Passport
Türkiye: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Türkiye. 112 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 49 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 72Visa-free
- 6ETA
- 34On arrival
- 28eVisa
- 86Visa required
TürkiyePassport strength
An above-average passport 49
Rank 49 of 199. 112 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 11.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 114
A prior visa is needed for 114 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
Schengen AreaVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
ChinaVisa required
United Arab EmiratesVisa requiredWhat the passport gives
What a Türkiye passport gives
rank 69 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility53112 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law39score -0.55 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life80HDI 0.853
- Health and longevity7177.2 years life expectancy
- Education77education index 0.80
- Taxes19up to 40.8%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
- US access50E-2 investor visa available, visa required
- Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 72
Entry on your passport
AlbaniaEurope · 90 days
AngolaAfrica · 30 days
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 days
ArgentinaAmericas · 90 days
AzerbaijanEurope · 90 days
BahamasCaribbean · 240 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 180 days
BelarusEurope · 30 days
BelizeAmericas · 90 days
BoliviaAmericas · 90 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 days
BotswanaAfrica · 90 days
BrazilAmericas · 90 days
BruneiAsia · 30 days
ChileAmericas · 90 days
ColombiaAmericas · 90 days
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
Costa RicaAmericas · 90 days
DominicaCaribbean · 21 days
Dominican RepublicCaribbean · 90 days
EcuadorAmericas · 90 days
El SalvadorAmericas · 90 days
Equatorial GuineaAfrica · 90 days
EswatiniAfrica · 30 days
FijiOceania · 120 days
GambiaAfrica · 90 days
GeorgiaEurope · 360 days
GuatemalaAmericas · 90 days
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
HondurasAmericas · 90 days
Hong KongAsia · 90 days
IranMiddle East · 90 days
JamaicaCaribbean · 90 days
JapanAsia · 90 days
JordanMiddle East · 90 days
KazakhstanAsia · 30 days
KosovoEurope · 90 days
KyrgyzstanAsia · 90 days
LibyaAfrica
MacaoAsia · 30 days
MalaysiaAsia · 90 days
MauritiusAfrica · 90 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MoldovaEurope · 90 days
MongoliaAsia · 30 days
MontenegroEurope · 30 days
MoroccoAfrica · 90 days
NicaraguaAmericas · 90 days
North MacedoniaEurope · 90 days
OmanMiddle East · 30 days
PanamaAmericas · 90 days
ParaguayAmericas · 90 days
PeruAmericas · 183 days
PhilippinesAsia · 30 days
QatarMiddle East · 90 days
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 days
SerbiaEurope · 90 days
SingaporeAsia · 30 days
South AfricaAfrica · 30 days
St. LuciaCaribbean · 42 days
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 days
SurinameAmericas · 90 days
ThailandAsia · 60 days
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 days
TunisiaAfrica · 90 days
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean
UkraineEurope · 90 days
UruguayAmericas · 90 days
UzbekistanAsia · 30 days
VanuatuOceania · 120 days
VenezuelaAmericas · 90 days
ZambiaAfrica · 90 daysETA 6
Electronic authorisation online
Kenya
Seychelles
Sri LankaOn arrival 34
Visa issued at the border
ArmeniaMiddle East · 120 days
BahrainMiddle East · 14 days
BangladeshAsia · 30 days
BurundiAfrica · 30 days
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
EgyptAfrica
EthiopiaAfrica · 90 days
Guinea-BissauAfrica · 90 days
IndonesiaAsia · 30 days
KuwaitMiddle East · 90 days
LaosAsia · 30 days
LebanonMiddle East · 30 days
LiberiaAfrica · 90 days
MadagascarAfrica · 90 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
Marshall IslandsOceania · 90 days
MozambiqueAfrica · 30 days
NamibiaAfrica · 90 days
NepalAsia · 90 days
NiueOceania · 30 days
PalauOceania · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 30 days
SamoaOceania · 90 days
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 days
SenegalAfrica · 30 days
Sierra LeoneAfrica · 90 days
SudanAfrica · 30 days
TaiwanAsia
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 days
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TongaOceania · 31 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 days
ZimbabweAfrica · 30 dayseVisa 28
Applied for online before travel
AnguillaCaribbean
BeninAfrica
BhutanAsia
Burkina FasoAfrica
CameroonAfrica
ChadAfrica
Côte d'IvoireAfrica
CubaCaribbean
DjiboutiAfrica
DR CongoAfrica
GabonAfrica
GuineaAfrica
GuyanaAmericas
MalawiAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
MontserratCaribbean
MyanmarAsia
NigeriaAfrica
PakistanAsia
Papua New GuineaOceania
RussiaEurope
SomaliaAfrica
South SudanAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
SyriaMiddle East
TogoAfrica
UgandaAfrica
VietnamAsiaVisa required 86
Through a consulate
AfghanistanAsia
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AndorraEurope
ArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceania
AustriaEurope
BelgiumEurope
BermudaAmericas
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
BulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericas
Cape VerdeAfrica
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
Central African RepublicAfricaChinaAsia
CroatiaEurope
CuraçaoCaribbean
CyprusEurope
CzechiaEurope
DenmarkEurope
EritreaAfrica
EstoniaEurope
Falkland IslandsAmericas
Faroe IslandsEurope
FinlandEuropeFranceEurope
French GuianaAmericas
French PolynesiaOceania
French West IndiesCaribbean
GermanyEurope
GhanaAfrica
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope
GreenlandEurope
GrenadaCaribbean
GuamOceania
HungaryEurope
IcelandEurope
IndiaAsia
IraqMiddle East
IrelandEurope
IsraelMiddle East
ItalyEurope
KiribatiOceania
LatviaEurope
LesothoAfrica
LiechtensteinEurope
LithuaniaEurope
LuxembourgEurope
MaliAfrica
MaltaEurope
MayotteAfrica
MonacoEurope
NauruOceania
NetherlandsEurope
New CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceania
NigerAfrica
North KoreaAsia
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
NorwayEurope
PalestineMiddle East
PolandEurope
PortugalEurope
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
RéunionAfrica
RomaniaEurope
San MarinoEurope
Sint MaartenCaribbean
SlovakiaEurope
SloveniaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceania
SpainEurope
SwedenEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
TajikistanAsia
TurkmenistanAsiaUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
Vatican CityEurope
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +78
Austria
Europe · new destinations
- +70
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +69
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
+68St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +66
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
- +64
St. Lucia
Caribbean · new destinations
Nearby in the ranking
- 46Palau119
- 47Venezuela115
- 48Russia114
- 49Qatar112
- 49Türkiye112
- 50Belize98
- 50South Africa98
- 51Kuwait95
- 52Timor-Leste93
Frequently asked questions
Türkiye: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 112 of 226 countries and territories, 72 visa-free, 6 with an ETA and 34 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 49 of 199.
Türkiye: is a Schengen visa needed?
Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.
Türkiye → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Türkiye → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Türkiye → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 78 destinations without a prior visa, Grenada adds 70. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.