Travelling to Turkey
Entry requirements by nationality
- Argentina: visa-free short stay
- Australia: visa-free short stay
- Brazil: visa-free short stay
- Canada: visa-free short stay
- Chile: visa-free short stay
- China: visa-free short stay
- France: visa-free short stay
- Germany: visa-free short stay
- India: visa required
- Israel: visa-free short stay
- Italy: visa-free short stay
- Japan: visa-free short stay
- Malaysia: visa-free short stay
- Mexico: visa required
- Netherlands: visa-free short stay
- New Zealand: visa-free short stay
- Singapore: visa-free short stay
- South Korea: visa-free short stay
- Spain: visa-free short stay
- Ukraine: visa-free short stay
- United Kingdom: visa-free short stay
- United States: visa-free short stay
What you can bring
- Alcohol: allowed, within limits — Duty-free for adults (18+): 1 liter of alcoholic beverages over 22% ABV, or 2 liters of alcoholic beverages at or under 22% ABV, per traveler entering Türkiye.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Cannabis: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Cash: depends on specifics — No mandatory threshold requires travelers to declare cash brought into Türkiye. Declaration is voluntary, but if made must be complete and accurate. Cash representing personal debts, gifts, dowries, inheritances, immigrants' assets, foreign loans, or uncut-diamond export proceeds may not be physically carried in — it must be transferred via a bank.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Drones: depends on specifics — Drones under 500g are commonly described as exempt from registration, customs paperwork and Turkish ID requirements; drones 500g and over must go through SHGM's UAV registry and an import Technical Compliance Certificate application filed with the Customs Directorate (SHT-İHA Instruction, Art. 6). Legally flying as a foreign national separately requires a flight-permit application to SHGM at least 20 days in advance through diplomatic channels.Detailscompare everywhere →
- E-cigarettes: allowed, within limits — Presidential Decision No. 2149 (Resmi Gazete Issue 31050, 25 February 2020), Art. 1, bans commercial import of e-cigarettes and electronic hookahs outright, but Art. 2(2) explicitly authorizes the Ministry of Commerce to separately regulate traveler-accompanied entry of these goods. A Ministry of Commerce implementing circular is commonly cited elsewhere as setting the personal allowance at 1 device plus 30ml of e-liquid, or 10 disposable devices.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Meat & dairy: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Medication: allowed, within limits — Personal medication for use during the trip is allowed if the traveler presents documentation showing it is needed for personal treatment — a medical report, doctor's report, or prescription is accepted.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Plant products: allowed, within limits — Duty-free for personal consumption: up to 3 kg total of fresh and dried fruit and vegetables, plus up to 1 kg of other plant products, plus up to 2 kg of honey. Quantities above these are treated as a commercial shipment.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Tobacco: allowed, within limits — Duty-free for adults (18+), one full allowance per product type (types are not combinable): 600 cigarettes, or 100 cigarillos (each ≤3g), or 50 cigars, or 250g of cut/rolling tobacco (with up to 200 cigarette papers), or 250g of pipe tobacco.Detailscompare everywhere →
From the blog
Checked against official sources on 2026-08-13. Official source