Which travellers require a transit visa/permission and which officially documented exemptions are important?
Türkiye's visa types include single transit and double transit visas. Whether a traveller needs a visa depends on nationality: some applicants are exempt for touristic or business visits, others can obtain an e-Visa, and all other applicants need a visa through Turkish representations abroad. Albanian official and ordinary passport holders are exempt for travels with touristic purposes and transit up to 90 days within six months; Australian ordinary passport holders are exempt for touristic visits and transit travel for 90 days within any 180-day period (Australian official passport holders need a visa). Holders of a country's travel documents (as opposed to its passports) must obtain a visa from Turkish missions beforehand regardless of that country's visa regime.
See recorded sources
- The nationality-by-nationality visa matrix is published country by country on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs page and is not reproduced here.
- The Ministry pages state no airside-transit exemption.
- https://www.mfa.gov.tr/general-information-about-turkish-visas.en.mfa
1- TOURIST/BUSINESSPERSON a) Touristic Visit b) Single Transit c) Double Transit
- https://www.mfa.gov.tr/general-information-about-turkish-visas.en.mfa
While some applicants may be exempt from visa for their touristic or business visit to Türkiye, the others can obtain an e-Visa. All other applicants will need to obtain a visa through Turkish Representations in the abroad.
- https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa
Albania: Official passport holders, who are appointed to the diplomatic, consular missions or representations of international organizations accredited in Türkiye, are exempted from visa for the period of their assignments. Official and ordinary passport holders are exempted from visa for their travels with touristic purposes and transit from Türkiye, up to 90 days within six months starting from the first entry date.
- https://www.mfa.gov.tr/visa-information-for-foreigners.en.mfa
Australia: Holders of ordinary passports are exempt from visa requirements for touristic visits and transit travel for a period of 90 days within any 180-day period. Holders of official passports are required to obtain a visa.
- https://www.mfa.gov.tr/general-information-about-turkish-visas.en.mfa
- Regardless of the visa regime applied towards the citizens of a country, the travel document holders of that country need to obtain visa from Turkish missions beforehand.