No visa needed

Do citizens of the Czech Republic need a visa for Turkey?

Citizens of the Czech Republic 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 the Czech Republic: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Prague — Ankara: ≈ 1,830 km, about 3 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 Czech Republic passport?

Yes, citizens of the Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Czech Republic passport ranks 27th of 199.
Czech Republic passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Turkey passport: 71.
Citizens of the Czech Republic and Turkey can travel together visa-free to 64 countries, for example: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Belarus, North Macedonia, Albania, Moldova, Ukraine, Tunisia, Morocco, Georgia, Palestine, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.
Citizens of Turkey, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Czech Republic. Czech Republic visa for citizens of Turkey

Travelling to Turkey: good to know

Prague — Ankara: about 1,830 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Prague 12:00 — Ankara 13:00.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Languages: Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TRY 49.
Turkey is the 45th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Czech Republic.