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Visa policy of Turkey

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Turkish entry passport stamp issued at Istanbul Atatürk Airport
Turkish exit passport stamp issued at Istanbul Atatürk Airport
Turkish entry and exit passport stamps issued at Istanbul Atatürk Airport

The visa policy of Turkey is the policy by which Turkish Government determines visa requirements for visitors to Turkey and those seeking to work, study or reside there.[1] Anyone who does not have right of abode in Turkey (Turkish citizens and Turkish Cypriot citizens) requires entry permission to enter Turkey. "Visa nationals" must always obtain entry clearance by obtaining a visa in advance of travelling to Turkey from Turkish diplomatic mission responsible for area of their residency,[a] and "non-visa nationals" may travel as a visitor to Turkey for up to ninety days within any one-hundred-eighty-day period without a visa.[2]

Document validity requirements

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Turkey requires visitors from all jurisdictions holding ordinary passports to have their documents valid for at least 60 days beyond the maximum duration of stay. For example, British citizens holding ordinary passports may be granted maximum 90-day duration of stay (within any 180-day period) without a visa. Thus their passports must be valid for at least 150 days when seeking entry into the country.[3]

Council of Europe treaties

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Under the European Agreement on Regulations governing the Movement of Persons between Member States of the Council of Europe, Turkey maintains special facilitations to citizens of some European countries.
Citizens of Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, Northern Cyprus, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, and Ukraine may use their ID cards instead of their passports to visit Turkey.[4][5][6]
Citizens of Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland may use ‘a passport expired for less than five years’, and citizens of Germany may use ‘a passport or an ID card expired for less than one year’ when entering Turkey.
Document validity requirements do not apply to citizens of countries holding specified documents above. These requirements do not apply to citizens of Bulgaria holding ordinary passports as well; they are only required to present valid passport for duration of stay.[7]
Even though the facilitations by Turkey mentioned above, these are not reciprocated by said European countries towards Turkish citizens, except for Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Northern Cyprus, and Ukraine, where Turkish citizens may visit with valid ID cards.

Comparison with the visa policy of the European Union

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Even though being a candidate for membership of the EU, Turkish and EU visa policies differ towards each other and third countries.[2] Turkey requires visas from citizens of Schengen Annex II countries and territories – Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, East Timor, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Tonga, and Tuvalu. However, citizens of most of these countries may apply for electronic visas.
On the other hand, Turkey grants visa-free access to citizens of Schengen Annex I countries and territories – Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bahrain, Belize, Bolivia, China, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Tunisia, Uzbekistan as well as Northern Cyprus.[b]
Turkey does not require visas from citizens of the EU and EFTA members, except for the Republic of Cyprus, whose citizens are required visas due to the Cyprus issue however, they can apply for electronic visas or may be exempted from visa requirement under certain circumstances.
On contrary to facilitations provided to the European Union and EFTA citizens, EU and EFTA members still require visas from Turkish citizens unlike the other candidate members’ citizens.

Visa policy map

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Visa policy of Turkey
  Turkey
  Unlimited period
  Visa not required - may enter with an ID card (90 days)
  Visa not required (90 days)
  Visa not required (60 days)
  Visa not required (30 days)
  Visa not required - conditional (90 days)
  eVisa (30 days)
  eVisa - conditional (30 days)
  Visa required

Visa exemption

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Ordinary passports

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Citizens of the following countries and territories may enter Turkey without a visa for business and tourist purposes for stays up to the duration listed below. For visits of up to 90 days within any 180-day period, an identity card is accepted instead of a passport for citizens of some countries. Visitors are not permitted to work and recourse to public funds.[2][1]

Unlimited period

90 days within any 180 days

60 days per entry, 90 days within any 180 days

30 days per entry, 90 days within any 180 days

30 days per entry, 90 days within any 1 year

ID1 - Citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus have the right to enter, reside, study, and work indefinitely in Turkey without any immigration restrictions.[7]
ID2 - Citizens of Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain may enter with an ID card for up to 90 days within any 180-day period.
ID3 - May enter with an ID card for up to 90 days within any 180-day period.
T - For tourist purposes only.
1 - For Chinese citizens with People's Republic of China passports, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports or Macau Special Administrative Region passports only.
2 - For British citizens only.[14]
3 - Excluding journalists that are on duty.[16][17]

