No visa needed

Do citizens of Turkey need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Turkey don’t need a visa for Zambia 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 Turkey: the passport opens 71 countries visa-free; Ankara — Lusaka: ≈ 6,170 km, about 8 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 Zambia without a visa on a Turkey passport?

Yes, citizens of Turkey don’t need a visa for Zambia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Zambia visa rules at a glance

With a Turkey passport you can visit 71 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 58 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Turkey passport ranks 91st of 199.
Turkey passport: visa-free access to 71 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Turkey and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Seychelles, Gambia, Angola, Mauritius, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Turkey. Turkey visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Ankara — Lusaka: about 6,170 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Ankara 12:00 — Lusaka 11:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 122nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Turkey.