Visa requirements for Turkish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Turkey. As of 1 January 2017, Turkish citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 105 countries and territories, ranking the Turkish passport 52nd in terms of travel freedom (tied with Palauan passport) according to the Henley visa restrictions index.
The tables indicate visa requirements for normal passport holders for tourism and other visiting purposes but do not imply entry for work, journalism etc. Most of the countries below which are labeled as "not requiring visa", request a valid return ticket, documents for confirmed accommodation arrangements and evidence of adequate funds to self-support.
Visa requirements for Turkish citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:
Europe
Abkhazia — Visa required.
Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
Republic of Crimea — Visa regime of Russia is applied.
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus — unlimited access;. ID card valid
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands — Visa required.
Gibraltar — Visa required.
Guernsey – Visa required.
Alderney – Visa required.
Sark – Visa required.
Isle of Man — Visa required.
Jan Mayen — Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
Jersey – Visa required.
Kosovo — Visa free for 90 days.
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic — Visa required (issued for single entry for 21 days/1/2/3 months or multiple entry visa for 1/2/3 months). Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.
Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required.
South Ossetia — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
Transnistria — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.
Africa
Eritrea (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) — Visa not required up to 3 months.
Somaliland — Visa issued on arrival (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).
Sudan — All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur — Separate travel permit is required.
Asia
Hong Kong — Visa not required for 90 days.
India — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
Kazakhstan — Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
Kish Island — Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
Macao — Visa not required for 30 days.
Sabah and Sarawak — These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
Maldives — With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.
Palestine — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
Taiwan — Visa on arrival for 30 days. Also eligible for an eVisa.
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
Turkmenistan — A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.
Phú Quốc — can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.
Yemen — Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Anguilla — Visa required.
Aruba — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.
Bermuda — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry US, UK or Canada visa.
British Virgin Islands — Visa not required - 30 days.
Cayman Islands — Visa required.
Colombia — Visitors arriving at San Andrés must buy tourist cards on arrival.
Curacao — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit .
Montserrat — Visa required - eVisa Application Possible.
Greenland — Visa required.
Margarita Island — All visitors are fingerprinted.
Puerto Rico — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry US visa
Saint Barthelemy — Visa required.Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.
Saint Martin — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon — Visa required.Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.
Sint Maarten — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.
Turks and Caicos Islands — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry US, UK or Canada visa.
U.S. Virgin Islands — Visa required - Possible to visit with a multiple entry US visa
Oceania
American Samoa — Visa required (entry permit).
Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
Clipperton Island — special permit required.
Cook Islands — Visa free access for 31 days.
Lau Province — Special permission required. If you are traveling to the Lau group of islands by yacht, you need special permission from your first port of entry into Fiji.
French Polynesia — Visa required.
Guam — Visa required.
New Caledonia — Visa required.
Niue — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
Northern Mariana Islands — Visa required.
Pitcairn Islands — 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
Tokelau — Visa required (entry permit).
United States Minor Outlying Islands — special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
Wallis and Futuna — Visa required. Possible to visit with a multiple entry Schengen visa or an EU residence permit.
South America
Galápagos — Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Falkland Islands — Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arrival.
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Ascension Island — Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).
Saint Helena — Entry Permit (£25) for 183 days is issued on arrival.
Tristan da Cunha — Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.
Arab League — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.
In addition to countries that provide visa-free access to all Turkish passport holders, holders of diplomatic or service Turkish passports have visa-free access to the following additional countries:
Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Cambodia and South Sudan allow holders of diplomatic, official, service and special passports issued to nationals of any country to obtain a visa on arrival. Yemen allows holders of diplomatic and service passports of Turkey to obtain a visa on arrival.
Some of the countries that exempt Turkish citizens from visa requirement offer longer period of stay or more beneficial terms to diplomatic or service passport holders than to the ordinary passport holders.
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.
Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.
