passport of Turkey

Turkey Passport

Passport rankings out of 198 countries

Freedom of travel58

Asset protection18

Quality of life53

"Plan B"95

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Afghanistan

Visa is required

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Albania

Visa-free

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Algeria

Visa is required

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Andorra

Visa is required

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Angola

Visa-free for 30 days

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Antigua & Barbuda

Visa-free for 180 days

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Argentina

Visa-free for 90 days

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Armenia

Visa upon arrival

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Australia

eTA

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Austria

Visa is required

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Azerbaijan

Visa-free for 90 days

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Bahamas

Visa-free for 240 days

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Bahrain

eTA

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Bangladesh

Visa upon arrival

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Barbados

Visa-free for 180 days

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Belarus

Visa-free for 30 days

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Belgium

Visa is required

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Belize

Visa-free for 90 days

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Benin

eTA

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Bhutan

eTA

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Bolivia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Bosnia & Herzegovina

Visa-free for 90 days

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Botswana

Visa-free for 90 days

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Brazil

Visa-free for 90 days

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Brunei

Visa-free for 30 days

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Bulgaria

Visa is required

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Burkina Faso

Visa upon arrival

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Burundi

Visa upon arrival

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Cambodia

Visa upon arrival

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Cameroon

eTA

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Canada

Visa is required

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Cape Verde

Visa upon arrival

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Central African Republic

Visa is required

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Chad

Visa is required

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Chile

Visa-free for 90 days

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China

Visa is required

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Colombia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Comoros

Visa upon arrival

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Congo - Brazzaville

Visa is required

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Congo - Kinshasa

eTA

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Costa Rica

Visa-free for 30 days

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Croatia

Visa is required

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Cuba

eTA

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Cyprus

Visa is required

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Czechia

Visa is required

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Côte d’Ivoire

eTA

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Denmark

Visa is required

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Djibouti

Visa upon arrival

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Dominica

Visa-free for 21 day

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Dominican Republic

Visa-free

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Ecuador

Visa-free for 90 days

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Egypt

Visa upon arrival

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El Salvador

Visa-free for 180 days

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Equatorial Guinea

Visa-free for 90 days

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Eritrea

Visa is required

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Estonia

Visa is required

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Eswatini

Visa-free for 30 days

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Ethiopia

Visa upon arrival

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Fiji

Visa-free for 120 days

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Finland

Visa is required

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France

Visa is required

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Gabon

eTA

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Gambia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Georgia

Visa-free for 360 days

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Germany

Visa is required

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Ghana

Visa upon arrival

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Greece

Visa is required

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Grenada

Visa is required

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Guatemala

Visa-free for 90 days

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Guinea

eTA

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Guinea-Bissau

Visa upon arrival

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Guyana

Visa is required

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Haiti

Visa-free for 90 days

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Honduras

Visa-free for 90 days

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Hong Kong SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

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Hungary

Visa is required

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Iceland

Visa is required

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India

Visa is required

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Indonesia

Visa upon arrival

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Iran

Visa-free for 90 days

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Iraq

eTA

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Ireland

Visa is required

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Israel

Visa is required

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Italy

Visa is required

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Jamaica

Visa-free for 90 days

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Japan

Visa-free for 90 days

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Jordan

Visa-free for 90 days

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Kazakhstan

Visa-free for 30 days

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Kenya

eTA

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Kiribati

Visa is required

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Kuwait

Visa upon arrival

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Kyrgyzstan

Visa-free for 90 days

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Laos

Visa upon arrival

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Latvia

Visa is required

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Lebanon

Visa upon arrival

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Lesotho

eTA

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Liberia

Visa is required

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Libya

eTA

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Liechtenstein

Visa is required

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Lithuania

Visa is required

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Luxembourg

Visa is required

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Macao SAR China

Visa-free for 30 days

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Madagascar

Visa upon arrival

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Malawi

eTA

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Malaysia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Maldives

Visa upon arrival

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Mali

Visa is required

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Malta

Visa is required

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Marshall Islands

Visa upon arrival

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Mauritania

Visa upon arrival

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Mauritius

Visa-free for 90 days

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Mexico

eTA

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Micronesia

Visa-free for 30 days

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Moldova

Visa-free for 90 days

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Monaco

Visa is required

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Mongolia

Visa-free for 30 days

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Montenegro

Visa-free for 90 days

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Morocco

Visa-free for 90 days

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Mozambique

Visa upon arrival

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Myanmar (Burma)

eTA

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Namibia

Visa upon arrival

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Nauru

Visa is required

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Nepal

Visa upon arrival

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Netherlands

Visa is required

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New Zealand

Visa is required

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Nicaragua

Visa-free for 90 days

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Niger

Visa is required

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Nigeria

eTA

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North Korea

Visa is required

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North Macedonia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Norway

