Travel Procedures to Turkey (NOTAM G6690/21)
1) ALL FLIGHTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA, BOTSWANA, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA AND ZIMBABWE ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN IN SOUTH AFRICA, BOTSWANA, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA AND ZIMBABWE IN THE LAST 14 DAYS MUST SUBMIT A NEGATIVE PCR TEST RESULT TAKEN AT MOST 72 HOURS BEFORE ARRIVAL. THESE PASSENGERS ARE SUBJECT TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS AT PLACES DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNORSHIPS. EXPENSES FOR ACCOMMODATION AND TRANSFERS FROM AIRPORTS WILL BE BORN BY PASSENGERS. ON THE TENTH DAY OF QUARANTINE A PCR TEST WILL DE DONE AND IF RESULT IS NEGATIVE, QUARANTINE WILL BE LIFTED. PASSENGERS WHO DO NOT HAVE A PCR TEST ON THE 10TH DAY WILL REMAIN IN QUARANTINE UNTIL THE 14TH DAY.
2) PASSENGERS TO BE QUARANTED SHALL PAY THE ACCOMMODATION FEES BEFORE ARRIVING TO TURKEY. PASSENGERS WHO CANNOT PROVE THAT THEY HAVE MADE THE NECESSARY PAYMENTS TO STAY AT THE PLACES DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNORSHIPS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BOARD THE PLANE BY AIRLINE OPERATORS.
3) AMBULANCE, HUMANITARIAN AID, PRIVATE AND ALL-CARGO FLIGHTS ARE EXEMPTED FROM THESE RESTRICTIONS.
4) THERE WILL BE NO PCR REQUIREMENT AND QUARANTINE FOR THE CREW.
Monday - Friday
08:00 - 12.00 / 13.00 - 15.00
For all matters regarding visas, please contact VFS Global For legal translation and other notary applications such as Power of Attorney (when written or verbal translation to Turkish is needed), kindly contact Ankara Translation and Businessmen Services (04 268 6748)No Consular applications will be possible without an online appointment. Documents that need attestation can be dropped off before 12.00 and picked up the next day during the same time frame.
Holidays 2025
1/1/2024 | 1/1/2024 | New Year's Day |
4/10/2024 | 4/12/2024 | Eid Al Fitr (dates may vary) |
6/16/2024 | 6/19/2024 | Eid Al Adha (dates may vary) |
7/7/2024 | 7/7/2024 | Hijri New Year |
9/16/2024 | 9/16/2024 | Mawlid al-Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet) |
10/29/2024 | 10/29/2024 | Republic Day (National Day of Turkey) |
11/30/2024 | 11/30/2024 | Commemoration Day |
12/2/2024 | 12/3/2024 | UAE National Day |
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