Turkish passport

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  • Turkish passport
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The front cover of a current Turkish biometric passport File:EPassport logo.svg
TypePassport
Issued byTemplate:Flagicon Ministry of the Interior
First issued1 June 2010 (1st generation biometric passport)
1 April 2018[1] (2nd generation biometric passport)
25 August 2022[2] (3rd generation biometric passport)
PurposeIdentification, international travel
Valid inAll countries
EligibilityTurkish or Turkish Cypriot citizenship[3]
Expiration10 years (5 years if under 18 years of age or if is a Turkish Cypriot)[3]
Cost₺14.761,40[4]

The Turkish passport (Template:Langx) is issued to Turkish citizens for travel outside Turkey as per the Passport Act dated July 15, 1950. Citizens of the de facto state of Northern Cyprus are also eligible to apply for a Turkish passport. Passports issued since 1 June 2010 are biometric and valid for up to 10 years.

Types

  • Ordinary passport (Template:Langx), also referred to as the Maroon Passport (Script error: No such module "Lang".). It is issued to Turkish citizens who don't qualify for any of the following passport types.
  • Special passport (Script error: No such module "Lang".), also referred to as the Green Passport (Script error: No such module "Lang".), allows the bearer to travel visa-free to European countries (except the UK and Ireland), some 67 countries, including but not limited to Ivory Coast, China, the Philippines.[5] As opposed to the regular passport, it is exempt from the passport fee and is only subject to the booklet fee (₺1135).[4] It is issued to:[6]
    • First, Second or Third grade public servants.
    • Retired First, Second or Third grade public servants.
    • Non-metropolitan Mayors
    • Academics and lawyers with at least 15 years of experience
    • The spouse of special passport holders
    • Single and unemployed children of special passport holders under the age of 25 living with their parents.
  • Service passport (Script error: No such module "Lang".), also referred to as the Grey Passport (Script error: No such module "Lang".). It is issued to:[6]
    • People who do not qualify for the Special or diplomatic passports, however, are assigned to travel abroad for official and/or government related purposes.
    • National athletes
    • Turkish citizens working for international organisations of which Turkey is a member
    • Staff members of the Turkish Red Crescent
    • Employees of the Turkish Aeronautical Association
    • Spouse of the service passport holders
    • Unwed and unemployed children of the service passport holders who live with parents, until they turn 25.
  • Diplomatic passport (Script error: No such module "Lang".), also referred to as the Black Passport (Script error: No such module "Lang".). Diplomatic passports are issued to diplomats, cabinet ministers and other government officials in positions of the utmost importance to national security and the operation of government. See below for a complete list of individuals eligible for a diplomatic passport:
Eligible individuals
Title The nature of importance
The President of Turkey Executive
Members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Legislative
Cabinet Ministers Executive
Constitutional Court members Judicial
Supreme Court of Appeals members Judicial
Council of State members Judicial
Court of Jurisdictional Disputes members Judicial
Court of Accounts members Judicial
Chief of the General Staff Military
Deputy Chief of the General Staff Military
Chief Public Prosecutor Judicial
Full Generals Military
Full Admirals Military
Former Presidents Executive
Former Speakers of Legislative Assemblies Legislative
Former Prime Ministers Executive
Former Foreign Ministers Diplomatic
Secretary-General of the Presidency Executive
Undersecretaries of the Prime Ministry and Ministries Executive
Head of the Directorate of Religious Affairs Religious
Individuals with the title of Ambassador Diplomatic
Professional members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic
Senior officials of the Presidency General Secretariat sent on official missions Diplomatic
Advisers appointed at the representations of the Republic of Turkey abroad Diplomatic
Attachés appointed at the representations of the Republic of Turkey abroad Diplomatic
Assistants appointed at the representations of the Republic of Turkey abroad Diplomatic
Individuals sent to conduct international official negotiations on behalf of the Government Diplomatic
Individuals sent to contract treaties Diplomatic
Individuals sent to attend international meetings, congresses, and conferences Diplomatic
Political couriers Diplomatic

Diplomatic passports can also be issued to the spouses, minor children, or children who are adults but living with them, unmarried, unemployed, and continuing their education until the age of 25, as well as adult children living with them, unmarried, unemployed, and in need of constant care due to at least one of physical, mental, or emotional disabilities as documented by an official health institution report, for as long as the eligibility of the person holding the diplomatic passport continues. Diplomatic passports are not subject to any stamp duty or tax.

Visa requirements map

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Visa requirements for Turkish ordinary passport holders

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As of 2026, Turkish citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 113 countries and territories, ranking the Turkish passport 45th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[7]

Turkey is the only EU candidate country whose citizens are still required visas for their travels to the European Union member countries.

Turkish passport, along with the Russian passport, is the highest ranking ordinary passport whose holders are still required visas for their travels to the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

Visa requirements for Turkish special, service, and diplomatic passport holders

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Apart from ordinary passports, the other three passport types offered are special, service, and diplomatic passport types. All three types of non-ordinary Turkish passports are exempted from visa requirements for travel to the Schengen area. Special passport holders can travel to 158 destinations, plus the Schengen area. Also these three types of passports placed 16th on the world rank. Only diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa requirements for their travels to the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and India.

International travel using Turkish identity card

Turkish citizens can use their identity cards in lieu of a Turkish passport to travel to the following countries under bilateral agreements that have been concluded between the Turkish Government and governments of the respective countries:

Countries Stay
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan[a] 90 days
Template:Country data Georgia 90 days
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 90 days
File:Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg North Cyprus 30 days
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine[a] 90 days
File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina[a] 90 days
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia[a] 90 days

Biometric passport

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Turkish biometric passport, compatible with the new ICAO standards, have been available since 1 June 2010.[8] Application appointments for the new passports can be reserved online through the government's website, applications must be lodged in person.[9]

Multiple passports

People with valid reasons may be allowed to hold more than one passport. This usually applies to people who travel frequently for business and may need a passport to travel while the other person is waiting for a visa to another country. Some Muslim-majority countries, such as Lebanon, Syria, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen, do not issue visas to visitors who have an Israeli stamp or visa in their passport. In this case, the person can apply for a second passport to avoid travel problems.[10]

Current passports

Historic passports

Listed chronologically:

See also

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Only if arriving directly from Turkey.

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Council of the European Union - PRADO - TUR-AO-03001". www.consilium.europa.eu.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Yerli ve milli pasaportun üretimi 25 Ağustos'ta başlıyor". 20 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ KONSOLOSLUK İŞLEMLERİ".
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Başvuru Ücretleri - NVI". randevu.nvi.gov.tr.
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  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."5682 sayılı pasaport kanunundan" [From the passport law, numbered 5682]. Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Global Passport Ranking".
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.ERGAN/ANKARA, Uğur (7 March 2010). "AB'ye uygun 'çip'li pasaport haziranda geliyor süresi 10 yıla çıkıyor". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Atalay: Çipli pasaport başvurusu online olacak". 9 April 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pasaport Hizmetleri Sıkça Sorulan Sorular".
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