Turkish passport

• Ordinary passport (Turkish: Umuma mahsus pasaport), after 2010 also referred to as Maroon Passport (Turkish: Bordo pasaport). It is issued to Turkish citizens who don't qualify for any of the following passport types.
• Special passport (Turkish: Hususi pasaport), also referred to as the Green Passport (Turkish: Yeşil pasaport) allows the bearer to travel visa-free to most European countries, some 67 countries, including but not limited to Côte d'Ivorie (Ivory Coast), the Philippines and others.[6] As opposed to the regular passport, it is exempt from the passport fee and is only subject to the booklet fee (₺225 (c. €15) as of 2022).[3] It is issued to;[7]
  • Former members of the National Assembly
  • First, Second or Third grade public servants.
  • Retired First, Second or Third grade public servants.
  • Non-metropolitan Mayors
  • Academics with at least 15 years of experience
  • The spouse of special passport holders
  • Unwed and unemployed children of special passport holders who live with their parents until they turn 25.
• Service passport (Turkish: Hizmet pasaportu), also referred to as the Grey Passport (Turkish: Gri pasaport). It is issued to;[7]
  • People who do not qualify for the Special or diplomatic passports, however, are assigned to travel abroad for official and/or government related purposes.
  • National athletes
  • Turkish citizens working for international organisations of which Turkey is a member
  • Staff members of the Turkish Red Crescent
  • Employees of the Turkish Aeronautical Association
  • Spouse of the service passport holders
  • Unwed and unemployed children of the service passport holders who live with parents, until they turn 25.
• Diplomatic passport (Turkish: Diplomatik pasaport), after 2010 also referred to as Black Passport (Turkish: Siyah pasaport). It is issued to;
  • Current and former members of the National Assembly, Ministers and vice presidents
  • Members of the Constitutional court, the head judges of the other judicial organs, and their deputies
  • Chief of the Turkish General Staff, his deputies, and four-star ranked generals and amirals
  • Former presidents, prime ministers, and speakers
  • Provincial governors and metropolitan mayors
  • Diplomats
  • Negotiators that are to deal with international issues
  • Spouse of the diplomatic passport holders. However, this passport can only be used when accompanying the primary passport holder.
  • Unwed and unemployed children younger than 18 years of age of the diplomatic passport holders who live with parents. However, this passport can only be used when accompanying the primary passport holder.

Turkish Biometric passports (Turkish: Biyometrik pasaport), compatible with the new ICAO standards, have been available since 1 June 2010.[8] Applications for the new passports can be submitted online through the government's website.[9][10] Passports are then sent via mail.

The biometric passports have different coloured covers; regular passports in maroon and diplomatic passports in black, in compliance with ICAO standards.

New biometric passports, compatible with possible future EU visa waiver access, will start to be printed in 2018 made out of a polycarbonate material.[11]

A Turkish passport has been one of the most expensive passports in the world for many years. As a result of increasing public demands, the cost of ordinary passports was almost halved in June 2010.[12] Despite the massive reduction, the Turkish passport remains one of the most expensive passports in the world (after Lebanese (€293)[13] and Australian (€198)[14] passport - for 10 years). The passport law was then amended to increase the maximum validity of a passport from 5 to 10 years. It currently costs ₺1703.30 (€115) for a 10-year passport, including the compulsory booklet fee. [15] In addition to the expensive passport prices, the Turkish state charges ₺150 (c. €10)[16] from Turkish passport holders (excluding ship and aircraft crew, those who live abroad and those with dual citizenship) every single time they leave Turkey.

People who have valid reasons may be allowed to hold more than one passport booklet. This applies usually to people who travel frequently on business, and may need to have a passport booklet to travel on while the other is awaiting a visa for another country. Some Muslim-majority countries including Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen do not issue visas to visitors if their passports bear a stamp or visa issued by Israel, as a result of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. In that case, a person can apply for a second passport to avoid travel issues. Reasons and supporting documentation (such as a letter from an employer) must be provided. One passport will have to be saved in a NVİ (provincial headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior, Civil Registration and Citizenship) or at embassy/consulate unless it awaits a visa for another country.[17][18]

Map of Visa requirements for Turkish Passport Holders

Countries and territories with visa-free or visa-on-arrival entries for holders of Turkish passports

Holders of an ordinary Turkish passport may travel without a visa, or with a visa received upon arrival, to 110 countries, as of 2022 according to the Henley Passport Index.[5]
European Union is planning to introduce visa free travel for Turkish citizens.[19]
United States lists Turkey as an aspiring country for inclusion to the Visa Waiver Program.[20]

• Visa requirements for Turkish citizens
• Visa policy of Turkey
• Turkish identity card
• Turkish nationality law
• Turkish Identification Number
• Passports in Europe
• Passports of European Union candidate states
• Northern Cypriot passport
• Grey passport scandal

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