No visa needed

Do citizens of Qatar need a visa for Turkey?

Citizens of Qatar 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 Qatar: the passport opens 69 countries visa-free; Doha — Ankara: ≈ 2,380 km, about 3.5 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 Qatar passport?

Yes, citizens of Qatar 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 Qatar passport you can visit 69 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 65 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Qatar passport ranks 93rd of 199.
Qatar passport: visa-free access to 69 countries; Turkey passport: 71.
Citizens of Qatar and Turkey can travel together visa-free to 52 countries, for example: Oman, Iran, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Palestine, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Kosovo, Albania, and Montenegro.
Citizens of Turkey, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Qatar. Qatar visa for citizens of Turkey

Travelling to Turkey: good to know

Doha — Ankara: about 2,380 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Languages: Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TRY 49.
Turkey is the 27th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Qatar.