No visa needed

Do citizens of Saudi Arabia need a visa for Turkey?

Citizens of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia: the passport opens 53 countries visa-free; Riyadh — Ankara: ≈ 2,140 km, about 3 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 Saudi Arabia passport?

Yes, citizens of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia passport you can visit 53 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 41 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Saudi Arabia passport ranks 102nd of 199.
Saudi Arabia passport: visa-free access to 53 countries; Turkey passport: 71.
Citizens of Saudi Arabia and Turkey can travel together visa-free to 39 countries, for example: Oman, Iran, Jordan, Palestine, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kosovo, Albania, Ukraine, Montenegro, Kyrgyzstan, Seychelles, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Tunisia.
Citizens of Turkey, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia visa for citizens of Turkey

Travelling to Turkey: good to know

Riyadh — Ankara: about 2,140 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Languages: Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TRY 49.
Turkey is the 24th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Saudi Arabia.