Turkish passport

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Turkish Passports are issued to Turkish citizens to travel outside of the country.

[edit] Types

Republic of Turkey regular passport cover

Republic of Turkey special passport cover

First page of regular Turkish passport

• Regular passport (Turkish: Umuma mahsus pasaport), also referred to as Navy Blue passport (Turkish: Lacivert pasaport). It is issued to^[1];
  • Turkish citizens who don't qualify for any of the following passport types.
• Special passport (Turkish: Hususi pasaport), also referred to as Green passport (Turkish: Yeşil pasaport). It is issued to ^[2];
  • Former members of the National Assembly
  • First, Second or Third grade public servants.
  • Pensioners First, Second or Third grade public servants.
  • Mayors
  • Academicians
  • Spouse of the special passport holders
  • Children of the special passport holders, until they turn 18 (Exception: Daughters of the special passport holders can keep their special passport until they are married or employed)
• Service passport (Turkish: Hizmet pasaportu), also referred to as Gray passport (Turkish: Gri pasaport). It is issued to^[3];
  • People who do not qualify for the Special or diplomatic passport, however are assigned to travel abroad for official and/or government related purpouses.
  • National Athletes
  • Turkish citizens working for the International organizations, of which Turkey is a member
  • Employees of the Red Crescent
  • Employees of the Turkish Aeronautical Association
  • Spouse of the service passport holders
  • Children of the service passport holders, until they turn 18 (Exception: Daughters of the service passport holders can keep their service passport until they are married or employed)
• Diplomatic passport (Turkish: Diplomatik pasaport), also referred to as Red passport (Turkish: Kırmızı pasaport). It is issued to^[4];
  • Members of the National Assembly, and the non-PM ministers
  • Head judges of the judicial organs, and their deputies
  • Diplomats
  • Negotiators that are to deal with international issues
  • Spouse of the diplomatic passport holders. However, this passport can only be used when accompanying the primary passport holder.
  • Children of the diplomatic passport holders, until they turn 18. (Exception: Daughters of the service passport holders can keep their service passport until they are married or employed) However, this passport can only be used when accompanying the primary passport holder.

[edit] Visa-free access for Turkish passport holders

According to a study done by Henley & Partners, Turkey has a Henley Visa Restrictions Index of 52, which means that Turkish citizens enjoy visa-free access to 52 countries and territories. Turkey shares the 46th place with Dominica, in terms of international travel freedom. ^[5]

Countries and territories with visa-free entries or visas on arrival for holders of regular Turkish passports, Kosovo and Northern Cyprus excluded

The following list is taken from the website of Turkish ministry of foreign affairs (updated as of December 25, 2007) and information from the IATA Visa Database

Warning: The table is valid only for touristic and/or visiting purposes. Visas for other purposes might have a different implementation. Most of the countries below which are labeled as "not requiring visa", requests a valid return ticket, documents for confirmed accommodation arrangement and evidence of adequate funds to self-support. For your own convenience, please contact with the representative of the country/territory of your destination prior to your departure.

[edit] Africa

Country	Visa requirements
	Regular passports	Special and Service passports	Diplomatic passports
Algeria	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Egypt	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Gambia	Not required	Not required	Not required
Kenya	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Mauritius	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Morocco	Not required	Not required	Not required
Rwanda	Visa required	Visa required	Not required
Seychelles	Visa not required up to 1 month	Not required	Not required
South Africa	Not required up to 30 days	Not required up to 30 days	Not required up to 30 days
Swaziland	Not required	Not required	Not required
Tunisia	Not required	Not required	Not required

