30 Temmuz 2012 Pazartesi

Visa Information For Foreigners

Visa Information For Foreigners

Make your visa application in person and one month before you proceed to Turkey to avoid any inconvenience.


Explanations:
• The term "official passports" covers diplomatic, service, special and official passports.
• Passports should be valid at least 90 days longer than the expiry date of the requested visa.
• The above information is for tourists. If you are going to study or work in Turkey, you must obtain appropriate visa from Turkish diplomatic/consular missions, prior to proceeding to Turkey.
• Visa regime for truck drivers of a country may differ from the overall visa regime effective for citizens of that particular country. For further information, please contact the nearest Turkish mission.
• Despite the visa regime applied towards the citizens of a country, the travel document holders of that country need to obtain visa from Turkish missions beforehand.
• All foreigners, except for those exempt from visa requirement, should obtain their visas at the Turkish missions. Those foreigners, who can obtain sticker type visas at the Turkish border gates, may also have their visas at the Turkish missions, alternatively.
• Foreigners who will shoot a documentary film, conduct a research or an archeological excavation should get a special permission from the Turkish authorities in advance.
• If you have a valid visa, you do not need a residence permit up to 90 days. On the other hand, foreigners who shall reside, work or study in Turkey, should register themselves at the nearest local police department upon their arrival in Turkey, regardless of the validity of their visa.
Information on Work Visa:

To work in Turkey, you must apply to the nearest Turkish mission to obtain work permit and visa. Your passport, visa application form and a letter from your employer are just needed for your application. Other documents should be submitted to the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) by your employer within ten working days after your application.
You may find the list of those documents in the MLSS’s website (http://www.csgb.gov.tr). Applications are finalised by the MLSS within thirty days at the latest. Right after your arrival in Turkey (before starting to work), you should be registered at the local police department within one month to obtain the necessary residence permit.

