Germany to Turkey

You can enter Turkey with a passport, a temporary passport, a national identity card (Personalausweis) or a children’s passport. A driving licence does not entitle you to cross a border.

There is no travel authorisation or electronic ETA required and nothing must be applied for before departure.

If you intend to stay more than 90 days from before travel, a visa should be obtained at a Turkish mission abroad.

Carry your valid passport, temporary passport, national identity card or children’s passport with you. The guidance also says passports are stamped on entry and should have at least one empty page when entering with a passport.

Transit via a Turkish airport can be affected by the entry rules of your onward country. The guidance warns that some countries require a minimum remaining validity of the travel document for onward travel and that lack of such validity has led to refused onward carriage at Turkish transit airports.

The German mission in Turkey can provide consular assistance to German citizens while abroad. The official German foreign ministry page for Turkey is available for consular information.

The Turkish authorities accept passports, temporary passports, national identity cards and children’s passports, including documents that have expired for at most one year in some cases (except a provisional ID). However, the guidance notes that travel documents issued by the German authorities for emergencies as pass substitutes are not accepted.

The official sources supplied do not mention minimum funds or proof-of-funds rules for this route.

Also, dual German–Turkish children need a German passport, children’s passport or ID to re-enter Germany.

The official guidance warns of a general terrorist threat, frequent demonstrations in some cities, seismic activity and elevated wildfire risk in parts of Turkey; these are safety and practical notices rather than entry requirements.