No visa needed

Do citizens of France need a visa for Turkey?

Citizens of France 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 France: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Paris — Ankara: ≈ 2,600 km, about 4 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 France passport?

Yes, citizens of France 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 France passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the France passport ranks 3rd of 199.
France passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Turkey passport: 71.
Citizens of France and Turkey can travel together visa-free to 64 countries, for example: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Tunisia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Morocco, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Palestine, Georgia, Gambia, and Kazakhstan.
Citizens of Turkey, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to France. France visa for citizens of Turkey

Travelling to Turkey: good to know

Paris — Ankara: about 2,600 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Paris 12:00 — Ankara 13:00.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Languages: Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TRY 49.
Turkey is the 49th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of France.