Afghanistan: Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary, Special and Service passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Albania: Official passport holders, who are appointed to the diplomatic, consular missions or representations of international organizations accredited in Turkey, are exempted from visa for the period of their assignments. Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit from Turkey, up to 90 days within six months starting from the first entry date.
Algeria: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Andorra: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Angola: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Antigua-Barbuda: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish borders gates.
Argentina: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Armenia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain one-month multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates.
Australia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates.
Austria: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Azerbaijan: Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa requirement for their travels to Turkey up to 30 days. Official passport holders are exempt from visa requirement for their travels up to 90 days.
Bahamas: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month multiple entry visas at the Turkish borders gates. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Bahrain: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey and they can obtain their one month period sticker type visas from Turkish diplomatic representations and also at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival.
Bangladesh: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey for up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders with a valid Schengen, OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month single entry visas at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival.
Barbados: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month multiple entry visas at the Turkish borders gates. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travel up to 90 days.
Belarus: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain two-month multiple entry visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad and also at the Turkish border gates. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Belgium: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three-month multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Belize: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can get their three-month period multiple entry visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Benin: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Bhutan: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can get their 15 day period visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.
Bolivia: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 60 days.
Botswana: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Brazil: Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Brunei: Official and Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 180 days starting from the first entry date.
Bulgaria: Diplomatic and service passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days. Ordinary passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Burkina Faso: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Burundi: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Cambodia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Cameroon: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Canada: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three-month multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates.
Cape Verde: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Central African Republic: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Chad: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Chile: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
China: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can get their 15 day period from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Colombia: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can get their one month period visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days in each six-month period.
Comoros: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Congo: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Costa Rika: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Croatia: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Cuba: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Czech Republic: Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Cote d’Ivoire: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Denmark: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Djibouti: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Dominica: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish borders gates.
Dominican Republic: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish borders gates.
East Timor: Official and ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can get their one month period visa from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.
Ecuador: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Egypt: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
El Salvador: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Equatorial Guinea: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Eritrea: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Estonia: Only diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date. Ordinary passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Ethiopia: Diplomatic pasaport holders are exempted from visa up to 90 days. Ordinary and the other official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Fiji: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Finland: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
France: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Gabon: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Gambia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Georgia: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Germany: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Ghana: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Greece: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Grenada: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month multiple entry visas at the Turkish borders gates. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Guatemala: Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Guinea: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Guinea-Bissau: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Guyana: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can get their 15 day period visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.
Greek Cypriot Administration: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain one-month single entry visas at the Turkish border gates.
Haiti: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish borders gates.
Honduras: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days..
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of PRC: Ordinary and official “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( SAR ) Passport” holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Hong Kong citizens who have "British National Overseas Pasaport" and born in Hong Kong are subject to visa and they can obtain their three month period multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates (fee is 20$ or 15€ or 10 £). Holders of "Certificate of Identity- Hong Kong (C.I)" and "Document of Identity for Visa Purposes-Hong Kong (D.I)" must get their visas from the Turkish representatives abroad. Hungary: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three-month multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Iceland: Ordinary and Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
India: Diplomatic passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 90 days. Ordinary, Special and Service passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary, Special and Service passport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month single entry visas at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival.
Indonesia: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey for up to 60 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders may get their one month single entry visas at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival, on condition that their stay should not exceed 30 days (per) entry within 180 day, starting from the first entry date.
Iran: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt ed from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Iraq: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Official passport holders are obliged to get their visas from the Turkish diplomatic representations abroad. Ordinary passport holders, travelling to Turkey to Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Sabiha Gökçen, Esenboğa or Antalya Airport, could get their 30 day-period single entry visas at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival, provided that they met certain conditions.
Ireland: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three-month multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates.
Israel: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Italy: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Jamaica: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month multiple entry visas at the Turkish borders gates. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Japan: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Jordan: Diplomatic, official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months starting from the first entry date. Diplomatic and official passport holders, who are appointed to the diplomatic, consular missions or representationsof international organizations accredited in Turkey, are exempted from visa for the period of their assignments. Truck and bus drivers and co-drivers, crew members of civil aeroplanes, trains and ships, engaged in international transport of goods and passengers, are exempted from visa for their travels and transit to/from Turkey, up to 90 days within six months, strating from the first entry date.
Kazakhstan: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Kenya: Citizens of Kenya holding diplomatic, official, service and special passport are exempted from visa for their travels and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within 180 days, starting from the first entry date. Ordinary passport holders can get their three-month period multi entry visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad. Ordinary pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Kiribati: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Kosovo: Citizens of Kosova holding diplomatic, official and ordinary passport are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date.
Kuwait: Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey and they can obtain their three-month period multiple entry sticker type visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad or at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival.
Kyrgyzstan: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Laos: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Latvia: Ordinary passport holders are exempt from visa requirement for their travels up to 30 (thirty) days. Diplomatic, special and service passport holders are exempt from visa requirement for their travels up to 90 (ninety) days.
Lebanon: Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date. Diplomatic and official passport holders, who are appointed to the diplomatic, consular missions or representations of international organizations accredited in Turkey, are exempted from visa for the period of their assignments. Truck and bus drivers and co-drivers, crew members of civil aeroplanes, trains and ships, engaged in international transport of goods and passengers, are exempted from visa for their travels and transit to/from Turkey, up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date.
Lesotho: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Liberia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Libya: Citzens of Libya holding diplomatic, special and ordinary passport are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date.
Liechtenstein: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Lithuania: Official and Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 180 days starting from the first entry date.
Luxemburg: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Macao Special Administration: Ordinary and official Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Macedonia: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 60 days.
