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Type | Passport |
Issued by | Ministry of the Interior |
First issued | 1 June 2010 (1st generation biometric passport) 1 April 2018[1] (2nd generation biometric passport) 25 August 2022[2] (3rd generation biometric passport) |
Purpose | Identification, international travel |
Valid in | All countries |
Eligibility | Turkish citizenship or Northern Cyprus citizenship[3] |
Expiration | 10 years (5 years if under 18 years of age or if is a Turkish Cypriot)[3] |
Cost | ₺12409[4] |
Turkish passports (Turkish: Türk pasaportu) are issued to Turkish citizens for travel outside Turkey as per the Passport Act dated July 15, 1950. Citizens of the de facto state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus are also eligible to apply for a Turkish passport. Passports issued since 1 June 2010 are biometric and valid for up to 10 years. The Turkish ordinary passport is the 46th most powerful passport in the world according to the Henley Passport Index, with visa-free or visa-on-arrival travel to 116 countries. Also Turkish special passport ranked 16th place in the world with visa-free or visa-on arrival travel to 158 countries.