page_title: Turkish passport
section_title: Visa requirements for Turkish citizens
hierarchical_section_title: Turkish passport / Visa requirements for Turkish citizens
caption_attribution_description: English: Yellow&#160;: Countries that planning visa free travel for Turkish Citizens Until 2021
context_page_description: Turkish passports are issued in accordance with the Passport Act from 15 July 1950 to Turkish citizens to travel abroad. Residents of the de facto state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus are also eligible to apply for a Turkish passport if they wish to, as well as the TRNC passport or the Republic of Cyprus EU passport. Turkish settlers in the northern part of Cyprus are not entitled to Cypriot citizenship.
  Passports issued since 1 June 2010 are biometric and valid for up to 10 years.
  Ranked in the Henley & Partners Passport Index, a Turkish Passport placed 55th in 2020.
context_section_description: Holders of an ordinary Turkish passport may travel without a visa, or with a visa received upon arrival, to 111 countries, as of 2020 according to the Visa Restrictions Index. The European Union is planning to introduce visa free travel for Turkish citizens in 2020, also Turkey is the part of US Visa Waiver Program "road map" status and eligibility to participate.
caption: Yellow : Countries that are planning visa free travel for Turkish Citizens
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