No visa needed

Do citizens of Lebanon need a visa for Turkey?

Citizens of Lebanon 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 Lebanon: the passport opens 16 countries visa-free; Beirut — Ankara: ≈ 710 km, about 1.5 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 Lebanon passport?

Yes, citizens of Lebanon 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 Lebanon passport you can visit 16 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 105 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Lebanon passport ranks 180th of 199.
Lebanon passport: visa-free access to 16 countries; Turkey passport: 71.
Citizens of Lebanon and Turkey can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Georgia, Iran, Seychelles, Macau, Malaysia, Barbados, Dominica, Haiti, Ecuador, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Turkey, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Lebanon. Lebanon visa for citizens of Turkey

Travelling to Turkey: good to know

Beirut — Ankara: about 710 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Languages: Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TRY 49.
Turkey is the 7th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Lebanon.