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Visa Information
Nationals Of The Following Countries Do Not Require A Visa :
Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Period of Visa Exemption : 3 Months
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (only passports of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region), Iceland, Iran, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, St. Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad- Tobago, Tunisia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Uruguay, Vatican
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Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Period of Visa Exemption : 2 Months
Bosnia- Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport Period of Visa Exemption : 1 Month Costa Rica, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan
Type of Passport : Official Passports
Period of Visa Exemption : 3 Months
Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Holland, H o n g - K o n g S p e c i a l Administrative Region(only passports of Hong-Kong Special Administrative Region), Iceland, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico (only diplomatic passports), Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal (only diplomatic passports), Russia (only diplomatic passports), St. Lucia, St. Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekhistan (only diplomatic passports), Vatikan
Type of Passport : Official Passports
Period of Visa Exemption : 2 Months
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Indonesia, Macedonia, Romania Type of Passport : Official Passports Period of Visa Exemption : 1 Month Bulgaria (only diplomatic passports) Costa Rica, Estonia (only diplomatic passports), Hungary, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia (only diplomatic passports), Maldives, Moldova, Mongolia, Palestine (only diplomatic passports), People’s Republic of China, Philippines, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Vietnam (only diplomatic passports), Yemen.
Ordinary Passport Holders Of Nationals Of The Following Countries May Obtain Sticker Type Visas At The Turkish International Border Gates To Enter Into Turkey
Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Duration of Stay : 3 Months
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America
Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Duration of Stay : 2 Months
Albania, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport Duration of Stay : 1 Month Azerbaijan, Armenia, Estonia, Greek Cypriot Administration, Hungary, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Serbia and Montenegro, S l o v a k i a , T a j i k i s t a n , Turkmenistan
Type of Passport : Ordinary Passport
Duration of Stay : 15 Days
Georgia
Currency Regulation .
There is no limit on the amount of foreign or Turkish currency that may be brought into Turkey, but not more than US$ 5.000 worth of Turkish currency may be taken out of the country. The exchange slips for the conversion of foreign currency into Turkish Lira should be kept, since you may be required to show these when reconverting your Turkish currency back into foreign currency, and when taking souvenirs out of the country.
Custom Regulations .
1) The following items may be brought into country duty free;
Whether used or not, personal effects of noncommercial nature that are brought with travelers or brought in a period of two months before or six months after their entrance, are relief from customs duties.
A. Goods Used for Clothing and Traveling
• Goods used for clothing
• Goods used for daily life and travel
• Fabric for dresses (not exceeding 5 meters)
One fur clothing belonging to the traveler holding the right of residence transfer when transferring his or her residence to Turkey permanently.
B. Electronic Goods
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• 1 black&white television |
• Compact Discman |
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• 1 portable colour television up to 16 inch screen (including 16 inch screen) |
• 1 portable radio and radiotape recorder (self giving voice) (the features of the radio-tape is determined by the Undersecretariat For Customs) |
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• 1 black-white television-radiotape recorder set. |
• 1 walkman or a small pockettype tape recorder |
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• 1 video camera and 5 blank video tapes |
• Electronic game machines without cassettes and cartridges |
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• 1 Film projector up to 8mm (with 10 blank films) |
• Record, tape or compact disc (maximum 5 of each) |
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• 1 slide projector |
• GSM-cellular phone (with SIM cards) |
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• Data-bank with a RAM up to 128 Kbyte (including 128 Kbyte) |
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C. Musical Instruments
Maximum three instruments (Harmonica, Mandolin,Flageolet, Brass band, Flute, Guitar, Accordion) including only one of each.
D. Sports&Game Instruments
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• A camping tent with two rooms |
• Mat (a pair) |
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• A diving apparatus for T U R K E Y INFORMATION FOR BUSINESSMEN underwater sports (quality, spare parts and parts are defined by Undersecretariat) |
• Each of the other sports equipment and clothing (except sea motorcycle and motorized sea sled) for selfuse, |
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• Gliding wings (a pair) |
• Chess set, |
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• A plastic boat without an engine |
• Game of checkers set |
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• A wind surf used for water sports |
• 5 deck of playing cards, |
E. Necessary medical items
F. Necessary kitchenware
G. Consumers’ Goods
1- Either domestic or foreign;
a) 200 cigarettes (1 box) and 50 cigars. In addition, 200 gr cut tobacco and 200 cigar papers or 200 gr pipe tobacco or 200 gr tobacco or 200 gr tumbaki or 50 gr snuff,
b) If the goods are bought from the Ex-Customs Line Sales Stores traveler can bring 200 cigarettes (1 box), 100 cigars and 500 gr pipe tobacco,
2- 1.5 kg of coffee, 1.5 kg of nescafe, 500 gr of tea, 1 kg of chocolate, 1 kg of food produced from sugar,
3- A bottle of 100 cl or 2 bottles of 75 or 70 cl of alcoholic drinks
4- 5 bottles of eau de cologne, lavender, perfume, essence and lotion kept in bottles of maximum 120 ml,
H. Animals
One cat or one dog or one bird or ten aquarium fish (They must have veterinary health certificate, origin and vaccine documents and also identification card if any.)
