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NATIONALS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES DO NOT REQUIRE A VISA ;

Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Period of Visa Exemption : 3 Months
Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece Grenada, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (only passports of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region), Iceland, Iran, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, Norway, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar, St. Lucia, St. Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vatican


Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Period of Visa Exemption : 2 Months
Bosnia- Herzegovina, Croatia, Indonesia, Macedonia, Romania


Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Period of Visa Exemption : 1 Month
Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, South Africa


Type of Passport : Official Passports
Period of Visa Exemption : 3 Months
Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Holland, Hong-Kong Special Administrative Region (only passports of Hong-Kong Special Administrative Region), Iceland, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico (only diplomatic passports) Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal (only diplomatic passports), Qatar, Russia (only diplomatic passports), St. Lucia, St. Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vatican


Type of Passport : Official Passports
Period of Visa Exemption : 2 Months
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Indonesia, Macedonia, Romania


Type of Passport : Official Passports
Period of Visa Exemption : 1 Month
Bulgaria (only diplomatic passports) Costa Rica, Estonia (only diplomatic passports) , Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia( only diplomatic passports), Maldives, Moldova, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Philippines, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Vietnam (only diplomatic passports), Yemen

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ORDINARY PASSPORT HOLDERS OF NATIONALS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES MAY OBTAIN STICKER TYPE VISAS AT THE TURKISH INTERNATIONAL BORDER GATES TO ENTER INTO TURKEY


Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Duration of Stay : 3 Months
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America

Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Duration of Stay : 1 Month
Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia,


Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Duration of Stay : 15 Days
Georgia


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TOURIST / BUSINESS VISAS FOR US CITIZENS

U.S. Citizens traveling on ordinary passports can obtain their visas either at the entry points upon their arrival or from the Turkish Consulate Generals prior to arrival in Turkey.

Tourist/Business entry visas for US citizens are valid for up to one year (from the issuance date to the expiration date) and allow the person to enter the country and stay for a period of up to three months. During this time, the person may enter and exit the country on more than one occasion, as long as the combined visits fall within the dates specified on the visa and do not exceed the designated three months.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A TURKISH VISA (FOR U.S. CITIZENS ONLY)
1 - Original Passport (Photocopies of the passport are not accepted for processing visas)
2 - Visa fee. Effective February 1, 1998 the visa fee for US citizens is 45.- Dollars. All payments should be cash or by money order only.
3 - A petition , briefly mentioning your purpose of your trip.
4- A prepaid and addresses envelope (If the applicant requests that the passport and visa be returned by mail. Express or Priority Mail is recommended)