No visa needed

Do citizens of Belarus need a visa for Turkey?

Citizens of Belarus don’t need a visa for Turkey and can stay up to 30 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 Belarus: the passport opens 43 countries visa-free; Minsk — Ankara: ≈ 1,600 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Belarus don’t need a visa for Turkey for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Turkey visa rules at a glance

With a Belarus passport you can visit 43 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 40 with an e-visa; 82 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Belarus passport ranks 111th of 199.
Belarus passport: visa-free access to 43 countries; Turkey passport: 71.
Citizens of Belarus and Turkey can travel together visa-free to 34 countries, for example: Ukraine, Moldova, Serbia, Montenegro, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Tunisia, Palestine, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Mongolia, and Seychelles.
Citizens of Turkey, in turn, don’t need a visa for Belarus. Belarus visa for citizens of Turkey

Travelling to Turkey: good to know

Minsk — Ankara: about 1,600 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Languages: Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TRY 49.
Turkey is the 31st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Belarus.