No visa needed

Do citizens of Kyrgyzstan need a visa for Turkey?

Citizens of Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan: the passport opens 26 countries visa-free; Bishkek — Ankara: ≈ 3,460 km, about 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 Kyrgyzstan passport?

Yes, citizens of Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan passport you can visit 26 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 50 with an e-visa; 90 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Kyrgyzstan passport ranks 157th of 199.
Kyrgyzstan passport: visa-free access to 26 countries; Turkey passport: 71.
Citizens of Kyrgyzstan and Turkey can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Georgia, Mongolia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Palestine, Serbia, Malaysia, Philippines, Seychelles, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Turkey, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan visa for citizens of Turkey

Travelling to Turkey: good to know

Bishkek — Ankara: about 3,460 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Bishkek 12:00 — Ankara 09:00.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Languages: Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TRY 49.
Turkey is the 26th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kyrgyzstan.