Madagascar: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Malawi: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Malaysia: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Maldives: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month multiple entry visas at the Turkish borders gates. Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Mali: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Malta: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three-month multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates. Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Marshall Islands: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Mauritania: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can their 15 day period visa from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad. Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Mauritius: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain one month multiple entry visas at the Turkish border Gates and three month period multi entry visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Mexico: Ordinary, Service and Special passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary, Service and Special passport holders, with a valid Schengen, UK, Canada, Japan or US visas or residing in these countries, may get their three-month multiple entry visas for their travel to Turkey with tourisitic purposes at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival. Only diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Moldova: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain one-month multiple entry visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad and also at the Turkish border gates only upon their arrival at the airports and may benefit from this facilitation for up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date.
Monaco: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Mongolia: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa requirement for their travels to Turkey up to 30 days.
Montenegro: Official and Ordinary passport holders are are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Morocco: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Mozambique: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Myanmar (Burma): Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Namibia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Nauru: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary pasaport holders can get their 15 day period visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.
Nepal: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official pasaport holders can get one month period visas and ordinary pasaport holders can get 15 day period visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad
Netherlands: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates. Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
New Zealand: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Nicaragua: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Niger: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Nigeria: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea): Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary and Official pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Northern Mariana Islands: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Norway: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates and stay in Turkey up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date. Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Oman: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates and stay in Turkey up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date. Official passport holders are exempt from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Pakistan: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders with a valid Schengen, OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month single entry visas at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival.
Palau Republic: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Palestine: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Only diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Panama: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa up to 90 days within 180 days starting from the first entry date.
Papua New Guinea: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Paraguay: Official and Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Peru: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can get their 15 day period visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Philippines: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. . They can get their 15 day period visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Poland: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three-month multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Portugal: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date.
Qatar: Diplomatic, service and special passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders may get their three-month multiple entry visa at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival.
Romania: Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with turistic purposes up to 90 days within 180 days starting from the first entry date.
Russian Federation: Ordinary, service and special passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days. Only diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Rwanda: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
St Christopher Nevis: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish borders gates.
St Lucia: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month multiple entry visas at the Turkish borders gates. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
St Vincent and the Grenadines: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey and can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish borders gates.
San Marino: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Sao Tome and Principe: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Saudi Arabia: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey with turistic purposes up to 90 days within 180 days, starting from the first entry date. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain their three month period multiple entry sticker type visa at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival.
Senegal: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Serbia: Diplomatic, official and ordinary passport holders and holders of travel document are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date. Diplomatic and official passport holders, who are appointed to the diplomatic, consular missions or representations of international organizations accredited in Turkey, are exempted from visa for the period of their assignments. Truck and bus drivers and co-drivers, crew members of civil aeroplanes, trains and ships, engaged in international transport of goods and passengers, are exempted from visa for their travels and transit to/from Turkey, up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date.
Seychelles: Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Sierra Leone: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Singapore: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Slovakia: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain one month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Slovenia: Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey with turistic purposes up to 90 days within 180 days, starting from the first entry date. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 90 days within six months.
Solomon Islands: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary pasaport holders can get their 15 day period visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.
Somalia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
South Africa: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain one month multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates and three-month period multiple entry visas from Turkish representations abroad. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Republic of Korea (South Korea): Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Spain: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Sri Lanka: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Sudan: Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels and transit to/from Turkey up to 90 days within 180 days, starting from the first entry date. Ordinary, service and special passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Surinam: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Swaziland: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Sweden: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Switzerland: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Syria: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travel up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date.
Taiwan: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Tajikistan: Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 30 days within six months, starting from the first entry date. Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 90 days within six months, starting from the first entry date. Service passport holders, who are appointed to the diplomatic, consular missions or representations of international organizations accredited in Turkey, are exempted from visa for the period of their assignments. Service passport holders, who are not appointed to Turkey, are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit from Turkey, up to 60 days within six months, starting from the first entry date.
Tanzania: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Thailand: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can get their one month period visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Togo: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Tonga: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Trinidad and Tobago: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Tunisia: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa.
Turkmenistan: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempt from visa requirement for their travels to Turkey up to 30 days.
Tuvalu: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Uganda: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Ukraine: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates and stay in Turkey up to 90 days within 6 months starting from the first entry date. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
United Arab Emirates: Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days. Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain their three-month period multiple entry sticker type visas at the Turkish border gates upon their arrival.
United Kingdom: Diplomatic pasaport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90days. Ordinary, service and special passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can obtain three month-multiple entry visas at the Turkish border gates.
United States of America: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. They can obtain three month-multiple entry visas from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad and also at the Turkish border gates.
Uruguay: Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Uzbekistan: Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa requirement for their travels to Turkey up to 30 days. Diplomatic passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels to Turkey up to 90 days. Service and special passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Vanuatu: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Ordinary passport holders can get their 15 day period visa from Turkish diplomatic representations abroad.
Vatican (Holy See): Ordinary and official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Venezuela: Ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days in each six-month period. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Vietnam: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 90 days.
Western Samoa: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Yemen: Ordinary passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. Official passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels up to 30 days.
Zaire: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey.
Zambia: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.
Zimbabwe: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Turkey. These pasaport holders with a valid Schengen or OECD member's visa or residence permit may get their one month period single entry visas from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on the condition that they travel with Turkish Airlines.

