Entry Requirements to Turkey

Juba Büyükelçiliği 10.08.2021

1) ALL FLIGHTS FROM BANGLADESH, BRAZIL, SOUTH AFRICA, INDIA, NEPAL
AND SRI LANKA ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PASSENGERS OF 6
YEARS AND OLDER HAVE BEEN IN BANGLADESH, BRAZIL, SOUTH AFRICA,
INDIA, NEPAL AND SRI LANKA FOR THE LAST 14 DAYS MUST SUBMIT A
NEGATIVE PCR TEST RESULT TAKEN AT MOST 72 HOURS BEFORE ARRIVAL.
THESE PASSENGERS ARE SUBJECT TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS AT HOTELS
DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNORSHIPS. EXPENSES FOR ACCOMMODATION AND
TRANSFERS FROM AIRPORTS WILL BE BORN BY PASSENGERS. AT THE END
OF 14TH DAY, IF TEST RESULT IS NEGATIVE, QUARANTINE WILL BE LIFTED.

2A) PASSENGERS OF 6 YEARS AND OLDER ARRIVING FROM AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN AND THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IN THESE COUNTRIES FOR THE LAST 14 DAYS MUST SUBMIT A NEGATIVE PCR TEST RESULT TAKEN AT MOST 72 HOURS BEFORE ARRIVAL. THESE PASSENGERS ARE SUBJECT TO QUARANTINE FOR 10 DAYS AT HOTELS DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNORSHIPS. EXPENSES FOR ACCOMMODATION AND TRANSFERS FROM AIRPORTS WILL BE BORN BY PASSENGERS. AT THE END OF 7TH DAY, IF TEST RESULT IS NEGATIVE, QUARANTINE WILL BE LIFTED.

2B) AFGHANISTAN OR PAKISTAN CITIZEN STUDENTS WHO WILL TRAVEL TO
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY UNTIL 01 SEPTEMBER 2021 FOR HIGHER EDUCATION WILL BE SUBJECTED TO MANDATORY QUARANTINE IN KANUNI SULTAN SULEYMAN KYK DORMITORY IN ISTANBUL AND TAHSIN BANGUOGLU KYK DORMITORY IN ANKARA ON THE CONDITION THAT EITHER THEY SUBMIT VALID STUDENT IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN REPUBLIC OF TURKEY OR THEY SUBMIT THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER OF THE RELATED UNIVERSITY.

2C) AFGHANISTAN OR PAKISTAN CITIZENS WHO HAVE RESIDENCE OR WORK
PERMIT IN REPUBLIC OF TURKEY WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM THE HOTEL
QUARANTINE ON THE CONDITION THAT THEY SUBMIT VALID RESIDENCE OR WORK PERMIT AND THEY WILL BE SUBJECTED TO QUARANTINE AT THEIR RESIDENCE.

PASSENGERS WHOSE FIRST ENTRY POINTS IS OUT OF ISTANBUL OR ANKARA
WILL BE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL TO THEIR RESIDENCE ONLY BY PRIVATE
VEHICLES AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE DOMESTIC FLIGHTS OR USE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

2D) REPUBLIC OF TURKEY CITIZENS ARRIVING FROM AFGHANISTAN OR
PAKISTAN WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM THE HOTEL QUARANTINE AND THEY WILL BE SUBJECTED TO QUARANTINE AT THEIR RESIDENCE AND PASSENGERS WHOSE FIRST ENTRY POINTS IS OUT OF ISTANBUL OR ANKARA WILL BE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL TO THEIR RESIDENCE ONLY BY PRIVATE VEHICLES AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE DOMESTIC FLIGHTS OR USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

3) PASSENGERS TO BE QUARANTED UNDER THE ARTICLE 1 AND 2A SHALL PAY THE HOTEL FEES BEFORE ARRIVING TO TURKEY. PASSENGERS WHO CANNOT PROVE THAT THEY HAVE MADE THE NECESSARY PAYMENTS TO STAY AT THE HOTELS DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNORSHIPS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BOARD THE PLANE BY AIRLINE OPERATORS.

