Tourist Visa Requirements & Conditions To Visit Turkey
New rules from 1st February 2012 (Applies to 63 countries including UK and European passport holders).The new rules replace the old 90 day visa which could be purchased back-to-back or renewed before the expiry date.
As from 1st February 2012 tourists/visitors visas will last for 180 days but holders will only be allowed to stay in Turkey for up to 90 days in that period. Multiple visits are allowed but new visa cannot be obtained until at least one day after the current visa expires.
How that will work in practice
Example 1 - You visit Turkey once a year for less than 90 days
Purchase the visa stamp on entry and enjoy your stay.Example 2 - You visit Turkey twice or more in 180 days
If your combined stay is no more than 90 days, the visa stamp you purchased on your first visit will be valid for all your visits.If your combined stay is more than 90 days in 180 days you will be fined on exit an possibly temporarily banned from Turkey.
Example 3 - You visit Turkey several times in a year for extended holidays
This is where it can get complicated. Lets say you came on 1st April and stayed for 30 days, then July and stayed another 30 days (no problem so far), but then if you wanted to come in September and stay for another 30 days, there would be a problem. Although your combined stay would be no more than 90 days, your 180 day visa would expire on 28 September, so you would be overstaying. What's more is you could not get a new visa before 29 September, so you would need to leave on or before 28th and not return until the next day or after.|
We have produced an easy to use
spreadsheet based calculator you can use to check how the new
rules will affect your travel plans. Simply enter your dates
and the date your visa will start.
Requires
Microsoft Excel, LibreOffice Calc, OpenOffice Calc
or compatible program (Select "Save" option & download) 
 Click for Excel (.xls) Click for Calc (.ods) This is a revised version (14 Feb 2012) Many thanks to Juco for providing this calculator |
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The new visas have “180 gün içinde 90 gün geçerli müteaddit giriş vizesidir. Türkiye sınırlarından ilk girişte süre başlar. Çalışma hakkı vermez,” written on them. Which translates as: “Multiple entry visa valid for an intended stay of no more than 90 days per period 180 days. Duration begins on the date of entry to Turkey. The holder has no right to work.” |
The cost of the new visa remains at £10 for UK passport holders and €15 for other European countries
Visas can be obtained at port of entry - Payment must be in cash
Overstaying your visa can result in a heavy fine (which increases depending on the time spent over the time limit) and/or a ban on re-entering Turkey for up to five years, depending on the length of the overstay and you would also need to apply for your next visa from your nearest Turkish Embassy or Consulate overseas before returning to Turkey.
Departing Turkey without paying the relevant fine will lead to an automatic five year ban on re-entry.
Overstay 1-15 days - No ban.
Overstay from 16-90 days - Banned for up to three months.
Overstay for more than 90 days - Banned for up to six months.