No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for Turkey?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Turkey 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 Canada: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Ottawa — Ankara: ≈ 8,160 km, about 10.5 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 Turkey without a visa on a Canada passport?

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

Turkey visa rules at a glance

With a Canada passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 33 with an e-visa; 18 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Canada passport ranks 37th of 199.
Canada passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Turkey passport: 71.
Citizens of Canada and Turkey can travel together visa-free to 62 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Saint Lucia, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, and Costa Rica.
Citizens of Turkey, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Turkey

Travelling to Turkey: good to know

Ottawa — Ankara: about 8,160 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Ankara 21:00.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Languages: Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TRY 49.
Turkey is the 93rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.