Conditional visa exemption

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90 days within any 180 days[2]

T - For tourist purposes only.
1 - Provided that the age is below 16 or above 45 years old.
2 - Provided that the age is below 15 or above 50 years old.[18][19]
3 - Provided that they reside in Northern Cyprus and directly arriving from Ercan International Airport; or seaports of Famagusta, Gemikonağı, or Kyrenia.[1]

Cruise ship passengers

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Passengers of cruise ships may be allowed to enter Turkey without a visa, but with a visitor permit issued by officers of the docked port under authority of governor of respective city. Visitor permits shall be used to visit the port city only (and neighbouring cities depending on the permit) where the ship docked and the validity shall not be longer than seventy two hours.[30]

Non-ordinary passports

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Under reciprocal agreements, holders of diplomatic or service passports or laissez-passers issued by the following jurisdictions are allowed to enter and remain in Turkey for up to 90 days in any 180 days, unless otherwise noted:

D - Diplomatic passports
S - Service passports
S* - For holders of service passports: 30 days, but no more than 90 days within any 180-day period.
T - For tourist purposes only.
1 - 30 days
2 - For British citizens only.

United Nations UN laissez-passer holders who have blue UN travel documents shall be exempted from entry visa requirement for their official visits to Turkey for up to 90 days within any 180-day period if they can certify their official assignment. Otherwise, general visa provisions shall apply.

Holders of red UN Travel Document shall be exempted from entry visa and may stay in Turkey for up to 90 days within any 180-day period regardless of their purpose of visit.[31][2]

Future changes

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Turkey has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

Country Passports Agreement signed on
Maldives[32] Ordinary 28 January 2022

Electronic visa (e-Visa)

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Türkiye Cumhuriyeti e-Vize
OwnerTurkish Foreign Office
Websiteevisa.gov.tr

Citizens of the following countries and territories are required visas to enter Turkey. However they may apply for an electronic visa (e-Visa) for short term visits.[d] Electronic visas may be issued with duration of stay for up to 90 days with multiple entries (unless otherwise noted) in any 180 days. Visitors are not permitted to work and recourse to public funds.[2]

F - e-Visas shall be issued free of charge.
S - May only apply for a single entry e-Visa on which they can stay for up to 30 days per 180-day period.

Conditional e-Visa

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Citizens of the following countries and territories holding ordinary passports may apply for an e-Visa if they meet the conditions listed below. Citizens whose applications are approved shall be issued with electronic visas for single entry and for duration of stay up to 30 days. Visitors are not permitted to work and recourse to public funds.[2]

F - eVisas shall be issued free of charge.

Visa types

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There are several types of visas issued by Turkey:[35]

Visitor visas

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  • Touristic visit
  • Business meeting/Commerce
  • Conference/Seminar/Meeting
  • Festival/Fair/Exhibition
  • Sportive activity
  • Cultural artistic activity
  • Official visit
  • Transit visas
    • Single transit
    • Double transit
  • Visit to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[e]

Official visas

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  • Assigned for duty
  • Courier

Student visas

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Work visas

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  • Employment purpose/Special employment purpose
  • Assigned lecturers/academics
  • Assigned sportsperson
  • Assigned artists
  • Assigned free zone workers
  • Assigned journalists
  • Montage and repairman purposes

Other visas

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  • Archaeological excavation, exploration purpose
  • Documentary purpose
  • Tour operator representative
  • Medical treatment purpose
  • Accompaniment purpose
  • Family unification purpose
  • Freight visa
  • Seafarer visa
  • Digital nomad visa[g]

Transit visa

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Visa nationals

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Visa nationals are citizens who need a visa to enter and transit through Turkey.
All visa nationals are required a visa for landside transit; and some visa nationals are required a visa also for airside transit depending on their final destination.

