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Visa requirements · updated Aug 2026

Visa-Free Countries for the Turkey Passport 2026

The Turkey passport gives visa-free entry to 70 countries, plus easy access (on arrival / e-Visa) to 68 more. Ranked #94 worldwide. The full list with allowed stay is below.

70visa-free
68on arrival / eTA
138total access
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VISAXSAug 2026
Turkey
Passport
70visa-free

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Visa-free · 70

Albania90 days→ Angola30 days→ Antigua and Barbuda180 days→ Argentina90 days→ Azerbaijan90 days→ Bahamas240 days→ Barbados180 days→ Belarus30 days→ Belize90 days→ Bolivia90 days→ Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days→ Botswana90 days→ Brazil90 days→ Brunei30 days→ Chile90 days→ Colombia90 days→ Costa Rica30 days→ Dominica21 days→ Dominican Republic90 days→ Ecuador90 days→ El Salvador180 days→ Equatorial Guinea90 days→ Fiji120 days→ Gambia90 days→ Georgia360 days→ Guatemala90 days→ Haiti90 days→ Honduras90 days→ Hong Kong90 days→ Indonesia30 days→ Iran90 days→ Jamaica90 days→ Japan90 days→ Jordan90 days→ Kazakhstan30 days→ Kosovo90 days→ Kyrgyzstan90 days→ Macao30 days→ Malaysia90 days→ Mauritius90 days→ Micronesia30 days→ Moldova90 days→ Mongolia30 days→ Montenegro90 days→ Morocco90 days→ Nicaragua90 days→ North Macedonia90 days→ Palestine90 days→ Panama90 days→ Paraguay90 days→ Peru180 days→ Philippines30 days→ Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days→ Saint Lucia42 days→ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days→ Sao Tome and Principe15 days→ Serbia90 days→ Seychelles90 days→ Singapore30 days→ South Africa30 days→ Swaziland30 days→ Syria90 days→ Thailand60 days→ Trinidad and Tobago90 days→ Tunisia90 days→ Ukraine90 days→ Uruguay90 days→ Uzbekistan30 days→ Vanuatu120 days→ Venezuela90 days→

Also without an embassy

Visa on arrival or online (e-Visa / ETA) — quick to get.

Armenia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Australia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bahrain e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bangladesh Visa on arrival · 30 days → Benin e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bhutan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Burkina Faso Visa on arrival · 30 days → Burundi Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cambodia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cameroon e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Comoros Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cuba e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → DR Congo e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Djibouti Visa on arrival · 30 days → Egypt Visa on arrival · 30 days → Ethiopia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Gabon e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Ghana Visa on arrival · 30 days → Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival · 30 days → Iraq e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Ivory Coast e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Kenya e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Kuwait Visa on arrival · 30 days → Laos Visa on arrival · 30 days → Lebanon Visa on arrival · 30 days → Lesotho e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Libya e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Madagascar Visa on arrival · 30 days → Malawi e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Maldives Visa on arrival · 30 days → Marshall Islands Visa on arrival · 30 days → Mauritania Visa on arrival · 30 days → Mexico e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Mozambique Visa on arrival · 30 days → Myanmar e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Namibia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Nepal Visa on arrival · 30 days → Nigeria e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Oman Visa on arrival · 30 days → Pakistan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Palau Visa on arrival · 30 days → Papua New Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Qatar Visa on arrival · 30 days → Russia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Rwanda Visa on arrival · 30 days → Samoa Visa on arrival · 30 days → Saudi Arabia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Senegal Visa on arrival · 30 days → Sierra Leone Visa on arrival · 30 days → Somalia Visa on arrival · 30 days → South Korea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → South Sudan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Sri Lanka Visa on arrival · 30 days → Sudan Visa on arrival · 30 days → Suriname e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Taiwan Visa on arrival · 30 days → Tajikistan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Tanzania Visa on arrival · 30 days → Timor-Leste Visa on arrival · 30 days → Togo e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Tonga Visa on arrival · 30 days → Tuvalu Visa on arrival · 30 days → Uganda e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → United Arab Emirates e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Vietnam e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Zambia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Zimbabwe Visa on arrival · 30 days →

Where Turkey citizens face the toughest visas

Schengen, the US and the UK count refusals separately. Here are all three rates for the Turkey passport in one place.

