No visa needed, stay up to 90 days.
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Visa guide · Last checked 5 October 2026
Europe on a Turkish passport
Where can you go visa-free, which country gives a visa on arrival, which consulate refuses most? All on one map.
- 1.27 million
- Schengen applications (2025)
- 14.6%
- average refusal rate
- 5
- visa-free Balkan neighbours
Where can you go?
On a Turkish passport, Europe splits into five groups. Find which group your route is in.
On certain islands, short stays.
- Greecerefusal 10.7%
Watch the dates; check before you go.
- MontenegroCountry guide →
One visa covers all. The figure is the refusal rate.
- Maltarefusal 34.8%
- Polandrefusal 29.3%
- Swedenrefusal 26.5%
- Norwayrefusal 24.7%
- Finlandrefusal 21.2%
- Germanyrefusal 21.1%
- Denmarkrefusal 19.2%
- Hungaryrefusal 18.1%
- Francerefusal 15.2%
- Italyrefusal 14.8%
- Bulgariarefusal 10.1%
- Netherlandsrefusal 9%
- Romaniarefusal 7.4%
- Spainrefusal 7.4%
- Portugalrefusal 3.5%
- Austria
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Estonia
- Iceland
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Switzerland
Outside Schengen; needs its own visa.
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
Consulates that refuse most
Refusal rate for Turkish citizens’ 2025 Schengen applications. Lower-rate countries can be a safer start for a first visa.
- Malta34.8%
- Poland29.3%
- Sweden26.5%
- Norway24.7%
- Finland21.2%
- Germany21.1%
- Denmark19.2%
- Hungary18.1%
- France15.2%
- Italy14.8%
- Portugal96.5%
- Spain92.6%
- Romania92.6%
- Netherlands91%
- Bulgaria89.9%
- Greece89.3%
- Italy85.2%
- France84.8%
- Hungary81.9%
- Denmark80.8%
Visa-free and easy routes
- SerbiaVisa-free
90 days visa-free; Serbia also accepts the ID card.
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-freeCountry guide →
90 days visa-free; passport required.
- KosovoVisa-free
90 days visa-free; passport required.
- North MacedoniaVisa-freeCountry guide →
90 days visa-free; passport required.
- MontenegroChangingCountry guide →
Visa-free for 30 days until 31 October 2026. A visa is required from 1 November; holders of a valid Schengen, US or UK visa can enter for 30 days.
- AlbaniaVisa-freeCountry guide →
90 days visa-free; passport required.
- GreeceVisa on arrival
Schengen country. Visa on arrival on 12 islands: up to 7 days, €85.
Before you apply
Three short reminders. Take another look before your appointment.
- 01Apply early
Appointments can take weeks. For the 9-day break in March 2027, apply in December.
- 02Get your first visa from the right country
A visa from a low-refusal country, used by the rules, makes later applications easier.
- 03Watch Montenegro
A visa is required from 1 November 2026. With a valid Schengen visa you can enter for 30 days.
Sources (5)Last checked 5 October 2026
- Euronews TR: Türklerin Schengen tercihi ve ret oranları (29 Ağustos 2026)tr.euronews.com
- Sondakika: Schengen verileri açıklandısondakika.com
- Bloomberg HT: Her 100 Schengen başvurusundan 15’i reddedildibloomberght.com
- Euronews TR: Yunan adalarında kapıda vize 1 yıl uzatıldıtr.euronews.com
- T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı: Ülkelere göre vize bilgilerimfa.gov.tr
This page is for information only. Rules change often; check the official source of each country before you travel.