No visa needed

Do citizens of Turkey need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of Turkey don’t need a visa for Botswana and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Turkey: the passport opens 71 countries visa-free; Ankara — Gaborone: ≈ 7,220 km, about 9.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Botswana without a visa on a Turkey passport?

Yes, citizens of Turkey don’t need a visa for Botswana for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Botswana visa rules at a glance

With a Turkey passport you can visit 71 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 58 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Turkey passport ranks 91st of 199.
Turkey passport: visa-free access to 71 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of Turkey and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Kosovo, Georgia, Seychelles, Gambia, Angola, Zambia, Mauritius, South Africa, Eswatini, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Barbados.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Turkey. Turkey visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Ankara — Gaborone: about 7,220 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Ankara 12:00 — Gaborone 11:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 132nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Turkey.