Airside transit

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In general, a passenger who transits through one single airport in Turkey while remaining airside in the international transit area less than one day will not require a visa (transit privilege). This only applies if the transfer is possible without leaving the international transit area, which depends on the connecting flight and airport layout.[37]

Bound for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

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On 15 August 2023, airport transit visa requirements were re-introduced.[38] Citizens of the following countries and territories are required to hold a double airport transit visa (ATV) when transiting through any airport in Turkey when they are bound for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Transit visas must be obtained from Turkish diplomatic mission responsible for the applicant’s area of residency:[39]

Bound for South America

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On 15 April 2024, further airport transit visa requirements were introduced. Citizens of the following countries are required to hold an airport transit visa (ATV) when transiting through any airport in Turkey when they are bound for Mexico, Panama, Colombia, or Venezuela. Airport transit visa may be applied and granted electronically.[40]

Visa required in advance

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Citizens of the following countries and territories are not eligible for any of the “Visa Free Access” or “Electronic Visa” schemes. Therefore they have to obtain the appropriate type of visa for their intended visits in advance at a Turkish diplomatic mission unless they qualify for any of the “Conditional Visa Free Access” or “Conditional Electronic Visa” schemes:[2][1][41]

In addition, holders of People's Republic of China Travel Document, Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes or Macao Special Administrative Region Travel Permit must obtain a visa in advance regardless of their nationality.

Visitor statistics

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This section is an excerpt from Tourism in Turkey § Development of tourism.[edit]

Turkey issued 16,199,968 electronic visas between April 2013 and 1 January 2017. The acceptance rate was 87.79% as 18,452,733 applications were filed in this period. Most visas were issued to nationals of the United Kingdom (4.6 million), Iraq (2 million) and the Netherlands (1.8 million).[42]

Most visitors arriving in Turkey were from the following countries of nationality:[43][44][45][46][47]