GUIDANCE FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS WHO WISH TO BUY IMMOVABLE PROPERTY (REAL ESTATE) IN TURKEY

GUIDANCE FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS WHO WISH TO BUY IMMOVABLE PROPERTY (REAL ESTATE) IN TURKEY
This guidance was prepared with the purpose of assisting foreign nationals to avoid problems in buying immovable property (real estate) in Turkey. However, the guidance should not be considered a substitute to necessary professional consultancy service.

1. Legal Basis:
Real persons of foreign nationality may buy property in Turkey if reciprocity exists between Turkey and the country of which they are a citizen. Information on reciprocity lists can be obtained either from your country`s diplomatic missions in Turkey, or from the Turkish Embassy/Consulates General in your country. Real persons of foreign nationality are advised to take due notice of the following points in order to avoid incurring loss when buying immovable property.

2. Official drawing up of contracts:
According to effective Turkish legislation, official contracts transferring ownership of real estate must only be drawn up at the Land Title Registery Office where the immovable is located. It is possible also to sign, in the presence of a notary public, a “promise-to-sell” contract prior to the official sale.

Acquisition of ownership of the immovable, the sale contract of which is concluded, can take effect only after registration at the Land Title Registery Office.

3. Legal Restrictions on Sale of Real Estate to Foreign Nationals:
A. Foreign nationals may buy immovable property in Turkey, as a work place or private residence, provided reciprocity exists between Turkey and their country, and legal restrictions are observed. However, the total area of the immovables purchased by a foreign national may not exceed 25.000 (twenty five thousand) square meters, even if the immovables are in different localities.

B. Permission has to be obtained from the military authorities of the region, through the Land Title Registry Office, before the purchase of an immovable. Sale to foreign nationals of immovable property located in a military security area is prohibited by law, and it is important to clarify this matter before any payment is made.

4. Practical Information:
A. Real persons of foreign nationality should bring with them the following to Land Title Registry Offices when acquiring immovables;

- Identity document or passport,
- Foreign nationals whose acquisition of property is subject to a valid residence permit: Residence permit issued by the relevant police department,
- If they wish to act on the basis of a power of attorney issued abroad (i.e. outside Turkey), the original or certified copy of the power of attorney together with a certified Turkish translation.

B. Before a real estate sale contract is drawn up, an inquiry should be made at the relevant Land Title Registry Office as to whether such immovable is subject to restricted real rights, mortgaged, or any other situation exists which prohibits its sale.

C. Foreign nationals who wish to buy real estate in Turkey are advised,

- not to sign legally binding sales contracts or make any payments before obtaining information at the correct Land Title Registry Office about the immovable involved,
- not to initiate procedures before investigating the sales persons or agencies involved, and to refrain from conducting business with persons or agencies who are not able to provide sufficient proof of their credibility.


In case of a disagreement concerning the sale or purchase, the matter has to be referred to the judiciary, and a lawsuit has to be filed with the Turkish courts. It is not possible for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey and Turkish diplomatic missions to interfere in the judicial process.

