British Embassy Ankara
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-08)

The British Embassy in Ankara maintains and develops relations between the UK and Turkey.

Find out more about our work with Turkey on the UK and Turkey news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/turkey/news?utm_source=News&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey). You can also find out about the UK government’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquakes (https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/turkey-and-syria-earthquakes-uk-government-response?utm_source=Topic&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey).

Getting help in Turkey

Passports

If you’re abroad and cannot use your passport, for example if it’s been lost, stolen or damaged, you can apply for a replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports).

If you need to travel before your replacement passport is issued, you can apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/travel-urgently-from-abroad-without-uk-passport?utm_source=ETD&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey).

Emergency assistance

Contact your travel provider and insurer if you’re involved in a serious incident or emergency abroad. They’ll tell you if they can help and what you need to do to make a claim.

We can help British nationals in emergencies abroad. We prioritise people who are vulnerable and need our help the most. Read what to do if you need help:
- finding English-speaking lawyers (https://find-a-professional-service-abroad.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/find/lawyers?country=Turkey?utm_source=Lawyer&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey), funeral directors (https://find-a-professional-service-abroad.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/find/funeral-directors?country=Turkey?utm_source=Funeral&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey) and translators and interpreters (https://find-a-professional-service-abroad.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/find/translators-interpreters?country=Turkey?utm_source=Translator&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey) in Turkey
- dealing with a death in Turkey (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-to-do-after-a-british-person-dies-in-turkey?utm_source=Bereavement&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey)
- following an arrest in Turkey (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/turkey-prisoner-pack/turkey-in-prison-abroad?utm_source=Arrest&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey)
- as a victim of crime (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/victim-of-crime-abroad?utm_source=Crime&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey)
- with hospitalisation (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/in-hospital-abroad?utm_source=Hospital&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey) due to a medical emergency
Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:
- ill, injured, or involved in a crime
- with a British person who’s died
Get help from FCDO (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/turkey/british-embassy-ankara)

Travelling to the UK and visas

If you plan to visit the UK check what documents you’ll need to enter the UK (https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control/before-you-leave-for-the-uk?utm_source=Check-documents&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey) and check if you need a UK visa (https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa?utm_source=Check-visa&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey).

For questions about applying for a visa or your visa status, contact UK Visas and Immigration (https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk?utm_source=Contact-UKVI&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey) (UKVI). The British Consulate General in Istanbul cannot help with travel or visa enquiries.

Living in Turkey

Read our guidance about moving to or living in Turkey (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-turkey?utm_source=Living&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey), including information about:
- healthcare
- driving
- accessing your pension
- working (including tax)
- studying
Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

See the full list of notarial and documentary services for British people abroad (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad).

Consular fees

See the full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).

UK embassy and other consulates in Turkey

We also provide services in:
- Antalya (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-vice-consulate-antalya)
- Bodrum (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-honorary-consulate-bodrum)
- Fethiye (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-honorary-consulate-fethiye)
- Istanbul (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-istanbul)
- Izmir (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-izmir)
- Marmaris (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-honorary-consulate-marmaris)
You can see a full list of UK help and services (https://www.gov.uk/world/turkey?utm_source=World&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey) available in Turkey and find out more about our work on the UK and Turkey news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/turkey/news?utm_source=News&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Turkey).