Country 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Russia 6,903,981 6,710,198 6,313,675 5,232,611 4,694,422 2,128,758 7,017,657 5,964,613 4,715,438 866,256 3,649,003 4,479,049 4,269,306 3,599,925 3,468,214 3,107,043
Germany 6,745,190 6,620,612 6,193,259 5,679,194 3,085,215 1,118,932 5,027,472 4,512,360 3,584,653 3,890,074 5,580,792 5,250,036 5,041,323 5,028,745 4,826,315 4,385,263
United Kingdom 4,270,036 4,433,782 3,800,922 3,370,739 392,746 820,709 2,562,064 2,254,871 1,658,715 1,711,481 2,512,139 2,600,360 2,509,357 2,456,519 2,582,054 2,673,605
Iran 3,050,195 3,277,852 2,504,494 2,331,076 1,153,092 385,762 2,102,890 2,001,744 2,501,948 1,665,160 1,700,385 1,590,664 1,196,801 1,186,343 1,879,304 1,885,097
Bulgaria 2,808,357 2,918,581 2,893,092 2,882,512 1,402,795 1,242,961 2,713,464 2,386,885 1,852,867 1,690,766 1,821,480 1,693,591 1,582,912 1,492,073 1,491,561 1,433,970
Poland 1,914,958 1,866,986 1,539,123 1,135,903 585,076 145,908 880,839 646,365 296,120 205,701 500,779 510,569 423,129 428,440 486,319 428,275
United States 1,584,725 1,442,191 1,334,337 1,013,478 371,759 148,937 578,074 448,327 329,257 459,493 798,787 784,917 785,971 771,837 757,143 642,768
Georgia 1,327,884 1,466,188 1,633,977 1,514,813 291,852 410,501 1,995,254 2,069,392 2,438,730 2,206,266 1,911,832 1,755,289 1,769,447 1,404,882 1,152,661 1,112,193
Netherlands 1,275,577 1,303,262 1,232,220 1,244,756 645,601 271,526 1,117,290 1,013,642 799,006 906,336 1,232,487 1,303,730 1,312,466 1,273,593 1,222,823 1,073,064
Romania 1,174,607 1,173,358 990,005 886,555 496,178 269,076 763,320 641,484 423,868 357,473 441,097 426,585 395,214 385,055 390,248 355,144
France 1,100,603 1,088,380 1,031,824 986,090 621,493 311,708 875,957 731,379 578,524 555,151 847,259 1,037,152 1,046,010 1,032,565 1,140,459 928,376
Iraq 1,031,257 968,834 1,051,721 1,208,895 836,624 387,587 1,374,896 1,172,896 896,876 420,831 1,094,144 857,246 730,639 533,149 369,033 280,328
Ukraine 1,026,603 941,614 839,729 675,467 2,060,008 997,652 1,547,996 1,386,934 1,284,735 1,045,043 706,551 657,051 756,187 634,663 602,404 568,227
Azerbaijan 927,067 956,178 855,445 683,834 470,618 236,797 901,723 858,506 765,514 606,223 602,488 657,684 630,754 593,238 578,685 486,381
Saudi Arabia 921,726 869,453 820,683 497,914 10,083 67,490 564,816 747,233 651,170 530,410 450,674 341,786 234,220 175,467 116,711 84,934
Italy 810,998 719,668 602,176 420,661 116,806 72,619 377,011 284,195 205,788 213,227 507,897 697,360 731,784 714,041 752,238 671,060
Kazakhstan 762,747 863,542 826,319 712,136 366,076 137,213 455,724 426,916 402,830 240,188 423,744 437,971 425,773 380,046 315,907 247,784
Uzbekistan 649,719 569,818 470,644 419,673 272,604 102,598 252,138 241,235 195,745 134,330 143,331 143,354 129,292 105,976 85,011 68,124
Greece 621,595 707,133 686,480 569,795 157,723 136,305 836,882 686,891 623,705 593,150 755,414 830,841 703,168 669,823 702,017 670,297
Belgium 613,176 625,263 596,355 596,173 339,529 138,729 557,435 511,559 419,998 413,614 617,406 660,857 651,596 608,071 585,860 543,003
Austria 563,035 548,794 496,482 454,638 284,095 112,126 401,475 353,628 287,746 310,946 486,044 512,339 518,273 505,560 528,966 500,321
Spain 452,790 382,896 324,690 298,165 104,848 54,381 257,342 178,018 106,757 106,582 236,063 283,926 290,422 278,164 300,084 321,325
China 425,348 409,733 248,119 89,515 33,641 40,264 426,344 394,109 247,277 167,570 313,704 199,746 138,876 114,582 96,701 77,142
 Switzerland 414,635 406,357 390,044 382,835 219,591 127,643 311,107 269,649 206,479 215,194 380,338 394,458 379,344 354,461 328,825 271,139
Sweden 406,422 397,201 364,984 415,696 192,872 93,703 444,285 384,397 289,134 320,580 624,649 667,551 692,186 617,811 571,917 447,270
Czech Republic 403,517 410,280 384,158 295,454 89,734 15,642 311,359 228,251 126,567 87,328 212,464 226,189 217,254 223,986 223,369 174,426
