No visa needed

Do citizens of South Korea need a visa for Turkey?

Citizens of South Korea 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 South Korea: the passport opens 114 countries visa-free; Seoul — Ankara: ≈ 7,750 km, about 10 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 South Korea passport?

Yes, citizens of South Korea 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 South Korea passport you can visit 114 countries visa-free, 38 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Korea passport ranks 35th of 199.
South Korea passport: visa-free access to 114 countries; Turkey passport: 71.
Citizens of South Korea and Turkey can travel together visa-free to 63 countries, for example: Japan, Mongolia, Macau, Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Micronesia, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
Citizens of Turkey, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to South Korea. South Korea visa for citizens of Turkey

Travelling to Turkey: good to know

Seoul — Ankara: about 7,750 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Seoul 12:00 — Ankara 06:00.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Languages: Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TRY 49.
Turkey is the 62nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Korea.