Turkish Citizens Travel to 70 Countries without Visa

Turkey continues to open up to the world with the recent visa agreements made one after the other. In 2002, Turkish citizens with regular passports could enter 42 countries without a visa; this number has risen to 70 including the recent legal proceedings awaiting approval. Furthermore, Turkish citizens can obtain visas at border gates of 14 countries in return of a fee.

Since January 2002, Visa Exemption Agreements were penned with 24 countries for any Turkish citizen who holds a passport. Furthermore, on April 11, 2013, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed an agreement with his counterpart Noroviin Altankhuyag during his visit to Mongolia, and the two countries reciprocally removed visas. Lastly, on December 16, 2013, Visa Liberalization Dialogue started officially between Turkey and the European Union (EU). On the same day the EU and Turkey signed the Readmission Agreement.

The countries that do not require a visa for Turkish citizens who hold regular passports:

1. Andorra 26. Montenegro 51. Saint-Lucia
2. Argentina 27. Kazakhstan 52. San Marino
3. Albania 28. Kyrgyzstan 53. Seychelles
4. Bahamas 29. Colombia 54. Serbia
5. Barbados 30. Korea Rep.(South) 55. Singapore
6.Belarus 31. Kosovo 56. Syria
7. Belize 32. Costa Rica 57. Swaziland
8. Bolivia 33. TRNC 58. Chile
9. Bosnia and Herzegovia 34. Libya 59. Thailand
10. Botsvana (Unilateral) 35. Lebanon 60. Trinidad-Tobago
11. Brazil 36. Macau Adm. Reg. 61. Tunusia
12. Dominican Rep. 37. Macedonia 62. Tuvalu
13. Ecuador 38. Maldives 63. Ukraine
14. El Salvador 39. Malaysia 64. Uruguay
15. Morocco 40. Mauritius 65. Jordan
16. Fiji 41. Mongolia 66. Vanuatu (Unilateral)
17. Philippines 42. Moldova 67.Vatican
18.Grenada 43.Monaco 68. Venezuela
19. Guatemala 44. Nicaragua 69. Brunei Darussalam - 2012 (Not yet in force)
20. Georgia 45. Republic of Palau 70. Yemen – 2012  (Not yet in force)
21. Honduras 46. Panama
22. Hong Kong 47. Paraguay
23. Iran 48. Peru
24. Jamaica 49. Russian Federation
25. Japan 50. Saint Christopher and Nevis

Countries giving visa at border gates: (14)

Azerbaijan, East Timor, Armenia, South Africa, Iraq, Cambodia, Qatar, Kenya, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Oman, Zambia.

Data valid as of February 2015

Sources: http://www.kdk.gov.tr/

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