No visa needed

Do citizens of Iran need a visa for Turkey?

Citizens of Iran 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 Iran: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Tehran — Ankara: ≈ 1,690 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: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of Iran 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 Iran passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iran passport ranks 184th of 199.
Iran passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Turkey passport: 71.
Citizens of Iran and Turkey can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Micronesia, Haiti, and Venezuela.
Iran and Turkey share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Turkey, in turn, don’t need a visa for Iran. Iran visa for citizens of Turkey

Travelling to Turkey: good to know

Tehran — Ankara: about 1,690 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −0.5 hours.
Local time: Tehran 12:00 — Ankara 11:30.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Languages: Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TRY 49.
Turkey is the 20th closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Iran.