Regarding Covid, Turkey is relaxing its health entry measures and is opening up without restrictions to travelers without proof of vaccination.
The “Sublime Porte” opens without restrictions to travelers who do not have proof of vaccination.
In a press release published on its website, the Turkish Ministry of the Interior explains “that in order to control the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic, the rules and measures to be applied at border posts, as in the country, were determined according to the global evolution of the course of the epidemic”.
The Minister of Health, Dr. Fahrettin Koca, having recently announced an average of less than 1,000 cases per day, resulting in particular in the abolition of the mask in public transport, the Ministry of the Interior also considers that an update of the measures of entry is necessary because of the positive development of the global health situation.
“From June 1, a PCR test report (Covid) with a negative result maximum 72 hours before entry or a negative rapid antigen test carried out within a maximum of 48 hours of entry will no longer be required to enter Turkey,” the Interior Ministry said, adding that this restriction will be lifted at all checkpoints.
Tourists aged 12 and over with proof of full vaccination for at least 14 days before entering Turkey or cured of Covid in the last 6 months were already exempt from testing before departure since March.
Visa-exempt European travelers
Turkey applies a tourist or business visa waiver to citizens of 82 countries, including European countries, for trips of 90 days within a 180-day period. French citizens can present a passport or a national identity card valid for at least 150 days from the date of entry into Turkey.
Nationals of the following 70 countries can apply for an electronic visa (e-Visa) to enter Turkey, the cost and validity of which depends on the citizenship of the applicant:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Comoros, Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Solomon Islands, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania, Chad, East Timor, Togo, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