Algeria 343,592 324,042 292,505 210,478 48,827 50,121 295,512 288,207 213,333 176,233 171,873 160,052 118,189 104,489 84,844 67,954
Moldova 340,685 329,796 288,377 274,257 192,441 109,137 198,867 194,268 171,538 140,117 149,800 132,338 111,915 108,032 101,124 96,196
Denmark 336,097 345,198 319,835 356,127 111,499 44,694 335,877 326,278 269,026 329,618 408,841 408,287 402,818 391,312 369,867 314,446
Belarus 323,441 334,796 309,216 239,966 220,932 106,426 258,419 245,254 229,229 113,793 204,355 223,975 200,659 138,007 123,607 152,421
Canada 321,271 302,728 248,868 197,416 72,034 34,210 139,164 108,272 81,196 106,285 187,615 190,116 199,497 182,252 191,903 152,556
Serbia 318,512 342,002 311,738 357,787 238,852 129,284 282,347 225,312 146,852 110,594 178,997 189,396 169,988 157,568 137,934 113,465
Lithuania 306,952 285,026 277,810 251,619 114,227 14,194 229,704 199,371 134,264 109,749 112,654 106,469 90,180 69,520 76,036 71,992
Northern Cyprus 293,277 261,608 200,905 171,691 65,882 57,601 255,986 256,343 245,858 222,839 233,278 227,612 216,881 211,828 203,272 191,993
Jordan 281,071 301,641 384,680 494,629 326,633 93,750 474,874 406,469 277,729 203,179 162,866 131,329 102,871 102,154 94,914 96,562
Slovakia 267,778 274,047 235,303 196,462 37,963 8,648 207,108 157,003 97,967 61,477 151,514 136,899 127,455 126,974 122,088 91,765
Hungary 267,017 252,066 222,327 165,842 76,257 16,563 149,523 123,448 79,899 64,737 140,197 119,977 97,074 94,409 103,918 90,944
India 250,751 330,985 274,159 231,579 52,651 44,707 230,131 147,127 86,996 79,316 131,869 119,503 95,014 90,934 73,731 63,406
Lebanon 245,292 261,713 257,781 272,844 191,768 89,337 376,721 338,837 237,476 191,642 197,552 161,274 143,629 144,491 137,110 134,554
North Macedonia 242,520 246,626 251,066 266,184 182,045 115,483 222,862 209,519 172,851 146,008 167,428 156,138 140,793 137,579 130,648 115,541
Syria 232,859 257,324 384,958 370,877 404,064 211,914 571,976 477,439 404,203 291,754 847,275 1,176,490 1,252,826 730,039 974,054 899,494
Morocco 228,863 236,764 262,124 251,708 121,333 67,775 234,264 176,538 114,155 87,660 109,775 89,562 82,579 77,884 68,645 57,447
South Korea 226,434 206,931 159,039 99,869 15,206 36,636 212,970 159,354 120,622 106,904 228,694 248,910 187,040 159,084 149,943 123,315
Egypt 220,911 231,097 187,053 227,850 124,483 68,936 177,655 148,943 100,971 94,871 100,040 108,762 107,437 112,025 79,665 61,560
Ireland 220,021 195,899 163,165 136,608 36,947 26,176 96,886 71,221 50,102 54,221 101,379 105,001 112,665 110,863 118,620 111,065
Australia 219,696 205,874 192,770 118,847 15,674 15,109 120,837 96,488 77,153 97,626 225,762 200,730 190,457 164,899 156,009 131,685
Norway 211,552 222,994 203,325 191,789 54,633 25,100 208,330 161,789 116,180 156,215 282,210 326,292 412,870 406,879 375,502 299,405
Kuwait 209,921 264,440 363,070 480,123 246,249 120,221 374,191 298,620 255,644 179,938 174,486 133,128 88,238 65,167 41,617 27,281
Kosovo 209,671 209,853 174,681 193,823 145,931 70,462 152,048 139,500 116,049 100,022 97,818 86,272 78,825 70,156 56,411 46,228
Indonesia 207,080 202,456 178,800 152,995 49,319 39,690 127,149 119,337 85,031 47,232 56,867 59,486 57,385 56,113 40,282 24,349
Turkmenistan 199,988 153,688 120,928 45,249 18,979 43,236 297,706 252,911 230,881 165,762 174,330 180,395 148,709 135,168 137,476 114,390
Kyrgyzstan 199,280 184,174 169,906 147,487 102,840 52,142 121,364 114,926 104,911 88,877 88,369 81,941 64,905 42,866 41,197 35,665
Libya 192,126 220,497 194,351 220,179 197,983 107,251 259,243 188,312 99,395 72,014 234,762 267,501 264,266 213,890 53,562 60,917
Bosnia and Herzegovina 187,015 197,388 177,893 200,698 131,347 61,651 144,445 120,480 90,378 66,177 85,434 83,258 72,086 61,851 56,522 47,361
Japan 161,103 134,697 78,782 30,610 7,153 19,122 103,320 81,931 49,323 44,695 104,847 170,550 174,150 203,592 188,312 195,404