I) Miscellaneous
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• A portable type-writer |
• An iron (steam or steamless) |
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• A camera (with 5 films) |
• A praying mat at a size of 1x1.5 m. (woolen, cotton or synthetic) |
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• A baby carriage |
• A small handy binocular (except night vision and sniper binoculars) |
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• A bicycle of any size for a child traveller |
• A table clock |
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• Toys of a child traveler (max. 10 pieces) |
• A portable gas stove |
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• Pocket sized calculator that works with battery |
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2) Giftware
Gifts not exceeding 300 Euro in value and not for trading purposes may be brought into the country duty free.
3) The following items are forbidden to export from Turkey
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• Cultural-Historical Works and Natural Fauna |
• Timber of the trees of walnut, mulberry, cherry, pear, plum, common ash, common elm and lime linden |
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• Tobacco seeds and plants |
• Pterocarya carpicifolia |
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• Indian hemp |
• Liquidambar orientalis |
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• Firewood and charcoal |
• Saplings of olive, fig, hazelnut, pistachio, sultana |
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• Angora goats |
• Sahlep/Orchis (dust, tablet or any forms) |
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• Wild animals (alive or dead) |
• Exports in the context of Vienna Convention on Protection of Ozone Layer and its protocols |
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• Some natural flower bulbs |
• Exports of the chemicals listed in Annex of Chemical Weapons Agreement (List-1) to the third countries |
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• Data palm (phoenix the ophrasti crenter) |
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Postal System and Phone Calls .
Telephone, telegram and fax services both domestic and international have been integrated into direct dialing system. Regular mail services, parcel post services (Surface/Air), express mail services are available. Major post offices are open 8.00-24.00 hrs. Public telephones mainly operate on a system of magnetic telephone cards.
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Business Hours .
Business Offices 9 . 0 0 am to 6.00 pm
Government Offices 8.15/8.30/8.45 am to 4.45/5.00/5.15 pm (temporarily arranged for energy economy purposes) Lunch Break 12.30 am to 1.30 pm Shops 9.00 am to 7.00 pm Banks 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Banks & government offices are closed on Saturday & Sunday
Public Holidays .
New Year’s Day / January 1 National Sovereignty & Children’s Day/April 23 Atatürk Commemoration and Youth & Sports Day /May 19 Victory Day/August 30 Republic Day (Anniversary of the Declaration of the Turkish Republic) /October 29 Three days for Ramadan and four days for Kurban holidays depending on the Muslim calendar.
Weights and Measures .
The metric system is in force. |
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Local Time .
GMT + 2 hours (October- March)
Currency and Money Matters .
The Turkish Lira (TL) is official currency of Turkey. Exchange rates for the Lira are quoted by the Central Bank and adjusted on a daily basis. Turkish Lira is included among the convertible currencies of IMF, from the beginning of April 1990.
Electricity .
Domestic 220 volts, 50 cycles Industrial 380 volts Plugs European round 2-prong plugs Lamp Sockets Screw type
Tipping .
Service charge normally is not included in restaurant bills. Tipping at a rate of 10% to 15% of the total is common. However, tipping is not expected by taxi drivers, it is enough to pay the amount recorded by the counter.
Shopping .
Shopping is one of the great pleasures of a trip to Turkey and the rich variety of Turkish crafts makes it impossible to resist buying something. The most popular objects for the holiday maker or business visitor are; carpets, leather and suede goods, copper and bronze wares, silver and gold jewellery, ceramics, handicrafts, embroidery and the famous Turkish meerschaum and onyx. |
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Health Care .
Hospitals render service for 24 hours. There are private clinics almost in every section of the major cities. Turkish law requires that at least one pharmacy be open in a given neighbourhood at nights and weekends.
Izmir Region Map
Click here to see the map showing Izmir and nearby towns
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