No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Kingdom need a visa for Turkey?

Citizens of the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom: the passport opens 115 countries visa-free; London — Ankara: ≈ 2,830 km, about 4 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 United Kingdom passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom passport you can visit 115 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 32 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Kingdom passport ranks 34th of 199.
United Kingdom passport: visa-free access to 115 countries; Turkey passport: 71.
Citizens of the United Kingdom and Turkey can travel together visa-free to 63 countries, for example: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Tunisia, Belarus, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Morocco, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Palestine, Gambia, and Kazakhstan.
Citizens of Turkey, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United Kingdom. United Kingdom visa for citizens of Turkey

Travelling to Turkey: good to know

London — Ankara: about 2,830 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: London 12:00 — Ankara 14:00.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Languages: Turkish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TRY 49.
Turkey is the 49th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Kingdom.
United Kingdom has an embassy in Turkey — contact it if you lose your passport or need consular help during the trip.