Tunisia 160,583 182,053 176,547 206,714 126,970 57,563 172,587 142,372 111,627 100,185 102,341 100,612 91,683 86,595 63,176 57,855
Albania 159,240 159,828 142,482 145,032 89,748 49,667 134,869 125,935 103,593 83,029 80,032 76,273 65,113 59,565 53,141 49,954
Pakistan 145,935 135,653 140,388 173,621 90,681 51,326 130,736 113,579 77,464 52,023 59,700 48,420 34,170 28,394 26,735 22,540
Mexico 139,411 142,963 155,155 114,267 34,705 12,775 66,557 36,737 19,632 20,958 45,902 42,663 36,617 31,576 29,606 22,908
Latvia 136,128 124,732 117,936 97,240 44,760 9,392 86,051 65,868 46,536 34,861 60,485 58,981 55,058 45,725 45,074 39,102
Philippines 127,064 129,071 120,347 97,954 55,397 48,440 139,126 95,068 63,244 59,015 83,515 69,229 59,734 65,272 51,610 31,658
Finland 125,834 123,414 117,123 117,281 32,809 15,003 135,192 128,860 97,112 122,185 213,803 228,138 219,044 195,083 186,562 143,204
Portugal 122,992 112,371 92,901 74,812 26,379 12,893 54,130 39,948 26,727 27,015 56,312 52,851 45,928 46,606 52,319 53,373
Israel 120,960 85,949 765,776 843,028 225,238 129,677 569,368 443,732 380,415 293,988 224,568 188,608 164,917 83,740 79,140 109,559
Brazil 119,501 120,201 106,717 84,582 17,788 22,722 101,164 78,691 49,754 42,530 85,473 91,627 113,433 88,903 89,442 65,246
Estonia 114,600 103,956 96,227 93,209 47,597 5,113 77,041 61,707 48,024 35,549 63,363 55,649 48,537 35,459 34,921 35,136
Malaysia 109,379 93,132 95,444 89,766 9,618 17,892 114,214 95,591 61,166 49,255 69,616 69,968 55,139 41,169 36,222 32,458
United Arab Emirates 101,460 99,992 120,819 146,438 52,587 3,772 37,500 43,292 49,360 38,315 51,600 53,736 52,424 48,071 35,579 30,480
Colombia 89,098 72,376 69,257 77,863 30,094 10,601 70,974 56,031 29,650 19,416 26,046 23,378 21,979 12,987 9,853 7,129
Taiwan 84,403 75,833 49,890 11,341 2,290 13,118 107,592 98,097 61,318 46,035 40,029 38,509 31,019 21,569 19,636 17,820
Croatia 78,844 77,003 66,948 61,327 29,464 16,566 56,465 44,188 23,630 21,346 38,598 45,297 44,058 47,144 41,959 33,563
Oman 76,051 86,661 95,895 130,160 61,058 14,294 88,378 53,230 25,234 13,891 18,787 14,283 8,956 7,959 5,998 5,408
Argentina 73,456 56,784 48,383 41,708 6,992 7,228 64,483 68,668 48,280 62,394 82,977 44,407 46,729 28,559 27,136 22,255
South Africa 70,698 70,231 67,647 71,636 6,088 12,251 74,652 53,544 34,487 29,316 47,679 43,049 44,798 40,771 34,394 27,177
Afghanistan 62,840 61,425 63,708 57,241 56,300 30,020 68,681 56,543 48,668 50,197 31,983 22,599 19,704 15,373 16,395 12,511
Slovenia 57,047 58,884 53,600 48,622 18,580 8,108 50,414 40,716 25,105 18,863 39,734 41,799 37,692 39,899 41,870 38,597
Bahrain 53,445 64,472 64,771 98,147 62,730 17,852 90,299 77,075 59,442 41,505 32,476 24,305 16,230 13,342 9,712 9,375
Qatar 50,794 57,813 70,090 92,439 83,831 31,956 108,496 96,327 48,764 32,681 35,832 29,743 18,630 13,971 7,661 6,043
Thailand 50,708 47,362 39,051 29,814 6,687 8,163 62,192 54,098 30,721 12,483 22,125 26,219 20,783 12,211 11,067 9,282
State of Palestine 49,751 49,015 73,430 97,011 64,073 17,181 72,760 56,816 32,339 19,353 16,218 11,435 7,971 6,327 5,447 4,685
Stateless (Haymatlos) 47,755 52,572 68,908 89,322 62,423 29,681 96,424 77,689 54,296 38,447 54,434 45,466 35,501 31,736 26,495 22,897
New Zealand 40,641 35,631 31,007 15,448 2,746 2,879 20,912 16,174 11,362 15,287 36,915 32,933 30,667 28,278 26,709 24,636
Singapore 40,197 39,134 38,932 30,602 2,951 4,912 34,930 28,382 17,561 15,962 26,892 29,449 22,403 22,206 20,957 18,994
Chile 33,581 24,746 25,713 17,333 3,815 3,320 18,509 14,609 8,645 10,421 24,307 17,451 15,905 12,765 11,964 8,183
Mongolia 32,611 36,148 36,162 43,764 12,883 6,314 17,910 15,876 13,174 10,929 11,231 10,723 10,179 8,154 5,357 4,776
Montenegro 32,248 34,274 29,844 29,417 20,812 11,441 27,639 24,183 19,555 16,709 19,768 20,423 18,838 16,559 13,793 11,610
