No visa needed

Do citizens of Thailand need a visa for Turkey?

Citizens of Thailand don’t need a visa for Turkey and can stay up to 30 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 Thailand: the passport opens 41 countries visa-free; Bangkok — Ankara: ≈ 7,140 km, about 9.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Turkey without a visa on a Thailand passport?

Yes, citizens of Thailand don’t need a visa for Turkey for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Turkey visa rules at a glance

With a Thailand passport you can visit 41 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 81 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Thailand passport ranks 121st of 199.
Thailand passport: visa-free access to 41 countries; Turkey passport: 71.
Citizens of Thailand and Turkey can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Malaysia, Singapore, Macau, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Georgia, Micronesia, Palestine, and Vanuatu.
Citizens of Turkey, in turn, don’t need a visa for Thailand. Thailand visa for citizens of Turkey

Travelling to Turkey: good to know

Bangkok — Ankara: about 7,140 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4 hours.
Local time: Bangkok 12:00 — Ankara 08:00.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Languages: Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TRY 49.
Turkey is the 62nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Thailand.