Entry rules · United Kingdom passport
Do United Kingdom passport holders need a visa for Türkiye?
No visa needed for a short visit. United Kingdom passport holders can stay in Türkiye visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
Official source rechecked on 2 Nov 2026. The wording this rule relies on is unchanged.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.
- Stay
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period
- Status
- Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026
- Official source
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary United Kingdom passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa-free
Ordinary passport holders who travel for touristic purposes are exempt from visas for up to 90 days in any 180 day period.
UK passports holders with “British National Overseas", “British Subject” and “British Protected Person” nationality are subjected to visa and they can only get their visas from the Turkish diplomatic or consular missions abroad.
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United Kingdom: Diplomatic and official passport holders are subject to visa. Ordinary passport holders who travel for touristic purposes are exempt from visas for up to 90 days in any 180 day period. UK passports holders with “British National Overseas", “British Subject” and “British Protected Person” nationality are subjected to visa and they can only get their visas from the Turkish diplomatic or consular missions abroad.
Stay: up to 90 days in any 180-day period
The length of stay provided by visa or visa exemption cannot exceed 90 days within each 180 days. The regulation of 90 days of stay within the last 180 days is binding for all foreigners that will travel to Türkiye.
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United Kingdom: Diplomatic and official passport holders are subject to visa. Ordinary passport holders who travel for touristic purposes are exempt from visas for up to 90 days in any 180 day period. UK passports holders with “British National Overseas", “British Subject” and “British Protected Person” nationality are subjected to visa and they can only get their visas from the Turkish diplomatic or consular missions abroad.
Türkiye for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days in any 180-day period
- Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- Albania, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Panama, Paraguay, Qatar, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden
- Visa-freeUp to 90 daysPublic data
- Uzbekistan, Venezuela
- Visa-freeUp to 30 days per entry
- Indonesia
- Visa-freeUp to 60 days
- Russia
- On arrivalUp to 90 daysPublic data
- Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- eVisa
- Armenia, Bahamas, Barbados, Cyprus, Fiji, Grenada, Jamaica, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Saint Lucia, South Africa, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Vietnam
- eVisaUp to 90 daysPublic data
- Dominican Republic, Taiwan
- Visa required
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, India, Iraq, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How this rule was checked
On 17 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Türkiye, chiefly Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye. Two independent checks reached the same result.On 2 Nov 2026 we reread the official source: the wording this rule relies on was still there.
Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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Government travel advice for Türkiye
- United States
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- United Kingdom
- Advises against all travel to some areas
- Canada
- Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Türkiye as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the United Kingdom passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Türkiye visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for United Kingdom passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the United Kingdom passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Türkiye.