No visa needed

Do citizens of Turkey need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Turkey don’t need a visa for the Gambia 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 — Banjul: ≈ 5,630 km, about 7.5 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 the Gambia without a visa on a Turkey passport?

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

Gambia 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; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Turkey and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Tunisia, Seychelles, Mauritius, Botswana, Eswatini, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Haiti, and Jamaica.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Turkey. Turkey visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Ankara — Banjul: about 5,630 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Ankara 12:00 — Banjul 09:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 110th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Turkey.