[edit] Asia

Country	Visa requirements
	Regular passports	Special and Service passports	Diplomatic passports
Azerbaijan	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Bahrain	2 week visa issued upon arrival	Not required	Not required
Bangladesh	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
China	Visa required	Not required up to 30 days	Not required up to 30 days
Hong Kong	Not required	Not required	Not required
Iran	Not required	Not required	Not required
Israel	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Japan	Not required	Not required	Not required
Kazakhstan	Not required	Not required	Not required
Kyrgyzstan	Not required	Not required	Not required
Macau	Not required up to 30 days	Not required up to 30 days	Not required up to 30 days
Malaysia	Not required	Not required	Not required
Maldives	Not required	Not required	Not required
Mongolia	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Oman	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Pakistan	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Philippines	Not required	Not required	Not required
South Korea	Not required	Not required	Not required
Singapore	Not required	Not required	Not required
Sri Lanka	Not required	Not required	Not required
Tajikistan	Visa required	Visa required	Not required
Thailand	Not required	Not required	Not required
Uzbekistan	Visa required	Visa required	Not required
Turkmenistan	Visa required	Visa required	Not required
Vietnam	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Yemen	Visa required	Not required	Not required

[edit] Europe

Country	Visa requirements
	Regular passports	Special and Service passports	Diplomatic passports
Albania	Not required	Not required	Not required
Andorra	Not required for the Schengen visa holders	Not required for the Schengen visa holders	Not required for the Schengen visa holders
Austria	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Belarus	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Belgium	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Not required	Not required	Not required
Bulgaria	Visa required	Visa required	Not required
Croatia	Not required	Not required	Not required
Czech Republic	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Denmark	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Estonia	Visa required	Visa required	Not required
Finland	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
France	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Georgia	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Germany	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Greece	Visa required	Visa required	Not required
Hungary	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Iceland	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Italy	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Kosovo	Not required	Not required	Not required
Latvia	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Liechtenstein	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Lithuania	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Luxembourg	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Macedonia	Not required	Not required	Not required
Moldova	Visa required	Visa required	Not required
Montenegro	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Monaco	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Netherlands	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Northern Cyprus	Not required	Not required	Not required
Norway	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Poland	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Portugal	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Romania	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Russia	Visa required	Visa required	Not required
San Marino	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Serbia	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Slovakia	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Slovenia	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Spain	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Sweden	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Switzerland	Visa required	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Ukraine	Visa required	Not required	Not required

[edit] North America

Country	Visa requirements
	Regular passports	Special and Service passports	Diplomatic passports
Antigua and Barbuda	Not required	Not required	Not required
Bahamas	Not required	Not required	Not required
Barbados	Not required	Not required	Not required
Belize	Not required	Not required	Not required
Costa Rica	Not required	Not required	Not required
Cuba	Visa required	Not required	Not required
El Salvador	Not required	Not required	Not required
Grenada	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Guatemala	Not required	Not required	Not required
Haiti	Not required	Not required	Not required
Honduras	Not required	Not required	Not required
Jamaica	Not required	Not required	Not required
Mexico	Visa required	Visa required	Not required
Nicaragua	Not required	Not required	Not required
Saint Lucia	Not required	Not required	Not required
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Not required	Not required	Not required
Trinidad and Tobago	Not required	Not required	Not required

[edit] South America

Country	Visa requirements
	Regular passports	Special and Service passports	Diplomatic passports
Argentina	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Bolivia	Not required	Not required	Not required
Brazil	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Chile	Not required	Not required	Not required
Colombia	Not required	Not required	Not required
Ecuador	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days
Peru	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Uruguay	Not required	Not required	Not required
Venezuela	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days	Not required up to 90 days

[edit] Oceania

Country	Visa requirements
	Regular passports	Special and Service passports	Diplomatic passports
Fiji	Not required up to 120 days	Not required up to 120 days	Not required up to 120 days
Kiribati	Visa required	Visa required	Not required
Palau	Not required	Not required	Not required
Solomon Islands	Visa required	Not required	Not required
Samoa	Not required up to 60 days	Not required up to 60 days	Not required up to 60 days
Tuvalu	Not required	Not required	Not required

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• List of passports
• Foreign relations of Turkey
• Turkish nationality law