CV of The POC Lawyer


NAME:

Erdal  Avcı
  




EDUCATION:

01/2005-07/2005- PhD (Left), Maritime Transportation Engineering,  Istanbul Technical University/Istanbul/Turkey.


01/2000- Master, International Management, Institute of Social Sciences/Dokuz Eylül University/Izmir/Turkey.

01/1993- University, Law, Law Academy/Dokuz Eylül University/Izmir/Turkey.

01/1987- University, Management & Organization, Business Administration  Division/ Land War Academy/Ankara/Turkey.




SPECIAL CAPACITY on  LEGAL & NEGOTIATION SCOPE:

Solid Formal English Ground  Enough to Read and Comprehend  International Trade Tribunal Case Reports.

Robust & Generous Multinational English Negotiation Capacity & Experimentation in International Military Diplomacy Area.

Acquire  a Special Background on Maritime Trade & Maritime Law & Maritime Insurance, By Reding 200 Technical Books.

Case Variety and Solid Solution Finding & Adviser  Experience on The Foreign Families’s Customs and Local Legal Issues Who are Leaving in Istanbul Because of Their International Military Duties.

Having similar main cultural ground mentality particularly with American and central Europe countries generated by observation and co-working.




PRESENTATIONS and PUBLICATIONS:

04/2003, NATO MWR (Moral Welfare and Recreation) Seminar, as Presentation Submitter on SOFA Agreement Duty Free Shop Details, Napoli/Italy.

02/2000, Total Quality Management in Institutions, Yeni Türkiye Magazine (With Selection Board).

05/1999, e-Trade Interactions in Military P&C Activities, Silahlı Kuvvetler Magazine.

01/1999-01/2000, Guest Instructor/Briefer of ISO 9000 & 14000 Projects, Around 15 Private & Governmental Companies/Institutions.




COURSES & TRAINING & CERTIFICATES:

10/2011, New Turkish Code of Commerce Training, With the Cooperation of Gün Law Office & Law Document Author Professors/İstanbul/Türkiye

11/2011, New Turkish Code of Obligations Training, With the Cooperation of Gün Law Office & Law Document Author Professors/İstanbul/Türkiye

12/2011, New Turkish Court Procedures Law Training, With the Cooperation of Gün Law Office & Law Document Author Professors/İstanbul/Türkiye

03/2012, Defense Counsel and Sufferer, Plaintiff, Intervening Counsel, İstanbul Bar Association Certified Training /İstanbul/Turkey

02/2012, Regime of Participation in Acquired Property and Its Liquidation, Certified Expert Training, Kemerburgaz University /İstanbul/Turkey

07/2006, NATO Logistic Seminar, as Headquarter Rep, Madrid/Spain.

01/2003, Resource Management Course, NATO School/Oberammergau/Germany.

03/2000, Logistic Management Course, Virginia/USA.

02/1997, All Phases of Quality Management & ISO 9000 & ISO 14000 Courses, Including Inspector, Registration, Process Writing, in Turkish Standardization Organization/ Izmir/ Turkey.




WORK EXPERIENCE :

Gün Law Office, As a Trainee Attorney and IP Investigations Department Coordinator, Istanbul/ Turkey.


Chairman of a Multinational  Independent Structure Review Team, in NRDC-T/NATO.

Relocation & Family Support Chief of a Multinational Headquarter’s General Secretary, in NRDC-T/NATO.
Participation to Training Exercises for NATO as Contract Open-Close Official & Logistic Expert & Facility Manager.

As Account Manager & Acting Director of an International Moral Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Private Company (Double Headed), in JCSE/NATO.

Quality System Manager, in Konak Orduevi/Izmir/Turkey.

Chairman of Receiving ISO 14000 Project, in Konak Orduevi/Izmir/Turkey.

Chairman of Receiving ISO 9001 & 9002 Project, in Konak Orduevi/Izmir/Turkey.



LANGUAGES:

Turkish - Mother Language .

English - Advanced (Negotiation and Legal English Writing Level) .




COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Office  (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint); Good as User Level.





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