The hardest is the US — 22.3% of applications refused, against 10.4% at the most lenient one.

Schengen
14.4%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #67 of 118
-0.1 pp year-over-year
by filing country
United States
22.3%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #119 of 197
+2.5 pp year-over-year
B1/B2 visas
United Kingdom
10.4%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #103 of 119
-0.2 pp year-over-year
visitor visas
1.5 months until the next US interview · Ankara
3 rule changes recorded for this passport in our archive, 2 of them easing · the feed →
28 countries accept visa applications right inside Turkey

Schengen in detail: which state refuses Turkey citizens most

# Schengen state Applications Filed in Rate
1 Lithuania 3,292 Ankara 35.4% 2 Malta 8,068 Istanbul 34.8% 3 Estonia 2,995 Ankara 30.6% 4 Poland 7,341 Ankara, Istanbul 29.3% 5 Sweden 21,661 Istanbul 26.5% 6 Norway 15,532 Ankara 24.7% 7 Croatia 3,663 Ankara, Istanbul 24.0% 8 Finland 5,824 Ankara 21.2% 9 Germany 217,627 Ankara, Istanbul 21.1% 10 Denmark 44,253 Ankara 19.2% 11 Hungary 35,605 Ankara, Istanbul 18.1% 12 Czech Republic 24,042 Ankara, Istanbul 17.6% 13 Slovenia 5,890 Ankara 17.5% 14 Belgium 14,393 Istanbul 15.9% 15 France 143,379 Ankara, Istanbul 15.2% 16 Italy 79,470 Ankara, Istanbul 14.8% 17 Latvia 1,828 Ankara 12.7% 18 Austria 15,142 Istanbul 12.6% 19 Greece 310,920 Ankara, Edirne 10.7% 20 Bulgaria 82,033 Ankara, Bursa 10.0% 21 Switzerland 23,072 Istanbul 9.8% 22 Netherlands 110,441 Ankara, Istanbul 9.0% 23 Luxembourg 3,412 Ankara 8.6% 24 Romania 25,716 Ankara, Istanbul 7.4% 25 Spain 55,853 Ankara, Istanbul 6.9% 26 Slovakia 3,003 Ankara, Istanbul 6.5% 27 Portugal 3,921 Ankara 3.5%

Methodologies differ: the EC counts by place of filing, the State Department and Home Office by nationality. Read as orders of magnitude.

Where the Turkey passport still needs a visa · 60

These require a visa arranged in advance at an embassy or visa centre.

Afghanistan visa required → Algeria visa required → Andorra visa required → Austria visa required → Belgium visa required → Bulgaria visa required → Canada visa required → Cape Verde visa required → Central African Republic visa required → Chad visa required → China visa required → Congo visa required → Croatia visa required → Cyprus visa required → Czech Republic visa required → Denmark visa required → Eritrea visa required → Estonia visa required → Finland visa required → France visa required → Germany visa required → Greece visa required → Grenada visa required → Guyana visa required → Hungary visa required → Iceland visa required → India visa required → Ireland visa required → Israel visa required → Italy visa required → Kiribati visa required → Latvia visa required → Liberia visa required → Liechtenstein visa required → Lithuania visa required → Luxembourg visa required → Mali visa required → Malta visa required → Monaco visa required → Nauru visa required → Netherlands visa required → New Zealand visa required → Niger visa required → North Korea visa required → Norway visa required → Poland visa required → Portugal visa required → Romania visa required → San Marino visa required → Slovakia visa required → Slovenia visa required → Solomon Islands visa required → Spain visa required → Sweden visa required → Switzerland visa required → Turkmenistan visa required → United Kingdom visa required → United States visa required → Vatican visa required → Yemen visa required →

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Frequently asked

How many countries can the Turkey passport travel to visa-free?
The Turkey passport gives visa-free access to 70 countries, plus 68 more on arrival or with an e-Visa/eTA. See the full list above.
Which countries give Turkey citizens a visa on arrival?
Visa on arrival is available in 39 countries for Turkey citizens — see the section below.
How strong is the Turkey passport?
The Turkey passport ranks #94 in the 2026 passport index, with 138 total accessible destinations. See the passport ranking page for details.
Can visa-free rules change?
Yes, visa agreements change periodically. This data is current as of Aug 2026 — always confirm with the embassy before travel.

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