Yemen 30,203 32,017 35,911 34,599 21,856 13,354 41,673 39,545 28,491 25,325 24,237 26,033 17,354 11,826 8,066 6,344
Armenia 29,879 31,587 31,950 36,445 10,178 9,309 66,882 51,880 48,320 39,063 48,522 67,198 73,365 70,956 72,393 69,323
Bangladesh 29,558 27,519 23,651 24,335 8,226 5,634 20,605 17,932 11,346 8,951 12,212 12,706 8,856 6,652 6,168 2,190
Venezuela 29,436 27,451 22,753 18,395 11,446 3,473 11,738 9,246 6,956 5,035 6,435 6,975 11,271 9,600 8,557 6,769
Peru 29,122 25,207 19,620 13,487 3,642 1,889 11,430 8,674 5,085 4,667 7,281 5,733 4,393 2,952 2,697 2,016
Hong Kong 26,436 23,849 17,642 5,435 1,043 4,053 30,092 18,683 6,994 6,399 19,074 20,217 12,650 13,138 10,666 6,442
Tajikistan 22,560 32,785 78,185 74,101 41,440 16,972 44,155 40,879 30,532 24,768 31,917 34,678 27,174 22,823 16,822 17,737
Nigeria 22,488 26,937 26,125 38,566 26,508 17,493 39,885 28,510 25,760 25,264 27,711 28,387 22,869 19,897 14,564 9,172
Ethiopia 20,723 23,267 26,382 25,619 45,230 14,356 20,714 9,137 6,078 5,408 5,095 4,480 3,488 2,826 1,912 1,479
Luxembourg 19,309 17,228 15,633 13,186 8,499 2,228 10,957 7,716 4,922 4,831 12,764 15,310 15,733 14,034 13,286 11,262
Ecuador 17,215 15,418 15,770 15,807 4,833 1,558 8,416 8,423 5,548 4,323 6,791 5,093 4,780 4,433 3,892 2,704
Malta 16,096 15,239 14,356 16,321 7,163 3,258 8,739 8,287 5,523 5,849 9,210 7,430 6,769 6,397 5,974 3,361
Sudan 15,416 15,093 19,913 43,192 25,965 10,555 17,863 15,661 12,162 10,562 11,434 10,714 9,319 8,161 7,458 6,634
Cyprus 15,271 16,762 14,232 11,254 2,471 2,207 12,355 10,516 10,201 10,342 12,967 15,943 14,265 18,924 16,749 15,421
Mauritius 14,099 13,258 11,859 13,836 2,831 2,306 10,714 6,137 5,485 2,499 4,078 4,046 2,648 4,088 3,255 2,117
Vietnam 13,965 10,711 7,474 6,247 1,811 1,819 13,194 9,622 4,947 3,293 6,399 5,679 4,618 3,674 5,266 3,428
Sri Lanka 12,995 11,483 9,182 6,630 2,149 1,602 7,530 5,100 3,219 2,405 3,519 3,141 3,268 2,431 1,769 1,408
  Nepal 12,847 10,051 6,663 5,382 2,310 2,446 8,271 7,788 5,904 3,425 3,795 1,880 1,155 1,277 915 634
Senegal 12,335 13,751 14,390 16,282 12,641 5,376 10,290 7,546 6,170 5,705 5,483 5,133 4,811 5,650 5,579 4,755
Eritrea 10,944 10,783 11,607 11,032 5,409 2,225 10,004 6,741 2,982 1,447 1,608 1,237 584 546 382 561
Total 52,775,055 52,629,283 49,209,180 44,564,395 24,712,266 12,734,213 45,058,286 39,488,401 32,410,034 25,352,213 36,244,632 36,837,900 34,910,098 31,782,832 31,456,076 28,632,204
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See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Certain visa nationals may apply for electronic visas.
  2. ↑ European Union does not recognize the sovereignty of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and it does not list the country on Appendix I or II. However some EU members accept Turkish Cypriot passport for visa applications primarily at their offices in North Nicosia.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Citizens of this country were eligible to apply for an electronic visa before the visa exemption came into force.
  4. ↑ For touristic or business visits.
  5. ↑ Applications for this type of visa are processed on behalf of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus where a Turkish Cypriot representation is absent but also for transit[citation needed] purposes.
  6. ↑ Applications for this type of visa are processed on behalf of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus where a Turkish Cypriot representation is absent.
  7. ↑ Citizens of Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States are eligible to apply for this type of visa.[36]

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  44. ↑ NUMBER OF ARRIVING-DEPARTING VISITORS, FOREIGNERS AND CITIZENS December 2017
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