4) PASSENGERS OF 6 YEARS AND OLDER ARRIVING FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, IRAN, EGYPT AND SINGAPORE WILL BE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT A PCR TEST REPORT WITH A NEGATIVE RESULT AT MOST 72 HOURS PRIOR TO ARRIVING TURKEY.

5) FOR PASSENGERS OF 6 YEARS AND OLDER ARRIVING FROM THE COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN ARTICLE 1, 2 AND 4, THOSE WHO SUBMIT A DOCUMENT ISSUED BY THEIR RELEVANT COUNTRY'S OFFICIAL AUTHORITIES STATING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED AT LEAST 14 DAYS PRIOR TO ARRIVING TURKEY AND/OR A PROOF OF RECOVERY FROM COVID-19 WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS STARTING FROM THE 28TH DAY OF THE FIRST POSITIVE PCR TEST RESULT, WILL NOT BE ASKED TO PRESENT A NEGATIVE PCR TEST REPORT AND QUARANTINE MEASURES WILL NOT BE APPLIED.

6) FOR PASSENGERS OF 6 YEARS AND OLDER ARRIVING FROM THE COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN THE ARTICLE 1, 2 AND 4, THOSE WHO DO NOT SUBMIT A DOCUMENT ISSUED BY THEIR RELEVANT COUNTRY'S OFFICIAL AUTHORITIES STATING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED AT LEAST 14 DAYS PRIOR TO ARRIVING TURKEY AND/OR A PROOF OF RECOVERY FROM COVID-19 WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS STARTING FROM THE 28TH DAY OF THE FIRST POSITIVE PCR TEST RESULT, A PCR TEST REPORT WITH NEGATIVE RESULT AT MOST 72 HOURS OR A RAPID ANTIGEN TEST REPORT WITH NEGATIVE RESULT AT MOST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ENTRY WILL BE SUFFICIENT.

7) PCR TESTS WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH ON THE BASIS OF SAMPLING AT THE PASSENGERS' DESTINATIONS. PASSENGERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO GO TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION AFTER THE TEST SAMPLES ARE TAKEN, AND IF THE TEST RESULTS ARE POSITIVE, THEY WILL BE TREATED ACCORDING TO THE COVID-19 GUIDE OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH. PASSENGERS WITH A POSITIVE TEST RESULT AND PERSONS THEY HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH WILL BE QUARANTINED FOR 14 DAYS AT THEIR OWN ADDRESSES AND THE QUARANTINE CONDITIONS WILL BE TERMINATED IF THE PCR TEST RESULTS TO BE PERFORMED AT THE END OF THE 10TH DAY ARE NEGATIVE. THE QUARANTINE CONDITIONS OF THOSE WHO ARE FOUND TO BE CARRYING THE DELTA MUTANT OF THE VIRUS WILL BE TERMINATED IF THE PCR TEST IS NEGATIVE AT THE END OF THE 14TH DAY OF THE QUARANTINE.

8) CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY OF 6 YEARS AND OLDER WHO HAVE CERTIFIED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED AT LEAST 14 DAYS BEFORE THEIR ENTRY AND/OR THEY HAVE A PROOF OF RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS STARTING FROM THE 28TH DAY OF THE FIRST POSITIVE PCR TEST RESULT AND THOSE WHO SUBMIT A PCR TEST REPORT WITH NEGATIVE RESULT AT MOST 72 HOURS OR A RAPID ANTIGEN TEST REPORT WITH NEGATIVE RESULT AT MOST 48 HOURS THE ENTRANCE WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER TO THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY.

9) THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO TRANSIT AND/OR TRANSFER PASSENGERS.

10) THERE WILL BE NO PCR REQUIREMENT AND QUARANTINE FOR THE CREW.

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