Visa is required

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Oman

Visa upon arrival

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Pakistan

eTA

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Palau

Visa upon arrival

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Palestinian Territories

Visa-free

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Panama

Visa-free for 90 days

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Papua New Guinea

eTA

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Paraguay

Visa-free for 90 days

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Peru

Visa-free for 180 days

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Philippines

Visa-free for 30 days

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Poland

Visa is required

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Portugal

Visa is required

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Qatar

Visa upon arrival

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Romania

Visa is required

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Russia

eTA

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Rwanda

Visa upon arrival

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Samoa

Visa upon arrival

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San Marino

Visa is required

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Saudi Arabia

Visa upon arrival

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Senegal

Visa upon arrival

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Serbia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Seychelles

Visa-free for 90 days

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Sierra Leone

Visa upon arrival

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Singapore

Visa-free for 30 days

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Slovakia

Visa is required

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Slovenia

Visa is required

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Solomon Islands

Visa is required

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Somalia

Visa upon arrival

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South Africa

Visa-free for 30 days

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South Korea

eTA

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South Sudan

eTA

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Spain

Visa is required

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Sri Lanka

Visa upon arrival

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St Kitts & Nevis

Visa-free for 90 days

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St Lucia

Visa-free for 42 days

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St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa-free for 90 days

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Sudan

Visa upon arrival

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Suriname

Visa is required

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Sweden

Visa is required

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Switzerland

Visa is required

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Syria

Visa-free for 90 days

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São Tomé & Príncipe

Visa-free for 15 days

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Taiwan

Visa upon arrival

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Tajikistan

eTA

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Tanzania

Visa upon arrival

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Thailand

Visa-free for 60 days

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Timor-Leste

Visa upon arrival

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Togo

eTA

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Tonga

Visa upon arrival

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Trinidad & Tobago

Visa-free for 90 days

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Tunisia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Turkey

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Turkmenistan

Visa is required

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Tuvalu

Visa upon arrival

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UAE

eTA

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Uganda

eTA

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Ukraine

Visa-free for 90 days

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United Kingdom

Visa is required

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United States

Visa is required

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Uruguay

Visa-free for 90 days

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Uzbekistan

Visa-free for 30 days

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Vanuatu

Visa-free for 120 days

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Vatican City

Visa is required

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Venezuela

Visa-free for 90 days

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Vietnam

eTA

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Yemen

Visa is required

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Zambia

Visa upon arrival

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Zimbabwe

Visa upon arrival

About Turkey

A state in Western Asia and Southern Europe. Turkey has 14 land and sea borders with other countries. The territory is washed by the waters of the Aegean, Black and Mediterranean Seas. Turkey is an industrial country and a popular tourist destination. In 2019, 45 million tourists visited the country.

Turkish citizenship allows you to live in the country, expand travel opportunities, obtain an E-2 business visa in the United States. A passport can be obtained for buying real estate with a cadastral value of $250,000 or more, investing in a business, government bonds, a venture fund, or opening a deposit in the amount of $500,000 or more.

Population

83.6 million

Capital

Ankara

Official language

Turkish

GDP per capita

$8.548

Time zone

UTC+3

Currency

Turkish lira

Turkey passport ranking and benefits

  • 1

    Access to 110 countries around the world

    A Turkish passport allows visa-free entry to 110 countries, including Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and other countries.

  • 2

    Opportunity to get an E‑2 business visa in the United States

    Turkey and the United States have signed an agreement on issuing E‑2 visas for foreign investors. The visa gives you the right to move to the United States and conduct business there. The E‑2 visa is nonimmigrant — you can’t use it to get a green card and apply for citizenship.

Grounds for obtaining a Turkey passport

Turkey allows dual citizenship

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Birth to citizens of the country

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Marriage to a citizen of the country

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Work for the country's government

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Naturalization

Estimated time: 5 years

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Repatriation

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Adoption

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Parents citizenship

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Special conditions

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Special services to the state

Obtaining a Turkey passport by naturalization: requirements for applicants

Knowledge of state language

Assimilation or cultural knowledge

Stable financial status

Good health

No criminal records

Frequently asked questions

  • How do I get a Turkish passport?

    Turkish citizenship is obtained by right of blood, for special merits, or by investment, marriage or naturalisation.

    To obtain Turkish citizenship by naturalisation, you must have lived in the country for at least 5 years, speak basic Turkish, and have no criminal records or health problems.

    Foreigners can get a Turkish passport for investing in the country’s economy: to do this, they must meet the conditions of one of the six options of the state investment program. Most often, foreigners invest in real estate: to participate in the program, you need to buy a property worth at least $250,000.

    A Turkish passport can also be obtained three years after marrying a citizen of the country. The passport will be issued if the marriage is still valid.

  • Does Turkey recognise second citizenship?

    Yes, Turkish citizens can have multiple nationalities, as long as it does not contradict the laws of other countries.

  • Who can get Turkish citizenship by birthright?

    Turkish citizenship can be obtained by right of blood — if the child was born to citizens of the country. In this case, the place of birth does not matter.

    A child born on the territory of the country can obtain Turkish citizenship by right of birth, provided that the parents are unknown.