkey-Bulgaria, Istanbul, Izmir, Canakkale, Mugla, Antalya, Içel, Hatay (Iskenderun) and Aydin sea ports, Istanbul Atatürk, Ankara Esenboga, Adana Sakirpasa, Antalya, Izmir A.Menderes, Mugla Dalaman, Kayseri Erkilet airports, with identity cards other than passports according to the "Agreement on the Travel of Individuals" dated 13.12.1957.
The information presented on this web page is obtained from
“ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey “
Turkey Hi, your page says no visa is needed for Australians to visit Turkey, but that's not correct. I am travelling there in April 2003, and need to get a three month tourist visa, $40 AUD, which is obtained upon arrival in Turkey. Thought you'd like to know!
