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.
Checked against official sources on 17 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.
- Stay
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period
- Status
- Verified 17 Oct 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
- Australia, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, United States
- Visa-freeUp to 90 daysPublic data
- France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand
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.
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: entry rules 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.